# Costas Mandylor

Costas Mandylor (born Costas Theodosopoulos; 3 September 1965) is an Australian actor. He made his film debut with a supporting role in Triumph of the Spirit (1989) before a lead role as Frank Costello in the crime drama film Mobsters (1991).
Mandylor has his breakout with a main role as Officer Kenny Lacos on the CBS drama television series Picket Fences (1992–1996), which earned him two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. During the 1990s, Mandylor starred in the film Fist of the North Star (1995) and a main role as Alphonse Royo on the NBC television series Players (1997–1998).
Mandylor had a lead role as Monk on the UPN television series Secret Agent Man (2000) and portrayed soccer player Charlie Colombo in the film The Game of Their Lives (2005). After a minor role in the horror film Saw III (2006), Mandylor experienced a career resurgence with a starring role as Detective Mark Hoffman in the film's sequel, Saw IV (2007). He later became the film's main antagonist in Saw V (2008), Saw VI (2009), and Saw 3D (2010), and reprised his role with a cameo in Saw X (2023).
In the late 2010s and 2020s, Mandylor starred in the films In Like Flynn (2018) and Cosmic Sin (2021).

## Early life

Costas Theodosopoulos was born on 3 September 1965 in Melbourne, Australia to Greek immigrants Louise Theodosopoulos, and Yannis Theodosopoulos, a taxi driver. His brother is actor Louis Mandylor. Mandylor grew up in St Kilda and South Melbourne, and moved to the United States in 1987 where he started taking acting lessons. He was initially unable to find any work acting and had to work any job available. He took a version of his mother's maiden name, citing his real name in Greek being too long.

## Career

Mandylor's first major role was in the 1989 film Triumph of the Spirit playing a European Jew, which was filmed at the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. He returned to Los Angeles meeting director Oliver Stone and auditioned and got the role of an Italian count in The Doors (1991). 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 lead role on the CBS television drama, Picket Fences, playing officer Kenny Lacos until the show ended in 1996. Mandylor also had a lead role in the Saw films as Detective Mark Hoffman, in Saw III (2006), Saw IV (2007), Saw V (2008), Saw VI (2009) and Saw 3D (2010). He also made a cameo appearance in Saw X (2023).

## Personal life

Mandylor played professional soccer in Europe until suffering shin splints. In 1991, he was chosen by People as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the world".

## Credits
### Film

List of films and roles :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1989 | Triumph of the Spirit | Avram | |
| 1991 | The Doors | Italian Count | |
| 1991 | Soapdish | Mark | |
| 1991 | Mobsters | Frank Costello | |
| 1994 | Fatal Past | Costello | |
| 1994 | Almost Dead | Dominic | |
| 1995 | Venus Rising | Vegas | Direct-to-video |
| 1995 | Fist of the North Star | Lord Shin | |
| 1995 | Delta of Venus | Lawrence | |
| 1995 | Virtuosity | John Donovan | |
| 1995 | Crosscut | Martin Niconi | |
| 1996 | Shame | Mark | |
| 1996 | Portraits of a Killer | George G. Kendall | |
| 1997 | Just Write | Rich Adams | |
| 1997 | Stand-ins | Jack Turner | |
| 1997 | Double Take | Hector Stroessner / Ray Soldado | |
| 1997 | Shame, Shame, Shame | Mark | |
| 1997 | Shelter | Nikos Kostantinos | |
| 1997 | My Brother Cicero | Cicero | Short film |
| 1999 | Stealth Fighter | Ryan Mitchell | |
| 2000 | Gangland | Jared | |
| 2000 | Intrepid | Alan Decker | |
| 2001 | Turn of Faith | Bobby Giordano | |
| 2001 | The Pledge | Monash Deputy | |
| 2001 | Above & Beyond | Michael Amorosa | |
| 2002 | Cover Story | Kevin Dodd | |
| 2002 | The Real Deal | Instructor | |
| 2002 | Hitters | Tony | |
| 2004 | Dinocroc | Dick Sydney | |
| 2004 | The Eavesdropper | Aiden Porter | |
| 2005 | The Game of Their Lives | Charlie 'Gloves' Columbo | |
| 2005 | Dr. Chopper | Terrell | Direct-to-video |
| 2005 | Sub Zero | John Deckert | Direct-to-video |
| 2005 | The Shore | Raymond | |
| 2006 | Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York | Matt | |
| 2006 | Payback | Billy | |
| 2006 | Saw III | Mark Hoffman | Credited as Forensic Hoffman |
| 2007 | Made in Brooklyn | Joey | |
| 2007 | Nobody | Mortemain / Noe | |
| 2007 | Saw IV | Mark Hoffman | |
| 2007 | Beowulf | Hondshew | |
| 2008 | Emma Blue | Del | |
| 2008 | The Drum Beats Twice | Jesus | |
| 2008 | Toxic | Steve | |
| 2008 | Saw V | Mark Hoffman | |
| 2008 | Golden Goal! | Frank Lazaridis | |
| 2009 | Immortally Yours | Rex | |
| 2009 | In the Eyes of a Killer | Congressman Donaldson | |
| 2009 | Saw VI | Mark Hoffman | |
| 2010 | The Cursed | Jimmy Muldoon | |
| 2010 | Sinners and Saints | Raymond Crowe | Also known as Bad Cop |
| 2010 | Torn | Steve Clay | |
| 2010 | An Affirmative Act | Matthew | |
| 2010 | Saw 3D | Mark Hoffman | |
| 2011 | Hyenas | Gannon | |
| 2012 | Should've Been Romeo | Mason | |
| 2013 | Five Thirteen | Sheriff O'Connor | |
| 2013 | 2 Dead 2 Kill | Vin Dictive | |
| 2014 | The Blackout | Jim | |
| 2014 | 2 Bedroom 1 Bath | Frank | |
| 2014 | Guardian Angel | Attila | |
| 2014 | The Nurse | Martin | |
| 2014 | In 10 Easy Steps | Isaak Misidis | |
| 2015 | Blood Trap | Roman | Also known as Bite |
| 2016 | Beyond the Game | Frank Bisner | |
| 2016 | The Horde | Cylus Atkinson | Direct-to-video |
| 2016 | Best Thanksgiving Ever | Aquavelva | |
| 2017 | Residue | Jacob | |
| 2018 | Blindsided | Congressman Donaldson | |
| 2018 | Daddy's Girl | John | |
| 2018 | In Like Flynn | Vassilis | |
| 2019 | Cliffs of Freedom | Constantine | |
| 2020 | C.L.E.A.N. | Dr. Sutter | |
| 2020 | Incision | Dr. Bennett | |
| 2021 | Born a Champion | Dimitris | |
| 2021 | Cosmic Sin | Marcus Bleck | |
| 2021 | Lazarus | Benjamin Poge | |
| 2021 | Night of the Sicario | Agent Cole Bennett | |
| 2021 | Locked In | Harris | |
| 2022 | Unbound Evil | Robert | |
| 2022 | Dangerous Methods | Harry Johnson | |
| 2022 | Borrowed Time III | David McDowell | |
| 2022 | Death Count | Warden | |
| 2022 | Adrenaline | FBI Agent Lockwood | |
| 2022 | Trail Blazers | Jasper | |
| 2023 | 1521: The Quest for Love and Freedom | Lorenzo | |
| Dead Man's Hand | Lucas | | |
| Bloodthirst | John Shepard | | |
| Saw X | Mark Hoffman | | |
| 2024 | Brat 3 | The Customer | |
| 2024 | American Trash | Detective Anderson | |
| 2024 | Taboo: Secrets of the Family | Luckas | |
| 2024 | Tragic Waste | Bill Johnson | |
| 2025 | Gunslingers | Jericho | |
| TBA | Dying for Living | Pear | Post-production |
| TBA | The Aegean | Hector | Post-production |
| TBA | Out for Vengeance | Alonzo Gurski | Post-production |
| TBA | Wrongful Death 2: Bloodlines | Dr. Thomas Miller | Post-production |
| TBA | The Dark Knight | Henry | Filming |

### Television

List of television appearances and roles :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1992– 1996 | Picket Fences | Officer Kenny Lacos | Main role |
| 1993 | Tales from the Crypt | Dan King | Episode: "Half-Way Horrible" |
| 1995 | Falling for You | Paul Blankenship | Television film |
| 1996 | Last Exit to Earth | Jaid | Television film |
| 1996 | The Outer Limits | Lee Taylor | Episode: "The Heist" |
| 1997 | F/X: The Series | Jerry Tamblin | Episode: "Get Fast" |
| 1997 | Love-Struck | Cupid on Earth | Television film |
| 1997– 1998 | Players | Alphonse Royo | Main role |
| 1998 | The Fury Within | Mike Hanlon | Television film |
| 1998 | Exiled | Gianni Uzielli | Television film |
| 1999 | Bonanno: A Godfather's Story | Salvatore Bonanno | Television film |
| 2000 | Secret Agent Man | Monk | Main role |
| 2000 | Resurrection Blvd. | Aaron Cross | Episode: "Luchando"Episode: "Cholitas" |
| 2001 | Nash Bridges | Vincent Corell | Episode: "Something Borrowed" |
| 2001 | Sanctuary | Nathan Delaney | Television film |
| 2001 | Sex and the City | Friar Fuck | Episode: "The Agony and the Ex-tacy" |
| 2002 | Andromeda | Bobby Jensen | Episode: "Be All My Sins Remembered" |
| 2002 | Sacred Ground | Greg | Episode: "Behind the Words"Episode: "Walk Like a Man" |
| 2002 | Charmed | Rick Lang | Episode: "Saving Private Leo" |
| 2002 | She Spies | Mica Divornak | Episode: "Poster Girl" |
| 2002 | Scent of Danger | Chris Milos | Television film |
| 2003 | Fastlane | Reno Castelli | Episode: "Slippery Slope" |
| 2004 | Just Desserts | Marco Poloni | Television film |
| 2004– 2006 | 7th Heaven | Beau Brewer | Recurring role |
| 2007 | The Wedding Bells | Ernesto | Episode: "For Whom the Bells Toll" |
| 2007 | Primal Doubt | Chase Harper | Television film |
| 2013 | Major Crimes | Vince Webb | Episode: "D.O.A" |
| 2013 | NCIS | Tomas Mendez | Episode: "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot"Episode: "Past, Present, and Future' |
| 2014 | House of Secrets | Detective Morrison | Television film |
| 2015 | The Right Girl | Chester | Television film |
| 2016 | Once Upon a Time | Captain Silver | Episode: "The Brothers Jones" |
| 2017 | Blue Eyes | Russian | Television film |
| 2017 | The Last Ship | Admiral Demetrius | Episode: "Tempest"Episode: "FeastEpisode: "Lazaretto" |
| 2017– 2018 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Abram Sokolov | Episode: "Mountebank"Episode: "Vendetta" |
| 2018 | Hawaii Five-0 | Vasili Shirokov | Episode: "Waiho Wale Kahiko" |
| 2018 | Lethal Weapon | Fabrizio Stavos | Episode: "What the Puck" |

### Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1995 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Picket Fences | Nominated |
| 1996 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Picket Fences | Nominated |
| 2009 | Maverick Movie Awards | Best Actor – Feature | Emma Blue | Nominated |
| 2009 | MTV Movie & TV Awards | Best Fight (shared with Scott Patterson) | Saw V | Nominated |
| 2020 | Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival | Outstanding Actor in a Feature | Daddy's Girl | Nominated |
| 2020 | FFTG Awards | Best Supporting Actor | C.L.E.A.N. | Won |