# Bruce Hopkins (actor)

Raymond Bruce Hopkins (born 25 November 1955) is a New Zealand actor, most famous for his portrayal of Gamling in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy by Peter Jackson and for playing the voice of evil alien Choobo on Power Rangers Ninja Storm. He also founded ActionActors, an actor-specific temporary employment agency, with Bruce Hurst.
Hopkins was born in Invercargill, the son of Colleen Marguerite and Bill Hopkins, a crayfisherman. He was a crayfisherman and a PE teacher before dedicating himself to the performing arts. He has worked as a professional dancer, theater company actor, television and film actor, voice actor, and radio host.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1990 | Linda's Body | Colin | Short |
| 1993 | Desperate Remedies | Chorus #8 | |
| 1996 | The Beach | David | Short |
| 1996 | Warm Gun | Bruce | |
| 1997 | The Bar | | Short |
| 1998 | Flying | Chris | Short |
| 1999 | I'll Make You Happy | Jock | |
| 2000 | Savage Honeymoon | Rhys | |
| 2000 | Jubilee | Larry | |
| 2000 | Her Iliad | Drug Dealer 1 | |
| 2002 | This Is Not a Love Story | TV Writer | |
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Gamling | |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Gamling | |
| 2004 | 1nite | Bruce | |
| 2004 | Point Annihilation | Claw | Short |
| 2005 | Rest Stop | Carl | Short |
| 2007 | You Move You Die | Officer Smuggler | Video |
| 2008 | Dean Spanley | Shepherd | |
| 2009 | Under the Mountain | Richard Matheson | |
| 2012 | Outback Revenge | Det. Raynor | AKA, Sleeper |
| 2012 | Rotting Hill | Farmer | Short |
| 2012 | Strongman: The Tragedy | Dick Thomas | Documentary |
| 2014 | 3 Mile Limit | McGrath | |
| 2014 | Housebound | Officer Carson | |
| 2015 | Broke | Man | Short |
| 2016 | Each to Their Own | Pastor Chris | Short |
| 2017 | Into the Rainbow | Major | |
| 2018 | Sail Away | | Short |
| 20?? | Ara | David Strand | Pre-production |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1990, 1992 | The New Adventures of Black Beauty | Farmer | Episodes: "Breaking In", "Hope", "The Convicts" |
| 1995 | High Tide | Barney Crenshaw | Episode: "The Runaways" |
| 1995–1997, 1999 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Various | Guest (seasons 2, 4–5) |
| 1995–1996, 1999–2000 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Various | Guest (seasons 1–2, 4–5) |
| 1998 | Young Hercules | Theseus | Episode: "Amazon Grace" |
| 1999 | Greenstone | Brig Officer | TV film |
| 1999 | This Is It | Various | TV film |
| 1999 | Lawless | Andy Deakin | TV film |
| 2000 | Cleopatra 2525 | Jake Lawson | Episode: "Last Stand" |
| 2000 | Jack of All Trades | Captain Standish | Episode: "Shark Bait" |
| 2001 | Lawless: Beyond Justice | Andy Deakin | TV film |
| 2001 | Lawless: Dead Evidence | Andy Deakin | TV film |
| 2001 | Mercy Peak | Colin Mitford | Episode: "Lazy Sunday Afternoon" |
| 2002 | Being Eve | Mr. Crabshaw | Episode: "Being Individual" |
| 2002 | The Vector File | Doug | TV film |
| 2002 | Blood Crime | Hostage Gunman | TV film |
| 2002 | Shortland Street | Marcus Bowman | Regular role |
| 2002 | Murder in Greenwich | Lancaster | TV film |
| 2003 | Power Rangers Ninja Storm | Choobo (voice) | Main role |
| 2004 | Ike: Countdown to D-Day | U.S. Colonel at Savoy | TV film |
| 2004 | Power Rangers Dino Thunder | Ruby Dragon (voice) | Episode: "House of Cards" |
| 2005 | Power Rangers S.P.D. | Ringbah / Praxis (voice) | Episodes: "Confronted", "Walls" |
| 2006 | Power Rangers Mystic Force | Clawbster (voice) | Episode: "Rock Solid" |
| 2008 | Power Rangers Jungle Fury | Gakko (voice) | Episodes: "A Taste of Poison", "Can't Win Them All", "Pizza Slice of Life" |
| 2009 | The Jaquie Brown Diaries | Mr. Cooper | Episode: "Brown's Bush: Part 2" |
| 2015 | The Monster of Mangatiti | Sergeant | TV documentary |
| 2015 | K Rd Stories | Homeless Guy | Episode: "Broke" |
| 2016 | Hillary | Auckland Grammar School Teacher | Episode: "Standing Tall" |
| 2015, 2017 | Find Me a Maori Bride | Maurice Partridge | Episodes: "1.8", "God's Game", "Respect", "Weddings" |
| 2015 | Ork Land | | TV film, completed |