Jed Brophy

Jed Brophy
Brophy in April 2015
Born	(1963-10-29) 29 October 1963 (age 61) Taihape, New Zealand [1]
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1988–present

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. ^{[2] [3]}

He was educated at Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School, graduating in 1987 with a Diploma in Acting. ^[4] 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. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

The first screen role Brophy played was in 1988 in Small War on the Edge of Town produced by the National Film Unit. ^[5] He has been part of many screen and film projects with director Peter Jackson and associated digital company Weta. ^{[9] [10]}

Awards

Nokia New Zealand Film Awards (2001) - Nominated for Best Performance in a Short Film: for Room Tone ^[5]

Drifting Clouds Short Film Festival New Zealand (2000) - Best Actor: for Group Therapy ^[5]

Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards (2009) - Best Actor for The Blackening by Paul Rothwell ^[11]

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	[12]
	Absent Without Leave	Joe
	Braindead	Void	First collaboration with Peter Jackson. Also known as Dead Alive in North America.
1994	A Little Death		Short film
	Lemming Aid		Short film
	The Last Tattoo	Furlough Guard
	Heavenly Creatures	John/Nicholas	Directed by Peter Jackson
1996	Chicken	Will Tilfer
	Hercules: The Legendary Journeys	Gnatius	TV series. Episode: "The Enforcer"
	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
	The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson	Seth Parsons	TV series. Episode: "Survival: Part 1"
	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)
	Tongan Ninja	Bank Manager
	Revelations	Pieter	TV series. Episode: "Incident at Whitewater"
2003	Perfect Strangers	Pete
	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
	Dreamer	Tamir's Father	Short
	Lovely Bones	Stunt Performer (New Zealand)
2010	Home by Christmas	Mart Preston
	The Warrior's Way	Jacques
	Tracker	Posse Soldier Barker
	Dangerous Road	Martin	Short
	Darryn Exists	Freckles	Short
	Legend of the Seeker	Shadrin	TV series. Episode: "Princess"
	RingCon 2010	Himself	Documentary
2011	Tangiwai	Dick Brittenden	TV movie
2012	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	Nori	Directed by Peter Jackson.
	Lego the Lord of the Rings: The Video Game	Sharku	Video Game (Archive Footage)
	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.
	The Offering	Lord	Short
	Beep Beep and the Island of Terror	Lance Borman	Short
2014	The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies	Nori	Directed by Peter Jackson.
	Lego The Hobbit	Nori	Video Game (Archive Footage)
	Calgary Expo 2014	Himself	Short
2015	The Shannara Chronicles	The Dagda Mor	TV series (adapted from the books)
	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

References

1. Beaumont, Emily (17 December 2013). "Actor's family rest and recharge in Taihape". Stuff . Retrieved 1 January 2017.
2. Beaumont, Emily (16 December 2013). "Actor's family rest and recharge in Taihape". Stuff . Retrieved 19 January 2021.
3. "Eight months to mars - Jed Brophy". RNZ . 10 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
4. "Graduate". www.toiwhakaari.ac.nz. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
5. "Jed Brophy". NZ On Screen . Retrieved 19 January 2021.
6. "Gary Henderson". Playmarket. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
7. "PAST SHOWS - SKIN TIGHT by Gary Henderson 1998 (NZ)". Theatre Tours International. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
8. Matheson, Lexie (23 June 2011). "Skin Tight - Revel in the sensuality of one of our best stories". TheatreView. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
9. Willis, Rosalie. "Actor inspires Ōtaki College students". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 19 January 2021.
10. Scotcher, Katie (19 September 2019). "Fellowship of the actors: Robyn Malcolm says 'Hobbit Law' should protect actors on Amazon series". RNZ . Retrieved 19 January 2021.
11. "Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards: Winners announced". Scoop News. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
12. "Jed Brophy". New Zealand Film Commission. Retrieved 19 January 2021.

External links

• Jed Brophy at IMDb