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Craig Parker
Craig Parker
	Parker at the 2012 Chicago Comic Con
Born	12 November 1970 (age 54)
Nationality	New Zealand
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1987–present

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New Zealand actor

Craig Parker (born 12 November 1970) is a New Zealand actor, known for his roles as Guy Warner in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street (1992–96, 2007–08, 2020, 2023, 2024), Haldir in the Lord of the Rings films The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and The Two Towers (2002), Darken Rahl in the syndicated television series Legend of the Seeker (2008–10), Gaius Claudius Glaber in the starz series Spartacus (2010, 2012), and Stéphane Narcisse in the CW television series Reign (2014–17).

Career

Parker starred in the TVNZ soap opera Shortland Street as Guy Warner, a character that has made several return appearances. He made his soap debut in 1992, and last appeared in 2024.^[1]

Parker appeared as Haldir of Lórien in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001-2002), and as Sabas in Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009). He starred in a number of New Zealand television series, most notable Mercy Peak (2001-2004), and Diplomatic Immunity (2009).^[2] He guest-starred on Xena: Warrior Princess, Young Hercules, Sleepy Hollow, and NCIS. He has also narrated many New Zealand documentaries and was the reigning champion of New Zealand’s Celebrity Joker Poker in 2007.

Parker starred as Darken Rahl in Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert‘s syndicated television series Legend of the Seeker. He later starred as Gaius Claudius Glaber in the Starz original series Spartacus: Blood and Sand, and Spartacus: Vengeance which premiered on 22 January 2010 and is also produced by Raimi and Tapert.

From 2014 to 2017, Parker played Lord Stéphane Narcisse in the CW period romance drama series Reign. He guest starred in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. portraying the Kree Taryan in 2018 and had a recurring role during the first season of the 2018 reboot of Charmed playing Alastair Caine. He later had a recurring role in the Freeform drama series Good Trouble, playing the eccentric and self-centered artist Yuri Elwin from 2021 to 2024.

Personal life

Parker was educated at Glenfield College on Auckland’s North Shore and attended Northland Youth Theatre in Whangārei.

Parker now resides in Los Angeles, California.^[3]

Filmography

Film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Hotshotz	Nicholas Paget	Miniseries
1989–1990	Gloss	Justin Grieg	Unknown episodes
1991	Gold: The World’s Play	Stanley Smith	Television film
1992, 1993–1996, 2007–2008, 2020, 2023, 2024	Shortland Street	Guy Warner	Recurring role (1992) Main role (1993–1996, 2007–2008) Guest role (2020, 2023, 2024)
1993	The Tommyknockers	Student bartender	Miniseries
1996	City Life	Seth	2 episodes
1997	2 People	Host	Unknown episodes
1997	Xena: Warrior Princess	Prince Sarpedon	Episode: “For Him the Bell Tolls”
1998	Young Hercules	Lucius	2 episodes
1999	Xena: Warrior Princess	Cleades	Episode: “The Key to the Kingdom”
1999	A Twist in the Tale	Larry Sharpe	Episode: “A Crack in Time”
2001	Xena: Warrior Princess	Bellerophon	Episode: “To Helicon and Back”
2001–2004	Mercy Peak	Alistair Kingsley	Main role, 32 episodes Nominated — New Zealand Film and TV Award for Best Supporting Actor
2003	Power Rangers Ninja Storm	Blue Face	Voice role; episode: “Prelude to a Storm”
2003	Power Rangers Ninja Storm	Mad Magnet	Voice role; episode: “There’s No “I” in Team”
2003	Power Rangers Ninja Storm	Motodrone	Recurring voice role, 8 episodes
2005	Power Rangers S.P.D.	Narrator	Voice role; episode: “Beginnings: Part 1”
2008–2010	Legend of the Seeker	Darken Rahl / Walter	Main role, 25 episodes Nominated — New Zealand Film and TV Award for Best Performance by a Supporting Actor
2009	Diplomatic Immunity	Leighton Mills	Main role, 13 episodes
2010	Radiradirah	Prince John, various voices	2 episodes
2010	Spartacus: Blood and Sand	Gaius Claudius Glaber	Recurring role, 3 episodes
2011	Waitangi: What Really Happened	James Stuart Freeman	Television film
2011	Auckland Daze	Craig / Self	Episode: “1.2”
2012	Spartacus: Vengeance	Gaius Claudius Glaber	Main role, 10 episodes
2012	Shackleton’s Captain	Frank Worsley	Television film Nominated — New Zealand Film and TV Award for Best Performance by an Actor
2013	NCIS: Los Angeles	Vasile Comescu	Episode: “Reznikov, N.”
2013	Sleepy Hollow	Colonel Banastre Tarleton	Episode: “The Sin Eater”
2014	NCIS	JAG Major Richard Huggins	Episode: “Shooter”
2014–2017	Reign	Lord Stéphane Narcisse	Main role (seasons 2–4), 56 episodes
2018	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	Taryan	2 episodes
2018–2019	Charmed	Alastair Caine	Recurring role (season 1), 11 episodes
2021–2024	Good Trouble	Yuri Elwin	Recurring role (seasons 3–5), 13 episodes
2025	My Life Is Murder	Jesse Wrightson	2 episodes

Theatre

References

External links

Media related to Craig Parker at Wikimedia Commons

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