# Jed Brophy

Jed Brophy (born 29 October 1963) is an actor from New Zealand. He has appeared in several of Peter Jackson's films, including Braindead, Heavenly Creatures, The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, and King Kong. Brophy also appears as the dwarf Nori in The Hobbit films.

## Biography

Brophy was born in Taihape in 1963. He grew up in Mataroa and went to school at Mataroa Primary School and Palmerston North Boys' High School.
He was educated at Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School, graduating in 1987 with a Diploma in Acting. He started acting in stage productions in Wellington in the 1980s. He became well known for his role in Gary Henderson's play Skin Tight, which he performed hundreds of times over numerous tours. When it was performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1998 it won the Scotsman Fringe First Award.
The first screen role Brophy played was in 1988 in Small War on the Edge of Town produced by the National Film Unit. He has been part of many screen and film projects with director Peter Jackson and associated digital company Weta.

## Awards

Nokia New Zealand Film Awards (2001) - Nominated for Best Performance in a Short Film: for Room Tone
Drifting Clouds Short Film Festival New Zealand (2000) - Best Actor: for Group Therapy
Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards (2009) - Best Actor for The Blackening by Paul Rothwell

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1991 | Shark in the Park | Vci Molloy | TV series. Episode: "You've Gotta Have Mates" |
| 1992 | Chunuk Bair | Private Fred South | |
| 1992 | Absent Without Leave | Joe | |
| 1992 | Braindead | Void | First collaboration with Peter Jackson. Also known as Dead Alive in North America. |
| 1994 | A Little Death | | Short film |
| 1994 | Lemming Aid | | Short film |
| 1994 | The Last Tattoo | Furlough Guard | |
| 1994 | Heavenly Creatures | John/Nicholas | Directed by Peter Jackson |
| 1996 | Chicken | Will Tilfer | |
| 1996 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Gnatius | TV series. Episode: "The Enforcer" |
| 1996 | Return to Treasure Island | Joseph Savage | TV movie |
| 1997 | Enid Blyton Secret Series | PC Cooper | TV series. Episode: "The Secret Island" |
| 1998 | Shortland Street | Dr. Jack Galloway | |
| 1998 | The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson | Seth Parsons | TV series. Episode: "Survival: Part 1" |
| 1998 | Group Therapy | Ewen | Short film |
| 2000 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Ramius | TV series. Episode: "Looking Death in the Eye" |
| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Nazgûl | Directed by Peter Jackson |
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Sharku/Snaga, Orc Warg Rider, and the Rohan Rider in the Extended Cut. | Directed by Peter Jackson. (He was also a riding double) |
| 2002 | Tongan Ninja | Bank Manager | |
| 2002 | Revelations | Pieter | TV series. Episode: "Incident at Whitewater" |
| 2003 | Perfect Strangers | Pete | |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Ork | Directed by Peter Jackson |
| 2004 | Fracture | Tony Dorio | Film |
| 2005 | King Kong | Venture Crew #1 | Directed by Peter Jackson |
| 2006 | The Killian Curse | Mr. Shepard | TV series. Episode: "Water" |
| 2007 | Heavenly Sword | Commander/Clansmen | Video Game (Voice) |
| 2008 | Second Hand Wedding | Waz | |
| 2009 | District 9 | Police Officer James Hope | |
| 2009 | Dreamer | Tamir's Father | Short |
| 2009 | Lovely Bones | Stunt Performer (New Zealand) | |
| 2010 | Home by Christmas | Mart Preston | |
| 2010 | The Warrior's Way | Jacques | |
| 2010 | Tracker | Posse Soldier Barker | |
| 2010 | Dangerous Road | Martin | Short |
| 2010 | Darryn Exists | Freckles | Short |
| 2010 | Legend of the Seeker | Shadrin | TV series. Episode: "Princess" |
| 2010 | RingCon 2010 | Himself | Documentary |
| 2011 | Tangiwai | Dick Brittenden | TV movie |
| 2012 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Nori | Directed by Peter Jackson. |
| 2012 | Lego the Lord of the Rings: The Video Game | Sharku | Video Game (Archive Footage) |
| 2012 | Big Morning Buzz Live with Carrie Keagan | Himself | TV series. Episode: "Cast of 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'/Jesse Tyler Ferguson/Carmen Electra" |
| 2013 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Nori | Directed by Peter Jackson. |
| 2013 | The Offering | Lord | Short |
| 2013 | Beep Beep and the Island of Terror | Lance Borman | Short |
| 2014 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | Nori | Directed by Peter Jackson. |
| 2014 | Lego The Hobbit | Nori | Video Game (Archive Footage) |
| 2014 | Calgary Expo 2014 | Himself | Short |
| 2015 | The Shannara Chronicles | The Dagda Mor | TV series (adapted from the books) |
| 2015 | The Dead Room | Liam Andrews | |
| 2019 | Killer Sofa | Bob Gravy | |
| 2022 | The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power | Tavern Orc / Hunter Orc / Orc / Vrath | TV series |