Marco Khan
Marco Khanlian (born March 27, 1979; Armenian: Մարկո Խանլյան), known professionally as Marco Khan (Armenian: Մարկո Խան),[1] is an American actor and stuntman.[2] 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.
Marco Khan Մարկո Խան | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 27, 1979 |
| Occupation | Actor, stunt performer |
| Spouse(s) | Heather J Blair Khan (2007–2012) |
Biography
Khan was born in Tehran, Iran; the son of Anna (née Karamian) and Levon Khanlian.[1] 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.[3] Both of his parents are Armenian. Marco and younger brother, Aleko, left Iran at age 11 in pursuit of higher education. Schooled 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
Films
| 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 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Turkish Guard | Uncredited |
| 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 Dogs | 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 | ||
| Run Sweetheart Run | Taxi Driver | Upcoming | |
Television
| 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 |
| 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" |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate | Male Bulgarian 1 | Voice role |
References
- Marco Khan on IMDb
- "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.
