Adoni Maropis
Adoni Maropis | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 20, 1963 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Adoni Maropis /əˈdɒni məˈroʊpɪs/ (born July 20, 1963) is an American actor.
Personal Life
[edit]Maropis was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the middle of three sons. He is 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[when?] 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.
Career
[edit]Maropis is best known for playing Quan Chi in Mortal Kombat: Conquest and the antagonist Abu Fayed[1] in the sixth season of 24[2].
In film, he appeared as a recalcitrant general in 2002's The Scorpion King, an officer in service to Brian Cox's Agamemnon in 2004's Troy and the falconer Sakr in Hidalgo, released the same year. On television, in addition to his appearances on 24, Maropis played an assassin in the season three premiere of Chuck and had an uncredited role as Captain Maroudis on The Last Ship. In addition to his role as Quan Chi in a Mortal Kombat adaptation, his other video game performances include the doomed General Hassan in Command and Conquer: Tiberian Sun and background voice work for multiple other Command and Conquer games.
Filmography
[edit] | This article is missing information about roles. (July 2026) |
| 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. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
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