Bruce Spence

Bruce Spence
Born	Auckland, New Zealand

Bruce Spence, born September 17, 1945 is an actor, having spent most of his career performing in Australia. Bruce attended Henderson High School in West Auckland.

Spence is most known for his roles as the Gyro Captain in Mad Max 2 and as Jedediah the pilot in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, and as "Zedd" (Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander) in Legend of the Seeker.

He also performed the voice of Chum in Finding Nemo, the Mouth of Sauron in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, the Trainman in The Matrix Revolutions, and Tion Medon in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith - the only actor to appear in all three major trilogies.

Trivia

At 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in), Spence is one of the tallest actors to have played a leading role.

He acted as the paleontologist (Huxley) alongside fellow actor Felix Nobis, in the Australian performance of BBC's Walking with Dinosaurs: The Live Experience. In his role, Spence narrates the activities of life-sized mechanical dinosaurs operated by teams of puppeteers and drivers.

In 2008, Spence joined the television series Legend of the Seeker, based on the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind, in the role of Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander, co-starring Craig Horner and Bridget Regan. In November 2009 it began its second 22-episode season (2009–10).

Filmography

• Stork (1971) - Graham 'Stork' Wallace
• Certain Women (1973) TV Series - Julius 'Big Julie'
• Three Old Friends (1974)
• The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) - Charlie
• The Firm Man (1975) - Messenger
• The Great Macarthy (1975) - Bill Dean
• Let the Balloon Go (1976) - Chief Gifford
• Oz (1976) - Bass player/Blondie the Surfie
• Mad Dog Morgan (1976) - Heriot
• Eliza Fraser (1976) - Bruce McIver
• Barnaby and Me (1977) (TV) - Tall Baddie
• Newsfront (1978) - Redex trial driver
• Dimboola (1979) - Morrie McAdam
• Double Deal (1981) - Doug Mitchell
• And Here Comes Bucknuckle (1981) TV Series
• Mad Max 2 (1981) - The Gyro Captain
• Deadline (1982) (TV) - Towie
• Kingswood Country (1982) .... TV Series - Dentist
• The Return of Captain Invincible (1983) - Midnight's Doctor
• Midnite Spares (1983) - Wimpy
• Buddies (1983) - Ted
• Pallet on the Floor (1984) - Basil Beaumont-Foster
• Wo die grünen Ameisen träumen (Where the Green Ants Dream) (1984) - Lance Hackett
• Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) - Jedediah the Pilot
• Great Expectations, the Untold Story (1986) (TV) - Joe Gargery
• Bullseye (1987) - Purdy
• The Year My Voice Broke (1987) - Jonah
• The Dirtwater Dynasty (1988) (mini) TV Series - Lonely Logan
• Bachelor Girl (1988) - Alistair Dredge Jr
• Rikky and Pete (1988) - Ben
• Zucker (1989) (TV)
• Tanamera - Lion of Singapore (1989) (mini) TV Series - Hammond
• Dearest Enemy (1989) TV Series - Lenny (1989/1992)
• ...Almost (1990) - Ronnie
• The Shrimp on the Barbie (1990) - Wayne
• Sweet Talker (1991) - Norman Foster
• Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left (1992) TV Series - The Chief
• Hercules Returns (1993) - Sprocket
• Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) - Gahjii
• The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas (1996)
• Return to Jupiter (1997) TV Series - Ed Unit
• Halifax f.p: Isn't It Romantic (1997) (TV) - Eric Washburn
• Dark City (1998) - Mr. Wall
• Moby-Dick (1998) (TV) - Elijah
• Farscape (2002) (TV) - Prefect Falaak
• Queen of the Damned (2002) - Khayman
• Inspector Gadget 2 (2003) (V) - Baxter
• Enter the Matrix (2003) (VG) - Trainman
• Finding Nemo (2003) (voice) - Chum
• The Matrix Revolutions (2003) - Trainman
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) - Mouth of Sauron (extended edition)
• Peter Pan (2003) - Cookson
• The Brush Off (2004) (TV) - Philip Veale
• Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) - Tion Medon
• Aquamarine (2006) - Leonard
• RAN (Remote Area Nurse) (2006) - Vince
• Solo (2006) - Kennedy
• Nightmares & Dreamscapes (2006) TV - Hans Morris
• Equal Opportunity (2006) TV - Death
• Legend of the Seeker (2008–2010) TV - Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander
• Double The Fist (2008) TV - Mayor McCarthy
• Australia (2008) - DR. Barker
• All Saints (2009) TV - Barry Goldsworthy
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) - Lord Rhoop

External links

• Bruce Spence at the Internet Movie Database