Craig Parker

Craig Parker

Parker at the 2012 Chicago Comic Con
Born (1970-11-12) 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, Stéphane Narcisse in the CW television series Reign, 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, Stéphane Narcisse in the CW television series Reign, 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] and Spartacus: Vengeance 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

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
1998 Soldier's Sweetheart, AA Soldier's Sweetheart Soldier #1
2001 No One Can Hear You Henley
2001 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, TheThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Haldir
2002 Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, TheThe Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Haldir
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Gothmog / Guritz Voice only
2006 Weekend Lovers Matt
2009 Underworld: Rise of the Lycans Sabas
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
1987 Gloss Justin Grieg Unknown episodes
1989 Hotshotz Nicholas
1992–96,
2007–08
Shortland Street Guy Warner Main role
1993 Tommyknockers, TheThe 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 Twist in the Tale, AA 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 Main role (season 2–present)
Web series roles
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Auckland Daze Craig Season 1, episode 2

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
1991 Macbeth Malcolm
1992 Weed Hugh
1994 Seagull, TheThe 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 Judas Kiss, TheThe Judas Kiss Robert Ross
2002–03 Rocky Horror Show, TheThe Rocky Horror Show Narrator
2005 Serial Killers Matt
2006 Glide Time John
2007 Pillowman, TheThe Pillowman Katurian

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