Costas mandylor actor biography
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Costas Mandylor
Australian actor (born 1965)
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| Born | Costas Theodosopoulos (1965-09-03) 3 September 1965 (age 59) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Relatives | Louis Mandylor (brother) |
Costas Mandylor (born Costas Theodosopoulos; 3 September 1965) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Kenny Lacos in Picket Fences and Mark Hoffman in the Saw films, the former of which earned him two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.
Early life
[edit]Costas Theodosopoulos was born on 3 September 1965 in Melbourne, Australia to Greek immigrants Louise Theodosopoulos, and Yannis Theodosopoulos, a taxi driver.[1][2][3] His brother is actor Louis Mandylor.[2] Mandylor grew up in St Kilda and South Melbourne,[4] and moved to the United States in 1987 where he started taking acting lessons.[1] He
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Costas Mandylor
Full Name
Costas Mandylor
Date of Birth
September 3, 1965 (age 59)
Origin
Melbourne, Australia
Years Active
1989 - present
He played Detective Mark Hoffman in Saw III, Saw IV, Saw V, Saw VI, Saw 3D, and Saw X.
Early Life[]
Costas Mandylor was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, under the name Costas Theodosopoulos, the son of Louise and Yannis Theodosopoulos, a taxi driver. Mandylor took a version of his mother's maiden name, Mandylaris, citing his real name in Greek being too long. He grew up in St. Kilda and South Melbourne. In 1987, Mandylor moved to the United States and took acting lessons. He was initially unable to find acting jobs and had to take any job available.
Career[]
Mandylor's first significant role was in the 1989 film Triumph of the Sp
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Costas Mandylor
Sensuously handsome and full-lipped, this actor quickly established himself in a handful of featured roles in films and as a regular on the acclaimed drama series "Picket Fences" (CBS, 1992-96). Born in Australia of Greek descent, Mandylor abandoned a professional soccer career after sustaining injuries and relocated to Hollywood to pursue acting. He quickly won a co-starring role as Willem Dafoe's younger brother in the Holocaust drama "Triumph of the Spirit" (1989). Director Oliver Stone cast him as a drugged-out Italian aristocrat in his biopic "The Doors" (1991) and Mandylor went on to star as a young Frank Costello in "Mobsters" (1991), another Hollywood picture romancing the image of Chicago gangsters and Prohibition. He also played an actor in the soap opera spoof "Soapdish" (1991).
On "Picket Fences" Mandylor made his small screen debut as Officer Kenny Lacos, whose sometimes quirky behavior led to run-ins with his female partner (Lauren Holly). The ambival