Lawrence Makoare
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| Born | March 20, 1968 Bastion Point, Auckland, New Zealand |
Lawrence Makoare (born 20 March 1968) is a New Zealand-born Māori actor, probably best known for his roles in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. In The Fellowship of the Ring he played the Uruk-hai leader Lurtz, and in The Return of the King he played the Witch-king of Angmar as well as Gothmog, the Orc commander at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.
He is also popular among Xena: Warrior Princess fans, having played two memorable characters in the third season: a Barbarian leader in episode "The Quill Is Mightier..."; and Maecanus (a minion of Aphrodite) in episode "Fins, Femmes and Gems". In 2002 he portrayed Mr. Kil in the James Bond film Die Another Day. He stands at 6 feet 4 inches.[1]
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- Rapa Nui (1994) - Atta
- What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? (1999) - Grunt
- Greenstone (1999) TV Series - Rameka
- The Price of Milk (2000) - Nephew
- The Feathers of Peace (2000) - Pemako
- Crooked Earth (2001) - Kahu Bastion
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) - Lurtz
- Die Another Day (2002) - Mr. Kil
- The Maori Merchant of Venice (2002) - Pirihina o Morako (Prince of Morocco)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) - Witch-King / Gothmog
- The Hobbit (film project) (2012) - The Great Goblin
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