Arnold Vosloo

Arnold Vosloo popped onto the scene in Pretoria, South Africa, basically born into showbiz with both parents working the stage. He’s Afrikaaner, which is mostly Dutch roots, but you can toss in a handful of German, Swiss-German, Danish, and French for good measure. He didn’t waste any time making a name for himself either—dude cleaned up in the South African theater world, snagging awards for plays like "More Is 'n Lang Dag," "Don Juan," and "Torch Song Trilogy." Plus, he was practically a regular at the State Theatre, taking on heavy-hitters like "Savages," "Twelfth Night," and "Hamlet." On the film front back home, Vosloo scored a Dalro Award for Best Actor in both "Boetie Gaan Border Toe!" (1984) and "Circles in a Forest" (1989), and even got nominated for the film version of "More Is 'n Lang Dag." Not exactly a rookie move. After hopping over to the States, he didn’t slow down. He showed up in "Born In The R.S.A." in Chicago and later starred with Al Pacino and Sheryl Lee in "Salome" on Broadway—though that one was short-lived, only running for 18 shows in the summer of ’92. Film-wise, you might’ve spotted him in Ridley Scott’s "1492: Conquest of Paradise" (1992), John Woo’s "Hard Target" (1993), and then headlining sequels like "Darkman II" and "Darkman III." And TV wasn’t out of reach either, with gigs on "American Gothic" and "Nash Bridges." Guy’s got serious range, honestly.