In our material we will talk about the famous American actor Costas Mandilore. Let’s take a look at where his career started. What films did the artist star in? What is known about his personal life?
Childhood and youth
Costas Mandilore was born on September 3, 1965 in the Australian city of Melbourne. The boy's parents had Greek roots. Our hero decided to change his real name Theodopoulos to his mother’s maiden name.
The childhood of Costas Mandilore passed in his native Melbourne. In his youth, the guy connected his future with great sport. A special place in the life of our hero was occupied by football. When the young man came of age, he decided to go to Greece. Once here, Kostas began to speak at a professional level. However, the guy’s football career was not very successful. A few years later, our hero was forced to return to Australia, where he continued to play in the local league. Soon, Mandilore put an end to football, resulting in an incurable leg injury.
Having tied up with sports, the young man focused on promoting his own person in show business. Costas Mandilore began to position himself as a model. Then he began to do the first acting tests. Ultimately, our hero left his native Australia and moved to the United States. The young man settled in Los Angeles, where he started his acting career.
Movie debut
Costas Mandilore began acting in films in 1989. The first work for a novice actor in this field was the episodic appearance in the popular television series "Tales from the Crypt." In the same year, the young and talented artist was noticed by the authors of the film “Triumph of the Spirit”, which told the tragic story of the Jewish boxer Salamo Aruch, forced to fight for life in the Auschwitz concentration camp. In the film, Mandilore played the role of a relative of the protagonist.
Career development
After a rather notable debut on wide screens in films, Costas Mandilore stopped acting for three whole years. Only in 1991, the famous American director Oliver Stone invited the actor to play a secondary role of the Italian count in the film “Dorz”, the plot of which told about the formation of the American rock band of the same name, and in particular the life of the legendary team leader Jim Morrison.
Subsequently, Costas Mandilore began to offer more prominent roles. Contributed to this outstanding dramatic potential of the actor, as well as his attractive appearance. In 1991, the artist gained wide recognition after appearing on the screen in the image of Frank Costello - one of the central characters in the gangster cash register.
Successful for Mandilore was 1995. During this period, the actor was approved for the main role in the dramatic film "Venus Delta" by the authoritative director Zalman King. The film, the plot of which tells of a romantic relationship between a young writer and a beautiful girl in pre-war Paris, received a host of positive reviews from critics.
Costas Mandilore: The Saw
The actor managed to truly become famous in 2006, after the wide release of the third part of the popular horror film "Saw". Here Mandilore appeared before the audience in the image of detective Mark Hoffman, who leads a double life and is actually a bloodthirsty maniac. According to the plot of the picture, the character is engaged in the design of traps for torture, which make it clear to victims the value of their own existence.
The continuation of the sensational franchise was enthusiastically received by critics and the viewer. Subsequently, several sequels of the original story saw the light, in the shootings of which Kostas Mandilor also took part. Thus, the hero of the actor turned into a real cult character.
Costas Mandilore: personal life
What can you say about the life of a famous actor outside the set? Throughout his career, Mandilore tried not to advertise information about relationships with women. We only know that in the late 90s, the artist began a romantic relationship with a childhood friend and colleague in the acting department Talisa Soto. The latter is familiar to a wide audience for playing a role in the action-packed film "The Catcher of the Sun." Unfortunately, the marriage did not last long. Three years later, the couple decided to leave.