CRAIG PARKER (actor; New Zealand)
Guest appearance: Friday 13. March 2026
Craig Parker is a New Zealand actor educated at Glenfield College on Auckland’s North Shore. He later trained at Northland Youth Theatre in Whangārei, where he developed his passion for performance and began building his professional career.
Parker is internationally recognized for his role as Haldir of Lórien in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, part of The Lord of the Rings. He also appeared as Sabas in Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.
On television, Parker portrayed the formidable Darken Rahl in the fantasy series Legend of the Seeker, produced by Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert. He later took on the role of Gaius Claudius Glaber in the Starz historical drama Spartacus: Blood and Sand and its follow-up season Spartacus: Vengeance.
From 2014 to 2017, Parker played Lord Stéphane Narcisse in the CW period drama Reign. His extensive television credits also include guest appearances in Xena: Warrior Princess, Young Hercules, Sleepy Hollow, and NCIS. In 2018, he guest-starred in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as the Kree Taryan and had a recurring role as Alastair Caine in the first season of the 2018 reboot of Charmed.
With a career spanning epic fantasy, historical drama, and cult television, Craig Parker has established himself as a versatile and internationally respected performer.