Actor and producer Arnold Vosloo began his creative career in South Africa, where he was born and spent his childhood and adolescence. He performed for a long time on the stage of the State Theater of Pretoria. He has starred in the performances Don Juan, Hamlet, Twelfth Night. Fame came to the actor after moving to the United States and filming in the films "1492: The Conquest of Paradise", "Hard Target", "The Mummy", "Cobra Throw".
In the creative biography of Vosloo, there are a huge number of roles in theater and cinema. On the stage of the Pretoria Theater, he has acted in Shakespearean plays and has won the Dalro National Award three times for Excellence in the Arts of the Republic of South Africa.
The actor who moved to Hollywood began to be offered mainly the roles of "bad guys" and soon he was assigned the role of one of the best villains in Hollywood cinema. He owes a rise in his career to filming in the films "The Mummy" and "The Mummy Returns", in which he embodied on the screen the image of one main negative character - the high priest and guardian of the dead Imhotep.
early years
Arnold was born in the summer of 1962 in South Africa, in a family of actors. His parents worked in a local theater troupe, and from an early age the boy was constantly immersed in the atmosphere of art, so it is not surprising that theater became his hobby.
During his school years, Arnold participated in numerous theatrical productions and successfully showed his acting skills.
After graduating from school, the young man enlists in the army, from where he is soon demobilized for health reasons. After returning home, Arnold again returns to creativity and enters acting courses. Soon he was invited to the troupe of the State Theater, where he performed on stage for many years.
Vosloo becomes one of the leading actors in the theater, playing the roles of romantic heroes in the classics of famous writers and contemporary famous playwrights. He has received well-deserved recognition from audiences and theater critics and has been awarded several national art awards.
Film career
Even during his work in South Africa, Arnold often met with filmmakers who came from the United States in search of new actors. Vosloo soon came to their attention and was invited to work in America. This was the beginning of his creative career in Hollywood, where Arnold went in 1988.
Arriving in New York, the actor begins his job search. For some time he performed on the stage of the Northlight Theater and the Circle. It was very difficult for him to adapt to the new conditions of life. Vosloo recalled that sometimes it came to the point that he dreamed of returning to his homeland and even cried at night because he could not get used to life in America.
Arnold began his film career back in South Africa and in the country became one of the most famous actors in serious films. After arriving in the United States, he received his first serious roles only a few years later in the films: "1492: The Conquest of Paradise", "A Difficult Target", "The Red Shoe Diaries", "The Last Touch". This was followed by many roles in the series, and only in the late 90s, the actor was invited to shoot a new project "Mummy", thanks to which he gained worldwide fame.
Arnold himself more than once recalled that he could not even imagine that he would get such a role that changed his whole future life.
After the successful premiere of The Mummy and the sequel The Mummy Returns, filmed a year later, Vosloo began to receive many invitations from renowned producers and directors. In his further career - such films and series as: "Spy", "24 Hours", "Agent Cody Banks", "Naval Police: Special Department", "Bones", "Seer", "Blood Diamond", "Cobra Throw "," Grimm "," Elementary "," Shark Hunter "and many others.
Personal life
Arnold officially married twice.
The first wife was actress Nancy Mulford. The couple lived together for about three years and broke up. After the divorce, Arnold said that he had no idea how difficult family life can be and that not every man is able to be ready for it. But eight years later, Vosloo again marries actress Sylvia Ahi.
