Arnold Vosloo
Biography
Arnold Vosloo is a South African and American actor who came out of the South African stage and became known for playing villains. Born in Pretoria into a family of stage actors, he won Dalro Awards for roles in Hamlet and Don Juan and became a regular at the State Theatre. He moved into film in 1984 and later emigrated to the United States, returning to the theater in Chicago and New York before his American film debut in Gor (1987). He took the title part in two Darkman sequels and played the ancient Egyptian high priest Imhotep in The Mummy (1999) and The Mummy Returns (2001). He played the henchman François Molay in Agent Cody Banks (2003) and Colonel Coetzee in Blood Diamond (2006), and was Zartan in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) and G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013). On television he played a terrorist leader in the fourth season of 24.
64years old
Turns 65 on June 16in 246 days
- Born Pretoria
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 26
- Career span
- 38 years1987 to 2025
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A change of course
Vosloo's likeness and voice were used for Saul Myers, the main hero of the 2005 video game Boiling Point: Road to Hell, published by Atari.
Arnold Vosloo movies on Netflix
London Callingas Harry
Sniper: The Last Standas Kovalov
Condor's Nestas Colonel Martin Bach
Silverton Siegeas Johan Langerman
G.I. Joe: Retaliationas Zartan
Odd Thomasas Tom Jedd
All-Star Supermanas Bar-El (voice)
Green Lantern: Emerald Knightsas Abin Sur (voice)
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adamas Black Adam (voice)
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobraas Zartan
Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chroniclesas King Augustin
Odysseus & the Isle of Mistsas Odysseus
Blood Diamondas Colonel Coetzee
Agent Cody Banksas Molay
Endangered Speciesas Warden
The Mummy Returnsas Imhotep
The Mummyas Imhotep
Progenyas Dr. Craig Burton
Rough Draftas Stefan
Zeus & Roxanneas Claude Carver
Darkman III: Die Darkman Dieas Darkman / Dr. Peyton Westlake
Darkman II: The Return of Durantas Darkman / Peyton Westlake
Hard Targetas Pik van Cleef
1492: Conquest of Paradiseas Guevara
Goras Norman
Steel Dawnas Makker
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Stephen Sommers directed four of these films, Bradford May two. Eighteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.








Films together
Kevin Michael Richardson2 films together, 2010 to 2011
Kevin Michael Richardson's page All-Star Superman2011IMDb rating 6.8Vosloo as Bar-ElvoiceRichardson as Steve Lombard / Lizard Man / Convictvoice
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam2010IMDb rating 7.0Vosloo as Black AdamvoiceRichardson as Mister Tawky Tawnyvoice
John Rhys-Davies2 films together, 2002 to 2008
John Rhys-Davies's page Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles2008IMDb rating 4.3Vosloo as King AugustinRhys-Davies as Sangimel
Endangered Species2002IMDb rating 4.2Vosloo as WardenRhys-Davies as Wyznowski
Jonathan Pryce2 films together, 2009 to 2013
Jonathan Pryce's page G.I. Joe: Retaliation2013IMDb rating 5.7Vosloo as ZartanPryce as President
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra2009IMDb rating 5.7Vosloo as ZartanPryce as U.S. President
Dwayne Johnson2 films together, 2001 to 2013
Dwayne Johnson's page G.I. Joe: Retaliation2013IMDb rating 5.7Vosloo as ZartanJohnson as Roadblock
The Mummy Returns2001IMDb rating 6.4Vosloo as ImhotepJohnson as The Scorpion King
Brendan Fraser2 films together, 1999 to 2001
Brendan Fraser's page The Mummy Returns2001IMDb rating 6.4Vosloo as ImhotepFraser as Rick O'Connell
The Mummy1999IMDb rating 7.1Vosloo as ImhotepFraser as Rick O'Connell
Channing Tatum2 films together, 2009 to 2013
Channing Tatum's page G.I. Joe: Retaliation2013IMDb rating 5.7Vosloo as ZartanTatum as Duke
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra2009IMDb rating 5.7Vosloo as ZartanTatum as Duke
Stephen SommersDirector, 4 films, 1999 to 2013
All films by Stephen Sommers Odd Thomas2013IMDb rating 6.8Vosloo as Tom Jedd
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra2009IMDb rating 5.7Vosloo as Zartan
The Mummy Returns2001IMDb rating 6.4Vosloo as Imhotep
The Mummy1999IMDb rating 7.1Vosloo as Imhotep
Bradford MayDirector, 2 films, 1995 to 1996
All films by Bradford May Darkman III: Die Darkman Die1996IMDb rating 4.8Vosloo as Darkman / Dr. Peyton Westlake
Darkman II: The Return of Durant1995IMDb rating 5.1Vosloo as Darkman / Peyton Westlake
Also two films together12 more actors
- Steve BlumAll-Star Superman (2011) and Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (2011)
- Rachel WeiszThe Mummy Returns (2001) and The Mummy (1999)
- John HannahThe Mummy Returns (2001) and The Mummy (1999)
- Kevin J. O'ConnorG.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) and The Mummy (1999)
- Wilford BrimleyProgeny (1998) and Hard Target (1993)
- Byung-hun LeeG.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
- Adewale Akinnuoye-AgbajeG.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) and The Mummy Returns (2001)
- Oded FehrThe Mummy Returns (2001) and The Mummy (1999)
- Patricia VelasquezThe Mummy Returns (2001) and The Mummy (1999)
- Ray ParkG.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
- Aharon IpaléThe Mummy Returns (2001) and The Mummy (1999)
- Noxolo DlaminiSniper: The Last Stand (2025) and Silverton Siege (2022)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Arnold Vosloo's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.8 billion
11 of the 26 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 26 films: 11 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 7 never in cinemas; 7 figure not found.
- 11Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 7Never in cinemas
- 7Figure not found
Top grosser

Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$443M24.0% of the total
- 2$416M22.5% of the total
- 3$372M20.1% of the total
- 4$303M16.4% of the total
- 5$172M9.3% of the total
- 6$74M4.0% of the total
- 7$59M3.2% of the total
- 8$7.2M0.4% of the total
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