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Biography

Based in Auckland, New Zealand. Craig Parker was born November 12th, 1970 in Suva on the island of Fiji, but moved to New Zealand…more

Born

11/12/1970, Suva, Fiji

Birth Name

Craig Parker

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (7)

Role
- Spartacus: Vengeance
  Gaius Claudius Glaber
  - S 1: Ep 10 Wrath Of The Gods
    3/30/12
  - S 1: Ep 9 Monsters
    3/23/12
  - S 1: Ep 8 Balance
    3/16/12
  - S 1: Ep 7 Sacramentum
    3/9/12
  - S 1: Ep 6 Chosen Path
    3/2/12
  - + 5 More Credits
- Spartacus: Blood and Sand
  Glaber
  - S 1: Ep 12 Revelations
    4/9/10
  - S 1: Ep 9 W h o r e
    3/19/10
- Diplomatic Immunity
  Leighton Mills
  - S 1: Ep 13 Spy In The House Of Love
    6/9/09
  - S 1: Ep 12 Food For Thought
    6/2/09
  - S 1: Ep 11 All Eyez On Me
    5/26/09
  - S 1: Ep 10 Graceland
    5/19/09
  - S 1: Ep 9 Chain Of Fools
    5/12/09
  - + 8 More Credits
- Shortland Street
  Guy Warner
  - S 17: Ep 248 Episode 4143
    12/10/08
  - S 6: Ep 20 Episode 1190
    2/14/97
  - S 6: Ep 19 Episode 1189
    2/13/97
  - S 6: Ep 18 Episode 1188
    2/12/97
  - S 6: Ep 17 Episode 1187
    2/11/97
  - + 595 More Credits
- Mercy Peak
  Dr Alistair Kingsley
  - S 6: Ep 10 Love From Bassett
    3/19/04
  - S 6: Ep 9 May the Force Be With You
    3/19/04
  - S 6: Ep 8 Honour Thy Father
    3/12/04
  - S 6: Ep 7 The Fruit of Good Works
    3/5/04
  - S 6: Ep 6 History Lessons
    2/27/04
  - + 32 More Credits
- Intrepid Journeys
  Presenter
  - S 1: Ep 6 Nepal with Craig Parker
    4/7/03
- Mercy Peak
  Alistair Kingsley
  - S 4: Ep 5 One Wedding and a Funeral
    3/14/03
  - S 2: Ep 10 Blame
    5/8/02
  - S 2: Ep 9 Live and Let Live
    5/1/02
  - S 2: Ep 8 Chickens, Roosting
    4/24/02
  - S 2: Ep 7 Revelations
    4/17/02
  - + 25 More Credits
Recurring Role (4)

Role
- Legend of the Seeker
  Darken Rahl
  - S 2: Ep 22 Tears
    5/22/10
  - S 2: Ep 21 Unbroken
    5/15/10
  - S 2: Ep 20 Eternity
    5/8/10
  - S 2: Ep 19 Extinction
    5/1/10
  - S 2: Ep 18 Walter
    4/24/10
  - + 20 More Credits
- Spartacus: Blood and Sand
  Glaber
  - S 1: Ep 10 Party Favors
    3/26/10
- Spartacus: Blood and Sand
  Claudius Glaber
  - S 1: Ep 2 Sacramentum Gladiatorum
    1/29/10
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Red Serpent
    1/22/10
- Power Rangers
  Motodrone (voice)
  - S 11: Ep 38 Storm Before the Calm (2)
    11/15/03
  - S 11: Ep 35 A Gem of a Day
    10/18/03
  - S 11: Ep 32 Eye of the Storm
    9/27/03
  - S 11: Ep 31 Double-Edged Blake
    9/27/03
  - S 11: Ep 30 The Wild Wipeout
    9/20/03
  - + 3 More Credits
Guest Star (10)

Role
- Power Rangers
  Narrator (voice)
  - S 13: Ep 1 Beginnings (1)
    2/5/05
- Good Morning Australia
  Himself
  - — March 9, 2004
    3/9/04
- Power Rangers
  Mad Magnet (voice)
  - S 11: Ep 2 There's No "I" in Team
    2/15/03
- Power Rangers
  Blue Face (voice)
  - S 11: Ep 1 Prelude to a Storm
    2/15/03
- Xena: Warrior Princess
  Bellerophon
  - S 6: Ep 15 To Helicon and Back
    2/19/01
- A Twist in the Tale
  Larry Sharpe
  - S 1: Ep 2 A Crack in Time
    2/13/99
- Xena: Warrior Princess
  King Cleades
  - S 4: Ep 10 The Key To The Kingdom
    1/11/99
- Young Hercules
  Lucius
  - S 1: Ep 28 Mommy Dearests
    11/12/98
  - S 1: Ep 25 Dad Always Liked Me Best
    11/6/98
- Xena: Warrior Princess
  Prince Sarpedon
  - S 2: Ep 16 For Him The Bell Tolls
    2/24/97
- City Life
  Seth
  - S 1: Ep 10 Episode 10
    9/17/96
  - S 1: Ep 9 Episode 9
    9/10/96

Craig Parker News

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Spartacus Returns With a Vengeance

By Seth Abramovitch, Jan 28, 2012

“Fugitivus,” the premiere episode of Starz’s beyond-graphic return to the gladiatorial saga that put the network on the original programming map, proved that you are all but certain to love Spartacus Vengeance, a worthy successor to the original series. read more
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Spartacus, Desperate Housewives, and Treme

By Stefanie Lee, Apr 16, 2010

What to watch from Friday, April 16 to Sunday, April 18. read more

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- In 2011, Craig was nominated for "Best Performance by a Supporting Actor" at the Aotearoa Film & Television Awards for his role on Legend of the Seeker.
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- Craig says he hadn't read Terry Goodkind's series until getting the part of Darken Rahl on Legend of the Seeker, but since then he's begun working his way through them.
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- Craig acted as MC at the wedding of Michael Galvin, his Shortland Street co-star. Michael plays Dr Chris Warner, the brother of Craig's character Guy.
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- Craig: (on playing the villain on "Legend of the Seeker") The world of fantasy is wonderful fun, with the costumes, great sets, sword fighting and magic. You always need someone wanting to take over the universe. Darken Rahl does terrible things but, like all dictators, he believes he's doing it for the right reasons. He just wants to bring order to the world but unfortunately people want free will, which is slightly troubling for him. And there are some episodes later on where you see the reasoning behind what he does and that's much more interesting. If you play a villain who's just evil, there's no real interest in it.
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- Craig: I have always kept the important people and things in my life reasonably private and still do. I think that to hold the details of your life up for public consumption is crass and unfair to those very people you care about.
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- Craig: I don't think you can really define a career as successful until it's over.
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