<P> Makoare was a road construction builder who drifted into acting after he accompanied a girlfriend to a drama class and was picked out by the teacher to perform because of his impressive height . He began his career performing as a stuntman . Makoare is probably best known for his roles in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies . In The Fellowship of the Ring he portrayed the Uruk - hai leader Lurtz , and in The Return of the King he portrayed the Witch - king of Angmar as well as Gothmog , the Orc commander at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields . In The Hobbit : The Desolation of Smaug he portrayed the Orc commander Bolg , son of Azog . Due to filming commitments on Marco Polo Makoare was unavailable during the pick - ups shooting of The Hobbit : The Battle of the Five Armies , in which Bolg is portrayed by John Tui instead . </P>
<P> Makoare was a road construction builder who drifted into acting after he accompanied a girlfriend to a drama class and was picked out by the teacher to perform because of his impressive height . He began his career performing as a stuntman . Makoare is probably best known for his roles in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies . In The Fellowship of the Ring he portrayed the Uruk - hai leader Lurtz , and in The Return of the King he portrayed the Witch - king of Angmar as well as Gothmog , the Orc commander at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields . In The Hobbit : The Desolation of Smaug he portrayed the Orc commander Bolg , son of Azog . Due to filming commitments on Marco Polo Makoare was unavailable during the pick - ups shooting of The Hobbit : The Battle of the Five Armies , in which Bolg is portrayed by John Tui instead . </P>
who played uruk hai in lord of the rings
who played uruk hai in lord of the rings
Makoare
Makoare