who plays the dwarf king in the hobbit
Richard Crispin Armitage
title: Mark Hadlow text: Mark Hadlow Mark Selwyn Hadlow (born 1957) is a New Zealand-Australian actor and comedian. Hadlow is perhaps best known internationally for playing the roles of Harry in "King Kong" and Dori, a Dwarf, in "The Hobbit" series. Hadlow was born in Australia, in the New South Wales town of Walgett, the son of a New Zealand-born vicar and an Australian mother. They moved to Perth, and then spent three years in Chennai, before moving to New Zealand when Hadlow was nine years old. They lived in Wellington and Christchurch, and Hadlow attended boarding school. Hadlow's early film appearances were in title: The Hobbit (film series) text: other source material, such as Gandalf's investigation at Dol Guldur, and the pursuit of Azog and Bolg, who seek vengeance against Thorin and his kindred. The films feature an ensemble cast that also includes James Nesbitt, Ken Stott, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace and Luke Evans, with several actors reprising their roles from "The Lord of the Rings", including Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood, and Andy Serkis. The films also feature Manu Bennett, Sylvester McCoy, Stephen Fry, Mikael Persbrandt, Barry Humphries, and Lawrence Makoare. Also returning for production, among others, were illustrators John Howe title: The Hobbit (film series) text: Bain, Manu Bennett plays Azog, Craig Hall plays Galion, Ben Mitchell plays Narzug, John Rawls plays Yazneg, Stephen Ure plays Fimbul and Grinnah, Kiran Shah plays a goblin scribe, and Stephen Colbert was cast in an undisclosed cameo. Conan Stevens was to play Bolg, but he eventually played a Gundabad Orc, also known as Keeper of Dungeons. Principal photography began on 21 March 2011 in Wellington, New Zealand. Filming took place at Wellington Stone Street Studios, the town of Matamata and at other undisclosed locations around New Zealand. The costumes for each of the Dwarves included six wigs and eight title: Thorin Oakenshield text: Thorin Oakenshield Thorin II Oakenshield, son of Thráin, son of Thrór, King under the Mountain is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 novel "The Hobbit". Thorin is the leader of the Company of Dwarves who aim to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from Smaug the dragon. He is the son of Thráin II, grandson of Thrór, and becomes King of Durin's Folk during their exile from Erebor. Thorin's background is further elaborated in Appendix A of Tolkien's 1955 novel "The Return of the King". Thorin is described as haughty, stern, and officious. He sings and plays the harp, title: Dáin II Ironfoot text: Dáin II Ironfoot Dáin II Ironfoot is a Dwarf and king of Erebor in J. R. R. Tolkien's high fantasy legendarium concerning Middle-earth. He appears briefly in "The Hobbit" and his story is elaborated in Appendix A of "The Lord of the Rings". Dáin, one of the greatest dwarven warriors, was the son of Náin and grandson of Grór, the youngest son of Dáin I of Durin's folk. Following his grandfather's death, Dáin became lord of the Dwarves of the Iron Hills in Wilderland. Dáin's father Náin was killed by the great Orc Azog during the Battle of Nanduhirion before