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Actor Marton Csokas (pronounced CHO-kash), has enjoyed an exciting and eclectic fifteen year-plus career in movies, in television, and on stage, both at home in New Zealand and worldwide. His intensity, talent, dedication, and range as an actor, have made Marton a favorite among both critics and movie-goers. He is well-known for his interesting character and film choices, as well as his humble attitude towards his work and his life as an actor.
Marton Csokas first became well-known for his recurring role on the television series, "Xena." American audiences, as well as critics, took note of him as the villain, Yorgi, in the Vin Diesel adrenaline ride, "xXx." Marton has also appeared in the high profile films "The Lord of the Rings", "The Bourne Supremacy", "Asylum", "Kingdom of Heaven", and "The Great Raid". In 2005, he co-starred with Charlize Theron in "Aeon Flux". His most recent film role was with Eric Bana in "Romulus, My Father", for which he received a Best Supporting Actor award from the Australian Film Institute.
Marton has spent the last couple of years doing what he loves best: live theatre. 2006 saw him onstage co-starring in "Peribanez", while in 2007 he played George in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", both Company B productions. His work in "Virginia Woolf" garnered him a Sydney Theatre Awards nomination for Best Actor. Also in 2007, he co-starred with Hugo Weaving in "Riflemind", for the Sydney Theatre Company.
In early 2008, Marton starred as Antony in Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra off-Broadway.
News and Updates
5/11/08 - Another stage production for Marton
The Pillowman
Written by Martin McDonagh
Directed by Craig Ilott
with Marton Csokas, Lauren Elton, Damon Herriman, Dan Wyllie, Steve Rodgers, Amanda Bishop and David Terry
Martin McDonagh's blindfolded fairytale The Pillowman has been a gleeful, award-winning triumph in London and New York. ... Now Company B's playing host to his gruesomely funny celebration of our irrepressible urge to tell tales.
Katurian is in an interrogation cell and he's not sure why, but he thinks it might have something to do with what he's written. Enter a pair of nasty cops and a wide-eyed brother, and McDonagh's deer-in-the-headlights storytelling unfolds with all the suspense and horror of a fabulous thriller.
The Pillowman is as black as comedy gets: hair-raising and blow-by-blow funny. Secretly it might be about the power of tenderness and thoughtfulness. Or it might be about the deadly responsibilities of artists. Either way, it's a captivating and perversely entertaining experiment with the dangerous power of those ageless words, 'Once upon a time…'
Craig Ilott created a sensation with his production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch and now he makes his much-anticipated Company B debut with The Pillowman. And the marvellous Damon Herriman is ready and eager to take the plunge. This is the kind of horrible fun we know we shouldn't really have (but do).
The Belvoir St. Theatre
4/26/08 - An interesting look at love
By Judd Hollander
Special to The Epoch Times Apr 23, 2008
 [excerpt] Csokas is nicely roguish as a bearded and brawny Antony, brought down by his love for the sensual and somewhat conniving Cleopatra. Matching him perfectly is Robins who nicely combines cunning, sensuality, jealousy, passion and more than a bit of humor in the role. (Watching a messenger approach her with trepidation after she previously beat him for delivering bad news is priceless.)
The Epoch Times
4/9/08 - Shakespeare Proves Shaky in Off-Broadway Production of Antony and Cleopatra
By Dan Blank | Published April 8, 2008
[excerpt] The title characters are both portrayed beautifully. Laila Robins shines as Cleopatra, capturing at once both strength and sensuality, eccentricity and control. Even in moments of weakness, Robins’ Cleopatra never wavers—she handles situations with an incredibly seductive poise. Marton Csokas brings an almost Russell Crowe-like element to his role as Antony, embodying both the lover and the man of duty. At times, the native New Zealander’s recitation of Shakespearean language comes across as drab and monotone, but these moments are overshadowed by Csokas’s immensely passionate overall performance.
Columbia Spectator
4/5/08 - Queen of the Nile as Victorian subject
by Michael Sommers/Star-Ledger Staff
Friday April 04, 2008, 5:24 PM
Charismatic performances by Marton Csokas and Laila Robins as the title figures enliven this tale about a mighty man ruined by his passion for a self-dramatizing beauty queen who acquires nobility only in death.
Full article
3/1/08 - An Evening of Shakespeare: Antony and Cleopatra
With Jeffrey Horowitz, Darko Tresnjak, Laila Robins (Cleopatra), Marton Csokas (Antony) and James Shapiro (Scholar).
In collaboration with Theatre for a New Audience (TFANA), Laila Robins and Marton Csokas read scenes from Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, which will be produced by TFANA in the spring of 2008. A discussion with Jeffrey Horowitz, the Theatre for a New Audience's artistic director; director Darko Tresnjak; Laila Robins; Marton Csokas and James Shapiro follows the performance.
Date & Time: Mon, Mar 3, 2008, 8:00pm
Location: Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street Directions
Venue: Kaufmann Concert Hall
More Details Here
2/21/08 - Marton is heading for New York's theatre district
Csokas and Robins Are Off-Broadway's Antony and Cleopatra
Theatre for a New Audience has announced the cast for its upcoming production of Antony and Cleopatra with newcomer Marton Csokas starring opposite stage veteran Laila Robins.
Darko Tresnjak directs the William Shakespeare tale, which plays March 22-May 2 at The Duke on 42nd Street. Opening night is slated for April 3.
Read more at Playbill
2/2/08 - Marton is recognized again for his work in "Romulus, My Father"
Film Critics Circle of Australia (FCCA) awards
Rumblings of acclaim for Noise
Garry Maddox Film Writer | February 2, 2008
[excerpt] Romulus, My Father, the best film winner at the AFIs, had eight nominations but collected only best supporting actor for Marton Csokas and a special acknowledgement prize for the young actor Kodi Smit-McPhee.
Brisbane Times
1/23/08 - RIFLEMIND
We would like to thank 2_the_max for sharing this picture of Marton from the playbill for "Riflemind".
1/06/08 - EVERYONE'S A CRITIC
It's funny how things turn out but the critics behind the annual Sydney Theatre Awards, to be announced at Paddington RSL on January 21, had no hidden agenda when the work of Company B pushed the Sydney Theatre Company out of the spotlight. Stay in Touch's Bryce Hallett is on the panel of judges, with Herald colleagues Stephen Dunne and John Shand, and the reviewers Jason Blake, John McCallum, Diana Simmonds, Gary Smith and Jo Litson.
The best actor award proved the most difficult to call and has proved contentious, with William Zappa voicing his displeasure at being snubbed. His co-star in Bell Shakespeare Company's The Government Inspector, Darren Gilshenan, scored a nomination, as did Geoffrey Rush (Exit The King), Marton Csokas (Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?) and Richard Roxburgh (Toy Symphony).
Toy Symphony, written by Michael Gow and staged by Neil Armfield at Belvoir St Theatre, received nine nominations, including best mainstage production and direction. The only look-ins the STC got were a best director nod for Benedict Andrews for The Season At Sarsaparilla, nominations for costume design for Andrew Hays and Kimm Kovac (Tales From The Vienna Woods), and best musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. The awards ceremony begins at 6pm and is open to the public.
Sydney Morning Herald
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