Dean O'Gorman

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Dean O'Gorman (2013)

Dean Lance O'Gorman (born December 1, 1976 in Auckland , New Zealand ) is a New Zealand actor .

Life

He began acting at the age of 14 and has appeared in numerous New Zealand and Australian productions. In the well-known American fantasy series Hercules and Xena - The Warrior Princess , which were filmed in New Zealand , he appeared in various roles. He has also appeared in the series Farscape , Moonlight and McLeod's Daughters . In 2011, he got a lead role in the fantasy series The Almighty Johnsons . On May 1, 2011, director Peter Jackson announced on Facebook that O'Gorman would play the role of Fíli in the film adaptation of Tolkien's The Hobbit .

In 2015 O'Gorman showed a series of posed photographs by the artist entitled No Man's Land in the Braubachfive gallery before the B3 Biennale of Moving Images in Frankfurt am Main .

Dean O'Gorman graduated from Rangitoto College and holds a black belt in karate . In 2019 he became the father of a daughter.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1990: The Rogue Stallion (TV movie)
  • 1990: Raider of the South Seas (TV movie)
  • 1995: Bonjour Timothy
  • 1995–1998: Hercules ( Hercules: The Legendary Journeys , television series, five episodes)
  • 1996: Return to Treasure Island (Movie made for TV)
  • 1996, 2000: Xena - The Warrior Princess ( Xena: Warrior Princess , TV series, two episodes)
  • 1997: Escape from Sector 7 ( Doom Runners , TV movie)
  • 1998–1999: Young Hercules ( Young Hercules , TV series, 45 episodes)
  • 2001: When love comes
  • 2003: Farscape (TV series, two episodes)
  • 2004-2005: McLeod's Daughters ( McLeod's Daughters , TV series)
  • 2007: Moonlight (TV series, episode 1x01)
  • 2009: Legend of the Seeker - The Sword of Truth (TV series, episode 1x17)
  • 2009: The Cult (TV series, episode 1x10)
  • 2010: Nights in the Gardens of Spain (Kawa - Nights in the Gardens of Spain)
  • 2011–2013: The Almighty Johnsons (TV series)
  • 2012: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
  • 2013: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug)
  • 2014: The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies (The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies)
  • 2015: Trumbo
  • 2017: Pork Pie
  • 2017: Wanted (TV series, 5 episodes)

Web links

Commons : Dean O'Gorman  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Staged reality in FAZ from October 7, 2015, page 34
  2. Hobbit star Dean O'Gorman: 'I became a dad' . In: NZHerald.co.nz . June 8, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.