Adoni Maropis /əˈdɒni məˈroʊpɪs/ (born July 20, 1963) is an American actor.
Adoni Maropis | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 20, 1963 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Maropis was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the middle of three sons. He is best known for playing Quan Chi in Mortal Kombat: Conquest. He also played General Hassan in Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun as well as Sakr in Hidalgo.[1] He appeared in a recurring role as terrorist leader Abu Fayed in season six of 24[2] and as an assassin in the season three premiere of the television series Chuck.
Maropis is also a table tennis player, preferring the "orthodox styles" of hardbat and sandpaper table tennis. As of July 2012[update] he holds titles as world and US champion for sandpaper table tennis and also won the hardbat class of the US championship in 2011. Maropis is currently working on a feature film project entitled "The Last Palikari" written by himself and his father, Petro Maropis. A short version of the project was completed in 2012 with Vertex Media in Los Angeles, CA.
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | I'm Watching You | Warren | |
| 1997 | A Doll in the Dark | Salvatore | |
| 1998 | Sheer Passion | Paolo | |
| 1999 | Mortal Kombat: Conquest | Quan Chi | 4 episodes |
| 1999 | American Born | Revolutionary | |
| 2000 | Walker Texas Ranger | Gazal | Episode: "Vision Quest" |
| 2000 | Escape Under Pressure | First Mate | |
| 2000 | Passion Cove | Matt | Episode: "The Getaway" |
| 2000 | Surrender | Bernie | |
| 2001 | Angel | Rebel Leader | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | The Gristle | Louis | |
| 2002 | The Scorpion King | Doubting General | |
| 2002 | Bad Company | Jarma / Dragan henchman #1 | |
| 2004 | Hidalgo | Sakr | |
| 2004 | Close Call | Pimp | |
| 2004 | Troy | Agamemnon's Officer | |
| 2004 | The Deviants | Amir | |
| 2005 | Venus On The Halfshell | Bones | |
| 2006 | Francis Hamper | Epic the cab driver | |
| 2007 | 24 | Abu Fayed | 15 episodes |
| 2008 | Criminal Minds | Ben Abner | Episode: "Mayhem" |
| 2008-2009 | CSI: NY | Sebastian Diakos | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Chuck | Javier | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Pink Slip" |
| 2010 | Beautysleep Symphony | EuroMan | |
| 2010 | Pair of Kings | The Oracle | Episode: "Journey to the Center of Mt. Spew" |
| 2015 | Lazarus Rising | Mr. Gray | |
| 2016 | Dream of a Shadow | Yianni | |
| 2016 | King Saud | Prince Usef |
References
edit- ^ "Local Actor Thriving". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 11, 2004. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
- ^ "Films and TV up the ante on graphic torture scenes". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 19, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2010.