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Lee Grinner Pace [2] (born March 25, 1979) [3] is an American actor. He starred as Thranduil the Elvenking in The Hobbit trilogy and as Joe MacMillan in the period drama television series Halt and Catch Fire.
Pace called Thranduil the "Elvenking" instead of his actual name during interviews, following Tolkien's usage in The Hobbit, which Pace read as a high school student. [4] In an interview with The Georgia Straight , Pace explained that Thranduil, unlike other villainous characters he had played like Ronan the Accuser , is morally ambiguous, as ...
A Squint-Eyed Southerner appears alongside Bill Ferny at the Prancing Pony in the prologue of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, portrayed by New Zealand actor Matt Smith. [2] Braga (portrayed by Michael Mitchinson [4]) is captain of the Lake-town Guard, a role held by Bard in the book. He has, however, just as little to no regard for the ...
Owen Teale was born on 20 May 1961, [1] in North Cornelly, south Wales, son of Roy and Louise Teale. [2] He attended Cynffig Comprehensive School in Kenfig Hill; [1] he was suspended from the school for disciplinary offences, [1] and credits one of the teachers Mr Davis, with awakening his interest in acting. [1]
Freeman played lead character Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's three-part The Hobbit film series. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] For his performance in the first part, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey , Freeman won Best Hero at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards [ 12 ] and Best Actor at the 18th Empire Awards .
Radagast was played as "a bumbling hero" by Sylvester McCoy in Peter Jackson's film trilogy of The Hobbit. [10] In Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Radagast is played by Sylvester McCoy, [11] and is expanded far beyond his brief role in the book. [10]
Thranduil advises Legolas to seek out a ranger in the north who goes by the name Strider. Thorin's company settles back into Erebor with Dáin as their new king. Bilbo bids farewell to the company's remaining members and journeys home to the Shire with Gandalf.
Armitage was born in Leicester, England, the younger son of Margaret, a secretary, and John Armitage, an engineer.He has an older brother named Christopher. [10]He attended Huncote Community Primary School in Huncote, Blaby District, Leicestershire, [citation needed] and began secondary school at the local comprehensive school, Brockington College in Enderby.