Marton Csokas

Marton Paul Csokas (Hungarian: Csókás Márton, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈt͡ʃoːkaːʃ ˈmaːrton]; born 30 June 1966) is a New Zealander actor of Hungarian descent. His roles include Celeborn in The Lord of the Rings film series (2001–03), Yorgi in xXx (2002), Guy de Lusignan in Kingdom of Heaven (2005), Trevor Goodchild in Æon Flux (2005), Hora in Romulus, My Father (2007), Nico in Dead Europe (2012), Jack Barts in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012), Lieutenant Barnes in Pawn (2013), and Nicolai Itchenko in The Equalizer (2014). 2Early life Marton was born in Invercargill, New Zealand, the son of Margaret Christine (née Rayner), a nurse, and Márton Csókás, who worked as a mechanical engineer. His father was Hungarian and his mother had English, Irish, and Danish ancestry. Csokas has a younger brother, Robert. He holds dual New Zealand and Hungarian citizenship. 2Career Csokas made his acting debut in the New Zealand drama series Shark in the Park as Terry Mercer. He appeared in one episode titled "Technical K.O.". For two years (from 1993 until 1995), he portrayed Leonard Rossi-Dodds in the soap opera Shortland Street. In 1996, he starred in the romantic drama film Broken Englis