Adoni Maropis Explained

Birth Date:20 July 1963
Birth Place:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation:Actor
Yearsactive:1996–present

Adoni Maropis (born July 20, 1963) is an American actor.

Maropis was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the middle of three sons. He is best known for playing Quan Chi in . He also played General Hassan in as well as Sakr in Hidalgo.[1] He appeared in a recurring role as terrorist leader Abu Fayed in season six of 24[2] and as an assassin in the season three premiere of the television series Chuck.

Maropis is also a table tennis player, preferring the "orthodox styles" of hardbat and sandpaper table tennis. 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 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.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997I'm Watching You Warren
1997A Doll in the Dark Salvatore
1998Sheer Passion Paolo
1999 4 episodes
1999American Born Revolutionary
2000Walker Texas Ranger Gazal Episode: "Vision Quest"
2000Escape Under Pressure First Mate
2000Passion Cove Matt Episode: "The Getaway"
2000Surrender Bernie
2001Angel Rebel Leader 2 episodes
2001The Gristle Louis
2002The Scorpion King Doubting General
2002Bad Company Jarma / Dragan henchman #1
2004Hidalgo Sakr
2004Close Call Pimp
2004Troy Agamemnon's Officer
2004The Deviants Amir
2005Venus On The Halfshell Bones
2006Francis Hamper Epic the cab driver
200724 15 episodes
2008Criminal Minds Ben Abner Episode: "Mayhem"
2008-2009 Sebastian Diakos 2 episodes
2010Chuck Javier Episode: "Chuck Versus the Pink Slip"
2010Beautysleep Symphony EuroMan
2010Pair of Kings The Oracle Episode: "Journey to the Center of Mt. Spew"
2015Lazarus Rising Mr. Gray
2016Dream of a Shadow Yianni
2016King Saud Prince Usef

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Notes and References

  1. News: Local Actor Thriving . March 11, 2004. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. February 9, 2010.
  2. News: Films and TV up the ante on graphic torture scenes. January 19, 2007. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. February 9, 2010.