This Kiwi actor played three different roles in "Lord of the Rings"
series, more speaking parts than any other actor in it, although his
face is never seen. In "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"
he played Lurtz, the muscular, arrow-throwing leader of the Uruk-Hai
and in "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" he played Gothmog,
the macho leader of Saruman's new and improved Orcs who is described by
his creators as "a cross between John Wayne and the Elephant Man", and
lastly, the Witch King of Angmar; the helmeted, towering Nazgul (formerly a human King) who engages Eowyn
in battle. All three of his villainous characters are killed by the
heroes.
