Marton Czokas is one of those actors I’ve always found to be really underrated. I first remember seeing him in XXX as the Bond villain-style baddie. While the movie itself hasn’t aged well, Czokas was actually quite good and his performance holds up pretty well. He was also terrific in THE GREAT RAID, KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, and GARAGE DAYS – another underrated flick.
Lately, Czokas has been showing up in more and more movies, including a bit as Dr. Kafka in THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2, and now has one of his most prominent roles to date as the main bad guy in THE EQUALIZER. Czokas makes some intriguing choices here, often underplaying the part rather than chew scenery, which makes him come off as even more threatening. Here’s my 1:1 with the soft-spoken, but extremely friendly Czokas, who even asked for some advice on what movies to check out while at TIFF after we were done shooting. Hopefully THE EQUALIZER will land him bigger parts, as he’s got a ton of potential.