Marco Khan
Marco Khan | |
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Մարկո Խան | |
| Born | Marco Khanlian March 27, 1961 |
| Occupations |
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| Spouse |
Heather J Blair Khan
(m. 2007–2012) |
Marco Khan[a] (born Marco Khanlian;[b] March 27, 1961) is an Iranian-born Armenian-American actor and stunt performer.[1] He has appeared in numerous well-known film and television series like Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Iron Man, and 10,000 BC, as well as numerous independent and short films.
Biography[edit]
Khan was born in Tehran, Iran to Armenian parents; the son of Anna (née Karamian) and Levon Khanlian. His father was born in Lebanon but was raised in Iran, where he met Khan's mother, whose parents were from Georgia and she was born in Babol, Iran.[2] Marco and younger brother, Aleko, left Iran at age 11 in pursuit of higher education. Schooled in a Mekhitarist school, the Collegio Armeno Moorat-Raphael in Venice, Italy, and then in Catalina, California – Marco now calls Los Angeles home.
At age 17, Marco picked up English as his 4th language and assumed the responsibility as the caretaker for his entire family. He operated a series of restaurants (Marco's Pizzeria) for 12 years to support his family. He has a son too, that he has raised on his own. Marco had a short experience before getting into acting in Semi-Pro soccer and professional wrestling nicknamed "The Persian Terror".
Filmography[edit]
Films[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Waterworld | Smoker | Also stunt performer |
| 1996 | American Tigers | Navy SEAL | |
| 1997 | True Vengeance | Mike | |
| 1998 | Crossfire | Thug #2 | |
| The Howling Leopard | Hoss | ||
| 2001 | 15 Minutes | Immigrant | |
| Women of the Night | Rand | Also stunt performer | |
| 2002 | In the Wrong Hands | Rocky | |
| 2003 | Date or Disaster | Dater | Short film |
| 2004 | September Tapes | Kidnapper | Also stunt performer |
| 2005 | Pit Fighter | Russian Fighter | |
| American Fusion | Jeremy | ||
| In the Blink of an Eye | The Bodyguard | Short film | |
| Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World | Pakistani Comedian | ||
| 2006 | Hollywood Kills | The Assistant | |
| Click | Habeeboo Entourage | ||
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Turkish Guard | ||
| The Champ | The Brute | Short film | |
| One Night With You | Alvin | ||
| 2007 | Assassin | Assassin / Jon | Short film |
| The Gene Generation | Bodyguard | ||
| 2008 | Iron Man | Scarred Insurgent | |
| Gimme Some Loving | The Bad Guy | Short film | |
| 10,000 BC | One-Eye | ||
| You Don't Mess with the Zohan | Terrorist with Hand | ||
| 2009 | The Grind | 2nd Punisher | |
| 2012 | Preacher | Uncredited | |
| 2011 | Jerusalem Countdown | Javad | |
| No Saints for Sinners | Tiny | ||
| Beneath the Wheel | Farheed | Short film | |
| 2012 | The Son of an Afghan Farmer | Rafi | |
| 2013 | Betrayal | Ricardo | |
| The Book of Esther | Bearded Guard | ||
| 2014 | God's Not Dead | Misrab | |
| Camp X-Ray | Mahmoud | ||
| Sinbad: The Fifth Voyage | Mujeed | ||
| Broken | Hamad | Short film | |
| 2015 | AWOL-72 | Apache | |
| Straw Doll | Kevork Kachichian | Short film | |
| 2016 | The Loner | Roham Rouhani | |
| Mothers of the Desert | Bishop | Short film | |
| The Promise | Mehmet | ||
| Calico Skies | Khan | ||
| 2019 | My Stretch of Texas Ground | Khalis | |
| East of Byzantium: War Gods and Warrior Saints | Attila The Hun | Documentary film | |
| I Am That Man | Victor | ||
| Midwater | Old Man | Short film | |
| 2020 | Run Sweetheart Run | Taxi Driver | |
| 2021 | God's Not Dead: We The People | Misrab |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Columbo | Guard | Episode: "Ashes to Ashes" |
| 2001 | Passion Cove | Wrestler #2 | Episode: "Silent Night" |
| 2004 | Charmed | Thief #1 | Episode: "I Dream of Phoebe" |
| 2003–04 | JAG | Terrorist | 2 episodes, also stunt performer |
| 2005 | Untold Stories of the E.R. | Reenactment Actor | Episode: "How Can This Happen?" |
| E-Ring | Recruiter | Episode: "Escape and Evade" | |
| 24 | Gamil | 3 episodes | |
| 2008 | Las Vegas | Man #1 | Episode: "3 Babes, 100 Guns and a Fat Chick" |
| 2012 | The Soul Man | Shaikh Khalil | Episode: "The God-Fathers" |
| 2017 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Swarthy Guy | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | SEAL Team | Bashir Kahn | Episode: "Never Get Out of the Boat" |
| Counterpart | Raash | Recurring role; Season 2 | |
| Splitting Up Together | Amir | Episode: "Street Meats" | |
| 2020 | Black Monday | Jimmy | Episode: "Arthur Ponzarelli" |
| I'm Sorry | Demitri | Unaired episode | |
| 2021 | NCIS | Kidnapper | Episode: "True Believer", uncredited |
| The Chosen | Husham | 2 episodes | |
| 2022 | Echo 3 | Majid | |
| 2023 | The Mandalorian | Warlord | Episode: "Chapter 23: The Spies" |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | Ahmad Mahmad | Episode: "In the Name of Honor" | |
| This Fool | Farhad | 2 episodes |
Video games[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate | Male Bulgarian 1 | Voice role |
References[edit]
- ^ "Marco Khan". Backstage.com. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ^ "Marco Khan: I promise I will come to live in Armenia". style.news.am. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
Notes[edit]
External links[edit]
- Marco Khan at IMDb
| National | |
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| People | |
- 1979 births
- Living people
- American people of Armenian descent
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American male voice actors
- American stunt performers
- Iranian emigrants to the United States
- Iranian expatriates in Italy
- Iranian male film actors
- Iranian male television actors
- Iranian male voice actors
- Iranian stunt performers
- Iranian people of Armenian descent
- Male actors from California
- Male actors from Tehran
- Male video game actors