Adoni Maropis

Adoni Maropis

62 · Born: Jan 1, 1963

Personal Details

BornJan 1, 1963 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Person Biography:

Adoni has been blessed with the opportunity to play many diverse and memorable acting roles, including the lead villain, Fayed, in Season 6 of the Fox critically acclaimed hit series 24 (2001) with Kiefer Sutherland, the flamboyant evil sorcerer, Quan Chi, in the TV show Mortal Kombat: Conquest (1998),the regal falcon-man, Sakr, in the feature film Hidalgo (2004) with Viggo Mortensen, and the sarcastic undercover cop in the feature film The Gristle (2001).

Adoni also had strong supporting roles in the features: The Scorpion King (2002),Bad Company (2002),and Troy (2004) along with many other movies as well as Guest Starring and recurring roles on TV.

As a high school athlete, Adoni was exceptional in all-around sports, turning down various athletic scholarships, he enrolled at Robert Morris College, then transferred to West Virginia University (WVU) and graduated magna cum laude with a BSBA degree (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration).

Adoni's father, Petro, encouraged him to pursue acting, which led him to study acting, dialects, singing, and dance at Point Park College (now a University) in Pittsburgh and performed many stage productions at the Pittsburgh Playhouse.

Adoni won numerous athletic awards throughout high school and college, including tennis, basketball, baseball, football, weightlifting, arm-wrestling, fitness, and table tennis (ping pong).

Adoni is a 2011 National Champion and 2013 US OPEN Champion in Hardbat Table Tennis, and also a U.S. Open Champion in Sandpaper Ping Pong, and represented the United States at the World Championships of Ping Pong in England in 2013 and 2014.

Adoni is a Type 1 Diabetic and has been since he was 18 months old, and credits his success to Love, Laughter, and Fitness.

Career

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2018
Taken
Taken as Niko Xanatos
{"id":125777,"title":"Dream of a Shadow","year":"2016","character":"Yianni","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/dream-of-a-shadow","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_125777.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_125777.jpg"},"released":1}
2016
{"id":124311,"title":"Lazarus Rising","year":"2015","character":"Mr. Gray","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/lazarus-rising","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_124311.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_124311.jpg"},"released":1}
2015
Lazarus Rising
Lazarus Rising as Mr. Gray
{"id":47053,"title":"Bone Eater","year":"2008","character":"Johnny Black Hawk","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/bone-eater","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_47053.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_47053.jpg"},"released":1}
2008
Bone Eater
Bone Eater as Johnny Black Hawk
{"id":896,"title":"24","year":2007,"character":"Abu Fayed","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/24","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/2sdb86cmhpf0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/2sdb86cmhpf0.jpg"},"released":1}
2007
24
24 as Abu Fayed
{"id":2730,"title":"Hidalgo","year":"2004","character":"Sakr","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/hidalgo","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/5o3meuqofq90.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/5o3meuqofq90.jpg"},"released":1}
2004
Hidalgo
Hidalgo as Sakr
{"id":51739,"title":"The Deviants","year":"2004","character":"Amir","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-deviants","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_51739.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_51739.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":152443,"title":"Close Call","year":"2004","character":"Pimp","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/close-call","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_152443.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_152443.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":112,"title":"Troy","year":"2004","character":"Agamemnon's Officer","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/troy","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/2tuljqovtlo0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/2tuljqovtlo0.jpg"},"released":1}
Troy
Troy as Agamemnon's Officer
{"id":184399,"title":"The Gristle","year":"2004","character":"Louis","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-gristle","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_184399.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_184399.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":3382,"title":"Bad Company","year":"2002","character":"Jarma \/ Dragan Henchman #1","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/bad-company","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1ehhlucfc1io.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1ehhlucfc1io.jpg"},"released":1}
2002
Bad Company
Bad Company as Jarma / Dragan Henchman #1
{"id":2894,"title":"The Scorpion King","year":"2002","character":"Doubting General","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-scorpion-king","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/gso7qgiqcfk0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/gso7qgiqcfk0.jpg"},"released":1}
The Scorpion King
The Scorpion King as Doubting General
{"id":85110,"title":"Time Lapse","year":"2001","character":"Iraqi Leader","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/time-lapse-2001","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_85110.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_85110.jpg"},"released":1}
2001
Time Lapse
Time Lapse as Iraqi Leader
{"id":154260,"title":"Personals: College Girl Seeking...","year":"2001","character":"Joseph","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/personals-college-girl-seeking","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_154260.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_154260.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":154962,"title":"Surrender","year":"2000","character":"Bernie","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/surrender-2000","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_154962.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_154962.jpg"},"released":1}
2000
Surrender
Surrender as Bernie
{"id":154861,"title":"Under Pressure","year":"2000","character":"First Mate","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/under-pressure-2000","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_154861.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_154861.jpg"},"released":1}
Under Pressure
Under Pressure as First Mate
{"id":93041,"title":"Sheer Passion","year":"1998","character":"Paolo","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/sheer-passion","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_93041.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_93041.jpg"},"released":1}
1998
{"id":185051,"title":"I'm Watching You","year":"1997","character":"Warren","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/im-watching-you-1997","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_185051.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_185051.jpg"},"released":1}
1997
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