John Callen

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John Callen on April 6, 2015 at the Hobbitcon III Convention in Bonn

John Callen (born November 4, 1946 in London ) is a British - New Zealand actor , voice actor and director who became internationally known for his role as Óin in the Hobbit trilogy .

Life

Callen was born in London and attended Blackheath High School . He moved to New Zealand with his family at the age of 16. He worked for a radio station and so had contacts for synchronization. He spoke audio books and also worked as a journalist. He later played in theaters and also wrote reviews of stage plays. In addition to synchronization work, he also commented on documentaries.

In addition to his acting duties, Callen also acted as a director . He directed several episodes of the series The Tribe . In addition, you saw him mainly in smaller roles in New Zealand television series. After various speaking roles, like in Star Wars , he was also in front of the camera in larger productions. Attack on the Rainbow Warrior was his first major role, followed by films like Love Birds - Duck good, all good! . He achieved his international breakthrough when he played the dwarf Óin in the film trilogy The Hobbit .

Filmography

actor

Voice actor

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.theonering.net/torwp/the-hobbit/cast/john-callen/
  2. ↑ John Callen Moviepilot.
personal data
SURNAME Callen, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British-New Zealand actor, voice actor and director
DATE OF BIRTH November 4, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH London