Manu Bennett is an actor, director, and producer from New Zealand who provided the voice and performance capture[1] for the Orc chief Azog in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit film trilogy (2012 - 2014).[2]
Career[]
Bennett is best known for his roles as Mark Antony (to Karl Urban's Julius Caesar) in the series Xena: Warrior Princess, Crixus in the Starz television franchise Spartacus, and as Slade Wilson in the CW series Arrow.[3] His film roles include Deputy Billy Kitka in 30 Days of Night, Paco in The Condemned, and Sinbad in Sinbad and The Minotaur.
| The Hobbit films actors | |
|---|---|
| Richard Armitage • John Bell • Manu Bennett • Cate Blanchett • Orlando Bloom • Jed Brophy • Adam Brown • John Callen • Benedict Cumberbatch • Luke Evans • Martin Freeman • Stephen Fry • Ryan Gage • Mark Hadlow • Peter Hambleton • Craig Hall • Sir Ian Holm • Stephen Hunter • Robin Kerr • William Kircher • Sir Christopher Lee • Evangeline Lilly • Sir Ian McKellen • Graham McTavish • James Nesbitt • Mary Nesbitt • Peggy Nesbitt • Dean O'Gorman • Lee Pace • Mikael Persbrandt • John Rawls • Andy Serkis • Conan Stevens • Ken Stott • Aidan Turner • Stephen Ure • Hugo Weaving • Elijah Wood | |
References[]
- ↑ "THE HOBBIT - The Making Of Azog."
- ↑ "Manu Bennett: More Than Hollywood Muscle." ET Online, 25 January, 2013.
- ↑ "'Arrow's' Manu Bennett Upped to Series Regular for Season 2." Hollywood Reporter, 20 March, 2013.
- Manu Bennett on Facebook