Callan Mulvey (born 23 February 1975) is an Australian actor. He gained widespread recognition for his performances as Mark Moran on the Australian drama Underbelly, Sergeant Brendan 'Josh' Joshua in Rush, and as Bogdan Drazic in the popular series Heartbreak High. In the United States, Mulvey has appeared in notable films such as 300: Rise of an Empire, Jack Rollins in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Avengers: Endgame (2019), Anatoli Knyazev in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and Dean/Milan in Power (2016).
Early life Of Scottish, Irish and Māori descent, Mulvey was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and moved to Australia when he was eight years old, growing up in the northern beaches of Sydney.
Career
Mulvey's personal interest in skateboarding and rollerblading led him to work as a stunt double about two years prior to winning the role of Drazic in Heartbreak High. His first role was of a victim of a robbery in a police training video.Groves, Don. Mulvey's star is rising [online]. Inside Film: If, No. 154, Aug 2013: 14–15. Availability: <http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=599499773276203;res=IELAPA> . [cited 05 May 17].
In 2003, Mulvey began filming Thunderstruck. On Dec. 31, 2003, after shooting wrapped, he was involved in a car accident, sustaining serious injuries that required months of rehabilitation. In May 2004, he re-entered the spotlight for the release of Thunderstruck.
Mulvey had guest spots on Home and Away (as Johnny Cooper) during 2006 to 2008 and McLeod's Daughters during 2007.
He starred in the 2008 Australian underworld crime show Underbelly as Mark Moran, and appeared in police series Rush as Sgt. Brendan "Josh" Joshua.
In 2012, he starred in the underworld crime miniseries Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms as Mark Anthony "Snoddy" Spencer.
In 2012, he appeared in Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty as Saber. The following year, he starred in The Turning, directed by Robert Connelly.
In 2014, he appeared in 300: Rise of an Empire as Syllias, as Jack Rollins in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, as Skylar in the Katie Holmes black comedy Miss Meadows, and as Jack Taylor in Kill Me Three Times.
Mulvey played Anatoli Knyazev in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016). In the film, Knyazev does not appear as KGBeast and is only a hired gun.
In 2016, he appeared briefly in Warcraft, the film adaptation of the video game Warcraft, in which he was credited as Warrior, as well as joining the main cast of Starz TV's Power, for season three, as Dean/Milan.
Mulvey has since starred in a number of other films, including Beyond Skyline, the sequel to the cult-classic Skyline, and Bleeding Steel, a science fiction thriller starring Jackie Chan, both in 2017, and the horror film Delirium, the historical drama Outlaw King, In Like Flynn, a biopic of Errol Flynn's early years, and Desolate, a drama based on a family of farmers living in a dystopian future, the lattermost four all in 2018.
Personal life Mulvey was injured in a serious car accident in 2003,Sams, Christine "Mulvey's brave recovery", Sydney Morning Herald, 12 May 2004. Accessed 22 August 2007 in a head-on collision at . He was trapped in the vehicle for almost an hour until he could be freed from the wreckage. The midsection of his face completely collapsed, an incision was made from ear to ear over the top of his scalp, his face "pulled down" and 17 titanium plates were then inserted to repair the fractures to his face and jaw. His left knee and ankle were also badly fractured. Mulvey also permanently lost his vision in his left eye. Filmography
Films Year Title Role Notes 2004 Thunderstruck Sam 2008 Glass John Short film 2011 The Hunter Rival Hunter 2012 Zero Dark Thirty Saber - DEVGRU 2013 The Turning David Wilson Segment: "Aquifer" 2014 300: Rise of an Empire Scyllias Captain America: The Winter Soldier Jack Rollins Miss Meadows Skylar Kill Me Three Times Jack Taylor 2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Anatoli Knyazev Warcraft Warrior 2017 Beyond Skyline Harper Bleeding Steel Andre 2018 Delirium Alex Outlaw King John III Comyn, Lord of Badenoch In Like Flynn Johnson Desolate Van 2019 Avengers: Endgame Jack Rollins Ford v Ferrari - stunts 2020 The F**k-It List Dee Shadow in the Cloud John Reeves Children of the Corn Robert Williams High Ground Eddy Breach Teek 2021 Till Death Bobby Ray 2022 The Gray Man "Sierra Four" 2025 Valiant One Chris Lebold Forgive Us All Logan Also executive producer The Run Mac
Television Year Title Role Notes 1997–1999 Heartbreak High Bogdan Drazic 112 episodes 1999 All Saints Stewie Holder 1 episode 2000 Pizza Dave/Middle-class Homeboy 2 episodes2001 The Finder Sam Natoli TV movie Head Start Rodney 'Rod' Hunter 5 episodes BeastMaster Rikko 1 episode Code Red Cage Sorrentino TV movie 2006–2008 Home and Away Johnny Cooper 33 episodes2007 Sea Patrol Horst Wenders 1 episode McLeod's Daughters Mitch Wahlberg 3 episodes 2008 Underbelly Mark Moran 5 episodes 2008–2011 Rush Brendan 'Josh' Joshua 70 episodes 2011 SLiDE Bailey 1 episode 2012 Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms Anthony 'Snoddy' Spencer 6 episodes 2016 Power Dean/Milan 10 episodes 2019 Too Old to Die Young Keith Redford 1 episodes2020 The Luminaries George Shepard 6 episodes Mystery Road Simon 6 episodes 2021–2022 Firebite Vampire King 1 episodes 2023 Last King of the Cross Det. Sgt Brian Crellan 10 episodes 2025 Apple Cider Vinegar Dr Phil 1 episodes
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