Stephen Ure
Stephen Ure (born March 28, 1958 in Sydney , New South Wales ) is an Australian actor .
Life
Ure's first film appearance was in Death Hill in 1992, which featured New Zealand actors Jed Brophy and John Leigh , among others . However, Ure only gained fame through the films The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King . In The Two Towers he played the orc Grishnákh and in The Return of the King the orc Gorbag. Other famous films from Ures were Dark Stories: Tales from Beyond the Grave and Perfect Creature . He also had a small appearance in The Chronicles of Narnia: The King of Narnia . In The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) and its sequel The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013), he again played two orcs: the wargreiter Fimbul and the torturer Grinnah. In 2015 he starred in the New Zealand horror comedy Deathgasm .
Filmography (selection)
Movies
- 1992: Hill of Death (Chunuk Bair)
- 1996: Broken English
- 1998: One of Them!
- 1998: The Chosen (TV movie)
- 2001: Dark Stories: Tales from Beyond the Grave
- 2001: Exposure - Dangerous Disclosure (Exposure)
- 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)
- 2005: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)
- 2006: Perfect Creature
- 2006: Inside (short film)
- 2010: Tracker
- 2012: Runaways (short film)
- 2012: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
- 2013: Pumanawa: The Gift (short film)
- 2013: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug)
- 2015: Deathgasm
- 2016: The Light Between Oceans
- 2018: Mortal Engines: War of the Cities (Mortal Engines)
TV Shows
- 1997–1998: Xena - The Warrior Princess ( Xena: Warrior Princess , 3 episodes)
- 1998: Hercules ( Hercules: The Legendary Journeys , an episode)
- 1999: Duggan (an episode)
- 2006: The Killian Curse (an episode)
- 2009: Legend of the Seeker - The Sword of Truth ( Legend of the Seeker , an episode)
- 2011–2012: Spartacus (2 episodes)
- 2012: Hounds (6 episodes)
- 2016: Ash vs Evil Dead (4 episodes)
Web links
- Stephen Ure in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ure, Stephen |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 28, 1958 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Sydney , New South Wales |