Actor and producer Arnold Voslu began his creative career in South Africa, where he was born and spent his childhood and youth. For a long time he performed on the stage of the State Theater of Pretoria. On his account the main roles in the performances of "Don Juan", "Hamlet", "Twelfth Night." The fame came to the actor after moving to the USA and filming in the films "1492: Conquest of Paradise", "Difficult Target", "Mummy", "Throw Cobra".
In the creative biography of Voslu, a huge number of roles in theater and cinema. On the stage of the Pretoria Theater, he played in Shakespeare's plays, three times he was awarded the Dalro National Prize for outstanding achievements in the field of art of the Republic of South Africa.
The actor who moved to Hollywood began to be offered mainly the roles of “bad guys” and soon he was assigned the role of one of the best villains in Hollywood cinema. Takeoff in his career, he was obliged to shoot in the films The Mummy and The Mummy Returns, in which he embodied on the screen the image of one main negative character - the high priest and guardian of the dead Imhotep.
early years
Arnold was born in the summer of 1962 in the Republic of South Africa, into a family of actors. His parents worked in the troupe of the local theater, and the boy was constantly immersed in the atmosphere of art from an early age, so it is not surprising that the theater became his hobby.
During his school years, Arnold participated in numerous theatrical productions and successfully demonstrated his acting abilities.
After graduating from school, the young man enters the army, from where he was soon demobilized for health reasons. After returning home, Arnold again returns to creativity and enters acting courses. Soon he was invited to the troupe of the State Theater, where he has been performing on stage for many years.
Voslu becomes one of the theater’s leading actors, playing the roles of romantic heroes in classic plays by famous writers and contemporary famous playwrights. He received well-deserved recognition from spectators and theater critics and was awarded several times national awards in the field of art.
Film career
Even during his work in South Africa, Arnold often met with filmmakers who came from the United States in search of new actors. Voslo soon came to their attention and was invited to work in America. This was the beginning of his creative career in Hollywood, where Arnold went in 1988.
Arriving in New York, the actor begins a job search. For some time he performed on the stage of the Northlight Theater and Circle. It was very difficult for him to adapt to new living conditions. Voslu recalled that sometimes it came to the point that he dreamed of returning to his homeland and even cried at night from the fact that he could not get used to life in America.
Arnold began his film career in South Africa and in the country became one of the most famous actors acting in serious films. After arriving in the United States, he won his first serious roles only a few years later in the films: “1492: Conquest of Paradise”, “Difficult Target”, “Red Shoes” Diaries, “The Last Touch.” Then there were many roles in the series and only at the end In the 90s, the actor was invited to the shooting of the new project "The Mummy", thanks to which he received worldwide fame.
Arnold himself more than once recalled that he could not even imagine that he would get such a role that changed his whole future life.
After the successful premiere of “The Mummy” and the sequel “The Mummy Returns”, filmed a year later, Voslu began to receive many invitations from famous producers and directors. In his future career - such films and series as: "Spy", "24 hours", "Agent Cody Banks", "Naval Police: Special Department", "Bones", "Clairvoyant", "Blood Diamond", "Throw Cobra ", " Grimm ", " Elementary ", " Shark Hunter "and many others.
