Callan Mulvey

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Callan Mulvey
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Mulvey at the Guardians of the Galaxy premiere in July 2014
Born
Callan Francis Mulvey

(1975-02-23) 23 February 1975 (age 49)
Auckland, New Zealand
NationalityAustralian
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present
Spouse
Rachel Thomas
(m. 2010)

Callan Mulvey (born 23 February 1975) [1] is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Mark Moran on the Australian drama Underbelly , Sergeant Brendan 'Josh' Joshua in Rush , and as Bogdan Drazic in Heartbreak High . His American roles include Scyllias in 300: Rise of an Empire , Jack Rollins in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Avengers: Endgame (2019), Anatoli Knyazev in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and Dean/Milan in Power (2016).

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Early life

Of Scottish, Irish and Māori descent, Mulvey was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and moved to Australia when he was eight years old, growing up in the northern beaches of Sydney. [2]

Career

Mulvey's personal interest in skateboarding and rollerblading led him to work as a stunt double about two years prior to winning the role of Drazic in Heartbreak High . [2] His first role was of a victim of a robbery in a police training video. [3]

In 2003, Mulvey began filming Thunderstruck . On Dec. 31, 2003, after shooting wrapped, he was involved in a car accident, sustaining serious injuries that required months of rehabilitation. [4] In May 2004, he re-entered the spotlight for the release of Thunderstruck.

Mulvey had guest spots on Home and Away (as Johnny Cooper) during 2006 to 2008 and McLeod's Daughters during 2007.

He starred in the 2008 Australian underworld crime show Underbelly as Mark Moran, [5] and appeared in police series Rush as Sgt. Brendan "Josh" Joshua. [6]

In 2012, he starred in the underworld crime miniseries Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms as Mark Anthony "Snoddy" Spencer. [7]

In 2012, he appeared in Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty as Saber. The following year, he starred in The Turning , directed by Robert Connelly.

In 2014, he appeared in 300: Rise of an Empire as Syllias, as Jack Rollins in Captain America: The Winter Soldier , as Skylar in the Katie Holmes black comedy Miss Meadows , and as Jack Taylor in Kill Me Three Times .

Mulvey played Anatoli Knyazev in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016). [8] In the film, Knyazev does not appear as KGBeast and is only a hired gun.

In 2016, he appeared briefly in Warcraft , the film adaptation of the video game Warcraft , in which he was credited as Warrior, [9] as well as joining the main cast of Starz TV's Power , for season three, as Dean/Milan. [10]

Mulvey has since starred in a number of other films, including Beyond Skyline , the sequel to the cult-classic Skyline , [11] and Bleeding Steel , [12] a science fiction thriller starring Jackie Chan, both in 2017, and the horror film Delirium , the historical drama Outlaw King , In Like Flynn , a biopic of Errol Flynn's early years, [13] and Desolate , a drama based on a family of farmers living in a dystopian future., [14] the lattermost four all in 2018.

Personal life

Mulvey was injured in a serious car accident in 2003, [15] in a head-on collision at 100 km/h (62 mph). He was trapped in the vehicle for almost an hour until he could be freed from the wreckage. The midsection of his face completely collapsed, an incision was made from ear to ear over the top of his scalp, his face "pulled down" and 17 titanium plates were then inserted to repair the fractures to his face and jaw. His left knee and ankle were also badly fractured. Mulvey also permanently lost his vision in his left eye.

He married Rachel Thomas, an academic and musician, in Byron Bay in 2010.

Filmography

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Mulvey while filming for The Turning , 2013

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Thunderstruck Sam
2008GlassJohnShort film
2011 The Hunter Rival Hunter
2012 Zero Dark Thirty Saber - DEVGRU
2013 The Turning David WilsonSegment: "Aquifer"
2014 300: Rise of an Empire Scyllias
Captain America: The Winter Soldier Jack Rollins
Miss Meadows Skylar
Kill Me Three Times Jack Taylor
2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Anatoli Knyazev
Warcraft Warrior
2017 Beyond Skyline Harper
Bleeding Steel Andre
2018 Delirium Alex
Outlaw King John III Comyn, Lord of Badenoch
In Like Flynn Johnson
Desolate Van
2019 Avengers: Endgame Jack Rollins
Ford v Ferrari -stunts
2020 The F**k-It List Dee
Shadow in the Cloud John Reeves
Children of the Corn Robert Williams
High Ground Eddy
Breach Teek
2021 Till Death Bobby Ray
2022Poor Boy
The Gray Man "Sierra Four"
2025 Valiant One Chris LeboldPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997–1999 Heartbreak High Bogdan Drazic74 episodes
1999 All Saints Stewie Holder1 episode
2000 Pizza Dave/Middle-class Homeboy2 episodes
2001 The Finder Sam NatoliTV movie
Head Start Rodney 'Rod' Hunter5 episodes
BeastMaster Rikko1 episode
Code RedCage SorrentinoTV movie
2006–2008 Home and Away Johnny Cooper 33 episodes
2007 Sea Patrol Horst Wenders1 episode
McLeod's Daughters Mitch Wahlberg3 episodes
2008 Underbelly Mark Moran 5 episodes
2008–2011 Rush Brendan 'Josh' Joshua70 episodes
2011 SLiDE Bailey1 episode
2012 Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms Anthony 'Snoddy' Spencer 6 episodes
2016 Power Dean/Milan10 episodes
2019 Too Old to Die Young Keith Redford1 episodes
2020 The Luminaries George Shepard6 episodes
Mystery Road Simon6 episodes
2021 Firebite Vampire King1 episodes
2023 Last King of the Cross Det. Sgt Brian Crellan10 episodes

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