Arnold Vosloo — biography, films, roles and trivia

Biography

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Arnold Vosloo (born 16 June 1962) is a South African actor, best known for his role as the villain Imhotep in the 1999 film The Mummy and its 2001 sequel The Mummy Returns, as well as the superhero Darkman in the sequel Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1994) and its 1996 follow-up Darkman III: Die Darkman Die. More recently, he played the South African mercenary Colonel Coetzee (loosely based on Eeben Barlow) in the film Blood Diamond, the Middle Eastern terrorist Habib Marwan in the television series 24, and Zartan in the film G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.

Filmography

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1999 The Mummy Imhotep

2001 The Mummy Returns Imhotep

Interesting facts

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Born into an Afrikaner family. Has Dutch, German, Swiss, Danish and French roots.
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In his home country, this actor received numerous awards for his theatrical work in such famous plays as "Don Juan", "Trilogy of Cruel Romances", "Hamlet", "Twelfth Night".
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The actor gained worldwide fame in 1999 after the release of the adventure film The Mummy, in which he played the main villain Imhotep.
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Recently, Arnold Vosloo began appearing on US theater stages, having played in the play Born in South Africa at the Chicago Theater of Nightlight and in Salome together with Al Pacino on the stage of the Circle in the Square Theatre.
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In 1988, the actor received American citizenship.