Mark Smith (actor)

Mark Smith (born 30 September 1969) is an English actor and body builder who starred as 'Rhino' on the popular ITV show, Gladiators. He now lives in Los Angeles[1].

Mark Smith
Born (1969-09-30) 30 September 1969
Acton, London, England, U.K.
NationalityEnglish
OccupationActor, body builder
Spouse(s)Simone Young
Children3

Life and career

Smith starred as 'Leo' in the Nickelodeon (UK & Ireland) show Renford Rejects and also guest starred as 'Johnson' in the hit BBC soap EastEnders. He has also appeared In Trial & Retribution for Lynda LaPlante, Robin Hood as the role of Karim. Then Mark moved with his family to LA and has built his resume with projects including Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Rollin' with the Nines and an appearance as 'Shadow Warrior' in the film Batman Begins.[2]

On 4 June 2005, at London's infamous York Hall, Smith went head to head with lottery winner Michael Carroll in a boxing match. The fight drew much publicity with the press conference ending in a brawl after Carroll lunged for Smith. On the day, the fight had to be stopped three times due to Carroll's inability to continue. The former binman later stated "I will definitely get back in the ring with him. I will train harder next time."[3] The charity re-match took place at the Manchester Evening News Arena in September 2005. This time Carroll was knocked out in the 2nd Round.[4]

After Gladiators he became an actor and producer in Los Angeles.[5]

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gollark: I don't want to support things which are called "organic".
gollark: If you claim to care about something, but then mostly just ignore it, that's not exactly very meaningfully "caring".
gollark: I mean, yes, people care abstractly. If you ask them "hey, are you unhappy about some poverty-stricken countries being poverty-stricken" they'll say yes. But people do not actually practically care enough to do anything.
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References
  1. Official website
  2. "Official Mark 'Rhino' Smith". Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
  3. "Lout Gets Thrashed In The Ring". Mirror.Co.Uk.
  4. Official Mark 'Rhino' Smith - Boxing
  5. Kale, Sirin (23 October 2019). "'Gladiators ... ready!' Whatever became of Wolf, Jet, Rhino and the show's other stars?" – via www.theguardian.com.
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