Jed Brophy

Jed Brophy at Hobbitcon III in Bonn (2015)

Jed Brophy (born October 29, 1963 in Taihape ) is a New Zealand actor .

Life

Jed Brophy plays mostly in New Zealand films, including many films by director Peter Jackson . Brophy played one of his first roles as Void in Jackson's Braindead . 1994 followed a supporting role in Heavenly Creatures . In the first part of The Lord of the Rings trilogy , Brophy played the role of a Nazgul. In The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, however, he played the wargan leader Sharku and the orc Snaga in 2002 , in the sequel The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Brophy played an orc, a rider Rohan and an elf. The next collaboration with Jackson followed in 2005 in King Kong . In the three-part film adaptation of The Hobbit , he played the role of the dwarf Nori .

Brophy has a son named Sadwyn Brophy , who also made a small appearance in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King .

Filmography (selection)

Jed Brophy, 2014

• 1992: Chunuk Bair
• 1992: Braindead
• 1994: The Last Tattoo
• 1994: Heavenly Creatures
• 1996: Chicken
• 1996: Return to Treasure Island
• 1996: Hercules (TV series, an episode)
• 1998: Shortland Street
• 2000: Xena - Die Kriegerprinzessin (Xena: Warrior Princess , TV series, an episode)
• 2001: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring)
• 2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)
• 2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King)
• 2003: Perfect Strangers
• 2005: King Kong
• 2008: Second Hand Wedding
• 2009: District 9
• 2010: The Warrior's Way
• 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: The Dead Room
• since 2016: The Shannara Chronicles (TV series)

Web links

• Jed Brophy in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Warner: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey , 2012, p. 23: "Jed Brophy was born in Taihape, New Zealand and grew up on a sheep and cattle farm in the Ruanui Valley / Mataroa."
2. ↑ Jed Brophy. Ardapedia, accessed October 24, 2015 .