Arnold Vosloo

Born: 16th June 1962
Where: Pretoria, South Africa

Arnold quickly established a good reputation as an actor in his native South Africa, winning several awards for his theatre work. Performing with South Africa's State Theatre, he played leading roles in Twelfth Night and Hamlet, among others.

After moving to the United States, he appeared in Born In The R.S.A. at Chicago's Northlight Theatre and Salome opposite Al Pacino at Circle in the Square.

Arnold's film credits include Ridley Scott's 1492 Conquest of Paradise, John Woo's Hard Target, Darkman II and Darkman III, both directed by Bradford May, and George Miller's Zeus And Roxanne.

Equally at home on the television screen, Arnold appeared in American Gothic and Nash Bridges.

In 1999, Arnold was cast as the evil Imhotep in the action adventure movie, The Mummy. Two years later he reprised his role for the sequel, The Mummy Returns, and reunited with original cast members Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz.