Arnold Vosloo He is one of the South African actors who has achieved greater relevance in international entertainment, making his film debut back in 1984, when he was barely 22 years old.
During the beginning of his career, many of the films he starred in were low-budget and action genre films.
In the 80s, the only renowned production in which he participated was “The Dawn Warrior” (1987)which was starred by the deceased Patrick Swayze.
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“The Mummy”, the turnaround in his career
His rise to fame came in 1999 when he played Imhotepthe great villain and antagonist of the film “The Mummy“, starring the Oscar winner Brendan Fraserwhich had a sequel in 2001, in which he also participated.
In “The Mummy” he shared credits with the prominent Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Jonathan Hydeamong others.
Let us remember that in the film, Vosloo was Imhotep, an ancient Egyptian priest, worshiper of Osiris, punished by death and mummification for having murdered the Pharaoh, being the only person on whom the Hom-Dai curse fell, the most evil of all. curses.
Imhotep was brought back in the first “The Mummy” film, sparking a desire in him to spread evil and corruption throughout the world. In his intentions to rule the Earth, he wanted to take the Thebes Scrolls, the ancient texts of power.
The success after “The Mummy”
Playing Imhotep opened the doors for him in Hollywood, and allowed him to join casts of notable series such as “Charmed” (2000), “Alias” (2004) and “24” (2005)with guest and recurring characters.
Many also remember him for his character as the ruthless Colonel Coetzee in the film “Blood diamonds” (2006). Part of said production was filmed in his native South Africa.
In recent years he has continued to participate in action films broadcast directly for television, and also in series of the same type such as “The Black List” (2019) and “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” (2019).
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