Caspar Zafer (born 26 October 1974) [2] is an English actor.
Caspar Zafer | |
|---|---|
 Caspar Zafer in the middle | |
| Born | 26 October 1974 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present[1] |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1,85m) |
Career
editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (March 2021) |
Zafer was born 26 October 1974 and spent much of his childhood and early life in the Middle East. He trained in theatre at The Oxford School of Drama. From 2001 to 2002 he performed in the television series Dream Team. Following this the movie La Femme Musketeer he held the role of Gaston Athos. Following years he had engagements in different television- and movie productions including Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers starring alongside Sophia Loren and F. Murray Abraham in 2004, True True Lie and Tirant lo Blanc in 2006 where he played the lead. Following this he starred in numerous films until moving to U.S TV In 2012 where he had the role from the original vampire Finn Mikaelson in the television series The Vampire Diaries. He starred in The Originals on the CW, reprising his role as Finn Mikaelson in his original body.
Rowing
editZafer is also a world record holder in Ocean rowing. In August 2014 he won the Great Pacific Race along with three others in their boat Uniting Nations. They became the first four-man crew to row 2400 miles from Mainland United States (Monterey) to Wakiki Hawaii. They are also the fastest crossing the Pacific in 43 days.[3][4][5]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers | Francesco |
| 2005 | Nature Unleashed: Tornado | Daniel |
| 2006 | True True Lie | Guy |
| Tirante el Blanco | Tirante | |
| 2007 | Two Families | Rocco |
| 2014 | Coffee Sex You | Michael Scott |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2002 | Dream Team (TV series) | Andrei Belanov | |
| 2002 | The Hound of the Baskervilles | Warder 1 | TV film |
| 2004 | La Femme Musketeer | Gaston | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | The Vampire Diaries | Finn Mikaelson | 4 episodes |
| 2015-2016 | The Originals | Finn Mikaelson | 7 episodes |
References
edit- ^ Casper Zafer: Middle East via Great Britain Archived December 21, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, wetpaint.com.
- ^ Casper Zafer. Serienjunkies.
- ^ "First rowers in Monterey-to-Hawaii race cross the finish line in Hawaii". July 23, 2014.
- ^ "First Four-Man Team Wins Great Pacific Race From California to Hawaii and Set a New World Record".
- ^ "Uniting Nations is first boat to row from Monterey to Hawaii in Great Pacific Race".
External links
edit- Casper Zafer at IMDb