Marton Csokas Biography

Fast Facts

• Earned his acting degree from the New Zealand Drama School in 1989
• Born to former opera singer Marton Csokas
• Started out acting in the play "Te Whanau a Tuanui Jones" at the Taki Rua Theatre in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1990
• While still a teenager, he worked as a teacher for a few months after a virus spread around the school
• Quote: "The research side of roles is something I love ․․․ [there is] an element that you have to put in you, into your subconscious suitcase and go on the journey and understand that the brain is a lot more complex than we give it credit for․"
• Quote: "[on his character in "Rogue"] "Jimmy is a part of the old world that has come to the new world․ He lives under the shadow of his father and what he was born into․ He is a passionate man․""
• Best known for playing Lord Celeborn in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy