Costas Mandylor (born Costas Theodosopoulos; September 3, 1965) is an Australian actor of Greek heritage best known for his roles in Picket Fences and the Saw franchise.
He played Detective Mark Hoffman in Saw III, Saw IV, Saw V, Saw VI, Saw 3D, and Saw X.
Early Life[]
Costas Mandylor was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, under the name Costas Theodosopoulos, the son of Louise and Yannis Theodosopoulos, a taxi driver. Mandylor took a version of his mother's maiden name, Mandylaris, citing his real name in Greek being too long. He grew up in St. Kilda and South Melbourne. In 1987, Mandylor moved to the United States and took acting lessons. He was initially unable to find acting jobs and had to take any job available.
Career[]
Mandylor's first significant role was in the 1989 film Triumph of the Spirit as a European Jew, which was filmed at the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. He returned to Los Angeles, where he met director Oliver Stone. He auditioned for and ultimately got the role of an Italian count in The Doors in 1991.
The same year, 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 leading role on the CBS television drama Picket Fences as Officer Kenny Lacos until the show ended in 1996. In 2006, he briefly appeared as Detective Mark Hoffman in Saw III. Although it was just a short cameo appearance, Mark Hoffman evolved into one of the Saw franchise's pivotal characters throughout the four subsequent sequels, making it one of the most impactful roles in Mandylor's career. In 2023, he reprised the role in Saw X for the first time since Saw 3D was released in 2010.
Personal Life[]
Mandylor played professional soccer in Europe until suffering shin splints. In 1991, the People magazine chose him as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World." In May 1997, he married Talisa Soto. They divorced in 2000.
Filmography[]
Films[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Hostage Syndrome | Andrei Arbitovich |
| 1989 | Triumph of the Spirit | Avram Arouch |
| 1991 | The Doors | Italian Count |
| Soapdish | Mark | |
| Mobsters | Frank Costello | |
| 1994 | Almost Dead | Dominic |
| Fatal Past | Costello | |
| 1995 | Fist of the North Star | Lord Shin |
| Delta of Venus | Lawrence Walters | |
| Virtuosity | John Donovan | |
| Crosscut | Martin Niconi | |
| Venus Rising | Vegas | |
| 1997 | Just Write | Rich Adams |
| Double Take | Hector Stroessner / Ray Soldado | |
| Stand-ins | Jack Turner | |
| 1998 | Shelter | Nikos Kostantinos |
| My Brother Cicero | Cicero | |
| Conversations in Limbo | ||
| 1999 | Shame, Shame, Shame | Mark |
| Stealth Fighter | Ryan Mitchell | |
| 2000 | Intrepid | Alan Decker |
| 2001 | The Pledge | Monash Deputy |
| Above & Beyond | Michael Amorosa | |
| Gangland | Jared | |
| 2002 | Cover Story | Kevin Dodd |
| Turn of Faith | Bobby Giordano | |
| The Real Deal | Instructor | |
| Hitters | Tony | |
| 2004 | Dinocroc | Dick Sydney |
| The Eavesdropper | Aiden Porter | |
| 2005 | The Game of Their Lives | Charlie 'Gloves' Columbo |
| Sub Zero | John Deckert | |
| Dr. Chopper | Terrell | |
| 2006 | Saw III | Detective Mark Hoffman |
| The Shore | Raymond | |
| 2007 | Payback | Billy |
| Made in Brooklyn | Joey | |
| Nobody | Mortemain / Noe | |
| Saw IV | Detective Mark Hoffman | |
| Beowulf | Hondshew | |
| 2008 | Emma Blue | Del |
| The Drum Beats Twice | Jesus | |
| Toxic | Steve | |
| Saw V | Detective Mark Hoffman | |
| Golden Goal! | Frank Lazaridis | |
| 2009 | Immortally Yours | Rex |
| In the Eyes of a Killer | Congressman Donaldson | |
| Saw VI | Detective Mark Hoffman | |
| 2010 | The Cursed | Jimmy Muldoon |
| An Affirmative Act | Matthew | |
| Sinners and Saints | Raymond Crowe | |
| Saw 3D | Detective Mark Hoffman | |
| Torn | Steve Clay | |
| Exit 102 | Ronnie | |
| 2011 | Hyenas | Gannon |
| 2012 | Should've Been Romeo | Mason |
| 2013 | Five Thirteen | Sheriff O'Connor |
| 2 Dead 2 Kill | Vin Dictive | |
| 2014 | 2 Bedroom 1 Bath | Frank |
| Guardian Angel | Attila | |
| The Nurse | Martin | |
| Then There Was | Jim | |
| House of Secrets | Detective Morrison | |
| In 10 Easy Steps | Isaak Misidis | |
| 2015 | Bad Cat | Tommy Castano |
| Bite | Roman | |
| 2016 | Beyond the Game | Frank Bisner |
| The Horde | Cylus Atkinson | |
| Best Thanksgiving Ever | Aquavelva | |
| 2017 | Residue | Jacob |
| 2018 | Blindsided | Congressman Donaldson |
| Daddy's Girl | John | |
| In Like Flynn | Vassilis | |
| Praise and Blame | Viktar Ramanchuk | |
| 2019 | Cliffs of Freedom | Constantine |
| 2020 | C.L.E.A.N. | Dr. Sutter |
| Incision | Dr. Bennett | |
| Brut | ||
| 2021 | Born a Champion | Dimitris |
| Cosmic Sin | Marcus Bleck | |
| Lazarus | Benjamin Poge | |
| Blindsided | Agent Cole Bennett | |
| Locked In | Harris | |
| Heartlight | Detective Wren | |
| 2022 | Unbound Evil | Robert |
| Dangerous Methods | Harry Johnson | |
| Borrowed Time III | David McDowell | |
| Numbers | Warden | |
| Trail Blazers | Jasper | |
| 2023 | Opa | Opa |
| Adrenaline | FBI Agent Lockwood | |
| The Greek Job | ||
| Dead Man's Hand | Lucas | |
| Saw X | Detective Mark Hoffman | |
| 1521 | Lorenzo | |
| Bloodthirst | John Shepard | |
| 2024 | Brat 3 | The Customer |
| Dying for Living | Pear |
Television Series[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Tales from the Crypt | Dan King |
| 1996 | The Outer Limits | Lee Taylor |
| 1992-1996 | Picket Fences | Kenny Lacos |
| 1997 | F/X: The Series | Jerry Tamblin |
| 1997-1998 | Players | Alphonse Royo |
| 2000 | Secret Agent Man | Monk |
| Resurrection Blvd. | Aaron Cross | |
| 2001 | Nash Bridges | Vincent Corell |
| Sex and the City | Friar | |
| 2002 | Andromeda | Bobby Jensen |
| Sacred Ground | Greg | |
| Charmed | Rick Lang | |
| She Spies | Mica Divornak | |
| Flatland | Thomas | |
| 2003 | Fastlane | Reno Castelli |
| 2004-2006 | 7th Heaven | Beau Brewer / Bill Brewer |
| 2007 | The Wedding Bells | Ernesto |
| 2013 | Major Crimes | Vince Webb |
| NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service | Tomas Mendez | |
| 2016 | Once Upon a Time | Captain Silver |
| 2017 | The Last Ship | Demetrius / Greek Vice Admiral Demetrius / Vice Admiral Demetrius |
| 2017-2018 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Abram Sokolov |
| 2018 | Hawaii Five-0 | Vasili Shirokov |
| Lethal Weapon | Fabrizio Stavos | |
| 2023 | Jhon Jatenjor's Interviews | Celebrity Guest |
Television Films[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Falling for You | Paul Blankenship |
| 1996 | Portraits of a Killer | George G. Kendall |
| Last Exit to Earth | Jaid | |
| 1997 | Love-Struck | Cupid on Earth |
| 1998 | The Fury Within | Mike Hanlon |
| Exiled | Gianni Uzielli | |
| 1999 | Bonanno: A Godfather's Story | Salvatore Bonanno |
| 2001 | Sanctuary | Nathan Delaney |
| 2002 | Scent of Danger | Chris Milos |
| 2004 | Just Desserts | Marco Poloni |
| 2006 | Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York | Matt McLaughlin |
| 2007 | Primal Doubt | Chase Harper |
| 2014 | Model Citizen | Nick Anderson |
| 2015 | The Right Girl | Chester Marino |
| 2017 | Blue Eyes | Russian |
Gallery[]
External Links[]
Costas Mandylor on Wikipedia
Costas Mandylor at the Internet Movie Database
Costas Mandylor on Facebook
Costas Mandylor on Twitter
Costas Mandylor on Instagram