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Costas Mandylor
Mandylor in 2024
Born	Costas Theodosopoulos (1965-09-03) 3 September 1965 (age 59) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1989–present
Relatives	Louis Mandylor (brother)

Costas Mandylor (born Costas Theodosopoulos; 3 September 1965) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Kenny Lacos in Picket Fences and Mark Hoffman in the Saw films, the former of which earned him two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.

Early life

Costas Theodosopoulos was born on 3 September 1965 in Melbourne, Australia to Greek immigrants Louise Theodosopoulos, and Yannis Theodosopoulos, a taxi driver. His brother is actor Louis Mandylor. Mandylor grew up in St Kilda and South Melbourne, and moved to the United States in 1987 where he started taking acting lessons. He was initially unable to find any work acting and had to work any job available. He took a version of his mother's maiden name, citing his real name in Greek being too long.

Career

Mandylor's first major role was in the 1989 film Triumph of the Spirit playing a European Jew, which was filmed at the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. He returned to Los Angeles meeting director Oliver Stone and auditioned and got the role of an Italian count in The Doors (1991). Mandylor landed a leading role in Mobsters playing Mafia boss Frank Costello. He went mentally prepared for the role, telling the Los Angeles Times, "It was interesting that I got that part, because I felt tuned in to gangsters, it was a genre I'd read a lot. When I was 13, I got a job as a dishwasher in a Melbourne nightclub and saw everything there, real gangsters, and had met characters who were dangerous people from an underground world." In 1992, he had a lead role on the CBS television drama, Picket Fences, playing officer Kenny Lacos until the show ended in 1996. Mandylor also had a lead role in the Saw films as Detective Mark Hoffman, in Saw III (2006), Saw IV (2007), Saw V (2008), Saw VI (2009) and Saw 3D (2010). He also made a cameo appearance in Saw X (2023).

Personal life

Mandylor played professional soccer in Europe until suffering shin splints. In 1991, he was chosen by People as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the world".

Credits

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

1. ^ "Costas Mandylor. (The 50 Most Beautiful People in the World 1991)". People. 36: 90. 18 July 1991. Archived from the original on 17 July 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
2. ^ "Costas Mandylor". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
3. Rose, Mike (3 September 2022). "Today's famous birthdays list for September 3, 2022 includes celebrities Iman Vellani, Charlie Sheen". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
4. Miska, Brad (25 October 2007). "Saw IV: Interview With Star Costas Mandylor". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on 19 June 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
5. ^ N.F. Mendoza (25 July 1993). "With An Eye On ... There's no fencing in Costas Mandylor as he picks his parts". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
6. Keyes, Rob (28 October 2010). "Saw 3D Interview: Costas Mandylor". Screen Rant. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
7. "Saw III". BFI. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
8. "The Cursed". TV Guide. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
9. Schreur, Brandon (12 September 2023). "Bloodthirst Trailer Previews Vampire Horror Movie Starring Tara Reid". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
10. "Brat 3: Cast and Crew". Kinoafisha. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
11. Ramachandran, Naman (19 August 2024). "'American Trash Acquired by Deep C Digital: Robert LaSardo's Directorial Debut Features Late Tom Sizemore". Variety. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
12. Nash, Anthony (17 September 2024). "Exclusive Taboo: Family Secrets Trailer Shows an Unraveling Marriage in New Drama". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
13. "Locally-produced film Tragic Waste premieres next Friday at the Leisure Cinemas". Gibraltar Chronicle. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
14. "Nina Bergman joins Patrick Kilpatrick & Costas Mandylor in action thriller Dying for Living". FOX 59. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2024 – via EIN Presswire.
15. "The Aegean (2024) - The Screen Guide". Screen Australia. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
16. Ritman, Alex (14 May 2024). "Nicolas Cage, Heather Graham, Stephen Dorff Saddle Up for Western The Gunslingers, Brilliant Pictures Launching in Cannes (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
17. Eoin (7 October 2022). "New Teaser for Out for Vengeance with Costas Mandylor & Ron Smoorenburg". The Action Elite. Mashable. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
18. Vegara, Sead (21 June 2024). "Wrongful Death 2: Bloodlines se snima u Slavoniji i Baranji" [Wrongful Death 2: Bloodlines is being filmed in Slavonia and Baranja]. Filmofil [Filmophile] (in Bosnian). Retrieved 7 November 2024.
19. "2009". Maverick Movie Awards. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
20. "2020 Program". Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
21. "FFTG Awards Film Fest 2020 - Winners". FFTG Awards. Retrieved 22 July 2024.

External links

• Costas Mandylor at IMDb 
• Costas Mandylor at Rotten Tomatoes

• 1965 births
• Male actors from Melbourne
• Australian male television actors
• Australian people of Greek descent
• Australian emigrants to the United States
• Australian expatriate male actors in the United States
• Australian male film actors
• Living people