Craig Parker
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Parker at the 2012 Chicago Comic Con
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| Born | 12 November 1970 Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1987–present |
Craig Parker (born 12 November 1970) is a New Zealand actor, known for his roles as Haldir in the films The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and The Two Towers (2002), Darken Rahl in the television series Legend of the Seeker and Gaius Claudius Glaber in the television series Spartacus.
Career
Parker is known for his role as Haldir of Lórien in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, his performance of Bellerophon in Xena: Warrior Princess, 'Lord Narcisse' in Reign (TV show) and for playing Darken Rahl in Legend of the Seeker. He also serves as narrator for New Zealand documentaries. Parker starred in the TVNZ soap Shortland Street, as Guy Warner, a character that has made several return appearances, most recently involving a story where Guy ran off with his brother's wife, Toni, only to return months later as a drug addled loser who attempted to use his daughter to score drugs for him. It ultimately led to the death storyline of Toni Warner. He is the reigning champion of New Zealand's Celebrity Joker Poker.
Parker starred as Darken Rahl in Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert's syndicated television series Legend of the Seeker. He also appears as Gaius Claudius Glaber in the Starz original series Spartacus: Blood and Sand,[1] which premiered on 22 January 2010 and is also produced by Raimi and Tapert.
Personal life
His grandfather moved from Edinburgh, Scotland, to Fiji when he was stationed during his years of service in the British Army. Apart from Scottish ancestry, Parker has Welsh, Danish and English ancestry.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | A Soldier's Sweetheart | Soldier #1 | |
| 2001 | No One Can Hear You | Henley | |
| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Haldir | |
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Haldir | |
| 2006 | Weekend Lovers | Matt | |
| 2009 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | Sabas |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Gloss | Justin Grieg | Unknown episodes |
| 1989 | Hotshotz (TV series) | Nicholas | |
| 1992–96, 2007–08 |
Shortland Street | Guy Warner | Main role |
| 1993 | The Tommyknockers | Student bartender | Miniseries |
| 1996 | City Life | Seth | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | 2 People | Host | Unknown episodes |
| 1997 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Prince Sarpedon | Episode: "For Him the Bell Tolls" |
| 1998 | Young Hercules | Lucius | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Cleades | Episode: "The Key to the Kingdom" |
| 1999 | A Twist in the Tale | Larry Sharpe | Episode: "A Crack in Time" |
| 2001 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Bellerophon | Episode: "To Helicon and Back" |
| 2001–04 | Mercy Peak | Alistair Kingsley | Main role (60 episodes) |
| 2003 | Power Rangers Ninja Storm | Blue Face (voice) | Episode: "Prelude to a Storm" |
| 2003 | Power Rangers Ninja Storm | Mad Magnet (voice) | Episode: "There's No "I" in Team" |
| 2003 | Power Rangers Ninja Storm | Motodrone (voice) | 8 episodes |
| 2005 | Power Rangers S.P.D. | Narrator (voice) | Episode: "Beginnings: Part 1" |
| 2008–10 | Legend of the Seeker | Darken Rahl | Main role (25 episodes) |
| 2009 | Diplomatic Immunity | Leighton Mills | Main role (13 episodes) |
| 2010 | Radiradirah | Prince John | 2 episodes |
| 2010–12 | Spartacus | Gaius Claudius Glaber | Main role (13 episodes) |
| 2011 | Waitangi: What Really Happened | James Stuart Freeman | Television film |
| 2012 | Shackleton's Captain | Frank Worsley | Television film |
| 2013 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Vasile Comescu | Episode: "Reznikov, N." |
| 2013 | Sleepy Hollow | Colonel Banastre Tarleton | Episode: "The Sin Eater" |
| 2014 | NCIS | JAG Major Richard Huggins | Episode: "Shooter" |
| 2014–present | Reign | Lord Stéphane Narcisse | Season 2 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2012 | Auckland Daze | Craig | Season 1, episode 2 |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | Macbeth | Malcolm | |
| 1992 | Weed | Hugh | |
| 1994 | The Seagull | Constantin | |
| 1997 | Arcadia | Valentine Coverly | |
| 1998–99 | Wind in the Willows | Mole | |
| 1999 | Theatre Sports | ||
| 1999 | Amy's View | Dominic Tyghe | |
| 2001 | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead | Rosencrantz | |
| 2001 | The Judas Kiss | Robert Ross | |
| 2002–03 | The Rocky Horror Show | Narrator | |
| 2005 | Serial Killers | Matt | |
| 2006 | Glide Time | John | |
| 2007 | The Pillowman | Katurian |
References
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External links
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles with hCards
- 1970 births
- 20th-century New Zealand male actors
- 21st-century New Zealand male actors
- Living people
- New Zealand male film actors
- New Zealand male stage actors
- New Zealand male television actors
- New Zealand people of Danish descent
- New Zealand people of English descent
- New Zealand people of Scottish descent
- New Zealand people of Welsh descent
- People from Suva
- Fijian people of English descent
- Fijian people of Scottish descent
- Fijian people of Welsh descent
- Fijian people of Danish descent
- Fijian people of Cornish descent
- New Zealand people of Cornish descent
- Fijian emigrants to New Zealand
