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Martin Freeman
Martin Freeman went to Michel Delving Drama School.
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Hopkins, Bruce
Bruce Hopkins was born on November 25, 1955 in Invercargill, New Zealand, a town located on the smallest, southernmost island, Stewart Island (also known as Raikura). He was named Raymond Bruce Hopkins, though he dropped the Raymond quickly. Three years later, Bruce, with his family, moved to Russel, NZ in the Bay of Islands region.…
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Howe, John
John Howe was born on August 21, 1957 in Vancouver, Canada. He was a lead concept artist and illustrator, working in collaboration with Alan Lee, for the three movies that made up “The Lord of the Rings”. He has also illustrated many pieces of Middle Earth material, including The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, and The Lord…
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Weaving, Hugo
Hugo Wallace Weaving was born April 4, 1960, in Austin, Nigeria.
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Dourif, Brad
Bradford Claude Dourif, a man best known for his weird, eccentric roles, was born March 18, 1850 in Huntington, West Virginia. His father, owner of a dye factory, died when Brad was only 3. His mother remarried Bill Campbell and together they raised Brad and his 3 sisters and 2 brothers. Later, when Brad was…
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Hill, Bernard
Bernard Hill was born on the 17th December, 1944, in a Catholic, working-class family in Manchester, England. He studied at Manchester Polytechnic, gaining a Diploma in Theatre in 1970. He worked in theatre and television through the 1970s, and had roles in the television series “I, Claudius” and the film “Gandhi”. His first major television…
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Noble, John
John Noble was born August 8, 1948, in Australia. As Artistic Director of the ‘Stage Company of S.A.’ for ten years, John Noble was involved in South Australia’s cultural explosion in the 1970’s and 80’s. He performed with all of the States major arts companies. He also directed on London’s West End (David Williamson’s Sons…
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Otto, Miranda
Personal info: The actress that so wonderfully captures the fiery spirit of Eowyn -The White Lady of Rohan in the final two installments of “Lord of the Rings”, is Miranda Otto. The 5’9″ willowy blonde was born on December 16th, 1967 in Queensland Australia. Her parents are Barry Otto (Strictly Ballroom), a well know stage…
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Csokas, Marton
Marton Csokas was born June 30, 1966, in New Zealand.
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Makoare, Lawrence
Lawrence Makoare was born on March 20, 1968, in Bastion Point, New Zealand where he still lives with his wife and 5 children. Although he is of Ngati Whatua descent he apparently doesn’t speak Maori fluently, which means he has to learn his lines by intensively studying the language (necessary for some of his Maori…
