Lawrence Makoare - Wikipedia Lawrence Makoare Lawrence Makoare Lawrence Makoare in 2003 ( 1968 - 11 - 20 ) 20 November 1968 ( age 48 ) Bastion Point, Auckland, New Zealand Residence New Zealand Occupation Actor Known for The Lord of the Rings The Hobbit Height 6 ft 4 in ( 193 cm ). Lawrence Makoare ( born 20 November 1968 ) is a New Zealand Māori actor. Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links Career Makoare was a road construction builder who drifted into acting after he accompanied a girlfriend to a drama class and was picked out by the teacher to perform because of his impressive height. He began his career performing as a stuntman. Makoare is probably best known for his roles in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies. In The Fellowship of the Ring he portrayed the Uruk - hai leader Lurtz, and in The Return of the King he portrayed the Witch - king of Angmar as well as Gothmog, the Orc commander at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. In The Hobbit : The Desolation of Smaug he portrayed the Orc commander Bolg, son of Azog. Due to filming commitments on Marco Polo Makoare was unavailable during the pick - ups shooting of The Hobbit : The Battle of the Five Armies, in which Bolg is portrayed by John Tui instead. Makoare is also popular among Xena : Warrior Princess fans, having played two memorable characters in the third season : a Barbarian leader in episode `` The Quill Is Mightier... '' ; and Maecanus ( a minion of Aphrodite ) in episode `` Fins, Femmes and Gems ''. In 2002 he portrayed Mr. Kil in the James Bond film Die Another Day. The director of The Dead Lands, Toa Fraser, was not enthusiastic about using Makoare as the warrior but was won over by the way he managed, after a few directing hints, to turn in a performance that made him weep. Personal life Makoare with a fan cosplaying as Lurtz, his character from The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring Makoare has five children. Filmography Year Title Role Notes Rapa Nui Atta 1999 What Becomes of the Broken Hearted ? Grunt Greenstone Rameka TV Series 2000 The Feathers of Peace Pemako The Price of Milk Nephew Crooked Earth Kahu Bastion The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring Lurtz 2002 The Maori Merchant of Venice Pirihina o Morako ( The Prince of Morocco ) Die Another Day Mr Kil 2003 The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King Witch - King of Angmar / Gothmog 2007 The Ferryman Snake 2012 L'oncle Charles Ratu Fundamental J.T. 2013 The Hobbit : The Desolation of Smaug Bolg 2014 Marco Polo Za Bing TV Series The Dead Lands The Warrior References Jump up ^ Lawrence Makoare 's height as Celebheights.com, accessed on 12 May 2015 Jump up ^ Stephen Dowling, ' Taking a break with a Rings monster, ' BBC News 17 September 2003 Jump up ^ Steohen Saito, ' Interview : Toa Fraser on Bringing His Life to `` The Dead Lands '', ' The Moveable Fest 11 December 2014. Jump up ^ ' Lawrence Makoare Biography IMDB External links Lawrence Makoare on IMDb VIAF : 76006105 LCCN : no2003059626 This article about a New Zealand actor or actress is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This article about a New Zealand artist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence_Makoare&oldid=791884956 '' Categories : 1968 births Living people New Zealand male film actors New Zealand male Māori actors New Zealand Māori carvers New Zealand actor stubs New Zealand artist stubs Hidden categories : EngvarB from November 2013 Use dmy dates from November 2013 Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Deutsch Español فارسی Français Galego 한국어 Italiano Māori Nederlands Norsk Polski Suomi Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 23 July 2017, at 02 : 14. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who played uruk hai in lord of the rings
Answer: Makoare