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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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]
The Hobbit calls him an elf-friend rather than an elf, one "who had both elves and heroes of the North for ancestors." [T 9] The Elvenking, king of the Mirkwood Elves. He held the dwarves captive. They were eventually freed by Bilbo. [T 10] (In The Hobbit he is only called "the Elvenking"; his name "Thranduil" is given in The Lord of the Rings ...
[11] In October 2010, Kazinsky was cast in the film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. He would have played Fili, a member of the Company of Dwarves, [12] but in April 2011, Kazinsky resigned from the role for personal reasons. [13] On 9 January 2011, he guest starred on the drama series Brothers & Sisters as Dr Rick Appleton. [14]
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 .