300 movie xerxes actor: 59 Photos

seven feet tall. In a larger than life battle film like 300, the villain has to be extra-larger than life. Xerxes, the king of Persia, is portrayed as seven feet tall. Actor Rodrigo Santoro is only 6'2. Not too shabby, but the other 10 inches are special effects.);})();(function(){window.jsl.dh(6bPFZueMK8yikPIPmvTaiQ0__34,

Was Rodrigo Santoro's (Xerxes) voice altered for the film? Yes, the pitch of Santoro's voice was lowered in editing to better fit the character. Director Zack Snyder stated in an interview, because we scaled him as we did, when his normal voice played, it was [...]

Rodrigo Santoro. While sitting down to promote Wolf Pack on SiriusXM's The Jess Cagle Show, Rodrigo Santoro opened up about playing the villainous Persian God-King Xerxes in 2006's 300. Santoro transformed for the role, opting for a bald head instead of his usually flowing locks, and sporting a hairless body dotted with piercings.);})();(function(){window.jsl.dh(6bPFZueMK8yikPIPmvTaiQ0__52,

Xerxes. Xerxes is a legendary king of Persia. He is the overall main antagonist of 300 film series and the archenemy to the protagonist, King Leonidas. He is the main antagonist of the film, 300, and central antagonist of the sequel, 300: Rise of an Empire. He is based on the real King Xerxes.);})();(function(){window.jsl.dh(6bPFZueMK8yikPIPmvTaiQ0__60,

He is a 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) tall, 113 kg (250 lbs.)