Casper Zafer

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Caspar Zafer
Rodaje Tirante. el Blanco Viciano, Caspar Zafer y Alvaro Zapata.jpg
Caspar Zafer in the middle
Born (1974-10-26) 26 October 1974 (age 49)
Occupation Actor
Years active1999–present [1]
Height6 ft 1 in (1,85m)

Caspar Zafer (born 26 October 1974) [2] is an English actor.

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Career

Zafer was born 26 October 1974 and spent much of his childhood and early life in the Middle East. He trained in theatre at The Oxford School of Drama. From 2001 to 2002 he performed in the television series Dream Team. Following this the movie La Femme Musketeer he held the role of Gaston Athos. Following years he had engagements in different television- and movie productions including Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers starring alongside Sophia Loren and F. Murray Abraham in 2004, True True Lie and Tirant lo Blanc in 2006 where he played the lead. Following this he starred in numerous films until moving to U.S TV In 2012 where he had the role from the original vampire Finn Mikaelson in the television series The Vampire Diaries . He starred in The Originals on the CW, reprising his role as Finn Mikaelson in his original body.

Rowing

Zafer is also a world record holder in Ocean rowing. In August 2014 he won the Great Pacific Race along with three others in their boat Uniting Nations. They became the first four-man crew to row 2400 miles from Mainland United States (Monterey) to Wakiki Hawaii. They are also the fastest crossing the Pacific in 43 days. [3] [4] [5]

Filmography

YearTitleRole
2004 Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers Francesco
2005Nature Unleashed: TornadoDaniel
2006 True True Lie Guy
Tirante el Blanco Tirante
2007Two FamiliesRocco
2014Coffee Sex YouMichael Scott

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001-2002Dream Team (TV series)Andrei Belanov
2002 The Hound of the Baskervilles Warder 1TV film
2004 La Femme Musketeer Gaston2 episodes
2012 The Vampire Diaries Finn Mikaelson4 episodes
2015-2016 The Originals Finn Mikaelson7 episodes

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References

  1. Casper Zafer: Middle East via Great Britain Archived December 21, 2014, at the Wayback Machine , wetpaint.com.
  2. Casper Zafer. Serienjunkies.
  3. "First rowers in Monterey-to-Hawaii race cross the finish line in Hawaii". July 23, 2014.
  4. "First Four-Man Team Wins Great Pacific Race From California to Hawaii and Set a New World Record".
  5. "Uniting Nations is first boat to row from Monterey to Hawaii in Great Pacific Race".