Mark Hadlow ( born Mark Hadlow ; born , ) is an Australian-New Zealand theater, film and television actor, also occasionally performs songs in films and acts as a voice actor. The spectator is best known for playing the role of the dwarf Dory in the Hobbit movie trilogy (2012-2014). Commander of the Order of Merit .
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| Birth name | Mark Selwin Hadlow Mark Selwyn Hadlow |
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| Profession | actor |
| Career | 1979 - n. at. |
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 Personal life
- 2 Works in the theater
- 3 Selected filmography
- 3.1 Wide screen
- 3.2 Television
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Biography
Mark Selwin Hadlow was born in 1957 in the town of ( New South Wales , Australia ). His father was a vicar from New Zealand, his mother is an Australian. Shortly after the birth of a son, the family moved to Perth ( Western Australia ), then they lived for three years in the Indian city of Chennai , and when Mark was nine years old they came to New Zealand, where they first lived in Wellington and then settled in Christchurch . Here the young man graduated from high school, and then the College of Christ [1] .
Hadlow served in the Navy ( Reserve of volunteers - a trumpeter in the orchestra), has the rank of lieutenant - commander ( lieutenant commander ) [1] .
Since 1979, Hadlow began acting in television series, since 1981 - in films. In 2010, the actor was offered the prominent role of the gnome Dory in the Hobbit movie trilogy [2] . Despite by no means a gnomish height of 170 cm, Hadlow coped well with this role in all three tapes.
Hadlow plays at the Theater, and also acts as a theater producer and director. In December 2009, he initiated the renovation of Theater in Christchurch (at that time - one of only three of the country's current theaters built in the 19th century). Hadlow began raising funds for this purpose, planning to raise $ 60 million [3] . In February 2011, the city was partially destroyed by a strong earthquake , the Odeon suffered very serious damage and was completely demolished the following year [4] .
In 2017, Mark Hadlow was awarded the Order of Merit “for the service of art” [5] .
Personal life
At the end of the 20th century, Mark Hadlow was married for four years to a woman named Sarah Hood. After this, a divorce followed, the daughter Olivia (born 1996 or 1997) remained from the marriage. In 2002, Hadlow met a woman named Jane Carpenter. The following year, she became his second wife. The actor had a stepdaughter named Sarah (born 1978 or 1979; works as a lawyer in the Red Cross in Pakistan ) [1] .
Theater Work
- The Wind in the Willows
- Jesus Christ Superstar
- Sensitive New Age Guy - "one-man show", a tour of New Zealand. Hadlow gave 350 performances, each playing 13 characters. [1]
Selected Filmography
Widescreen
- 1981 - / Strange Behavior - Party Dancer
- 1982 - Beyond Reasonable Doubt - Bruce Roddick
- 1982 - of the 21st Century / Warlords of the 21st Century - Orrin
- 1982 - The Scarecrow - The Scarecrow - Sam Finn
- 1983 - / Nate and Hayes - gunner from the gun
- 1989 - Meet the Feebles / Meet the Feebles - Behemoth Heidi / Hedgehog Robert / Bulldog Barry (dubbing) [6]
- 1995 - / Bonjour Timothy - Rugby Trainer
- 2005 - King Kong / Harry Kong
- 2009 - / Last of the Living - Dad
- 2012 - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey / The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Dwarf /Troll Burt [7]
- 2013 - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - The Dwarf Dory
- 2014 - The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies / The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies - Gnome Dory
- 2018 - The Chronicles of Predatory Cities / Mortal Engines - Stigwood, Auctioneer in Rusty Water
Television
- 1979 - Sid / Sid (in 13 episodes)
- 1999 - Xena - Warrior Princess / Xena: Warrior Princess - Milo (in The Play's the Thing )
- 2000 - Jack of All Trades Jack of All Trades - George III (in the episode It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Opera )
- 2018 - Darwin and Newts / Darwin and Newts - Burpy (in 40 episodes)
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Kate Pris Mark Hadlow as himself, and Dori on stuff.co.nz , February 12, 2013
- ↑ Peter Jackson Announces 'Hobbit' Cast ( accessed ) at accesshollywood.com , October 21, 2010 Archived from the original on October 24, 2010
- ↑ Charlie Gates. Hadlow wants to turn Odeon into NoeDo (English) on stuff.co.nz , December 22, 2009
- ↑ Lois Cairns. Powerless to stop heritage demolition on stuff.co.nz , November 30, 2012
- ↑ Queen's Birthday Honors 2017 - Citations for Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit - HADLOW, Mr Mark Selwyn (eng) on dpmc.govt.nz ( archived version of this page, June 10, 2017 )
- ↑ Also performing songs by Robert's Serenade , Hot Potato , Barry's Aria and Garden of Love .
- ↑ Also performing songs by Blunt the Knives , Misty Mountains and Merry Inn (not shown in these credits).
Links
- Mark Hadlow's biography on nzonscreen.com