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Michael Horton(II)

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  • Actor
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Michael Horton is known for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), The Quiet Earth (1985) and Once Were Warriors (1994).
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 8 wins & 11 nominations total

    Known for

    Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
    8.8
    • Editor
    • 2002
    The Quiet Earth (1985)
    The Quiet Earth
    6.7
    • Editor
    • 1985
    Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell, Rena Owen, and Calvin Tuteao in Once Were Warriors (1994)
    Once Were Warriors
    7.9
    • Editor
    • 1994
    Nancy Brunning and Temuera Morrison in The Patriarch (2016)
    The Patriarch
    7.1
    • Editor
    • 2016

    Credits

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    Editor

    • Callan Mulvey, Richard Roxburgh, Lance Giles, and Lily Sullivan in Forgive Us All (2025)
      Forgive Us All
      4.5
      • Editor (as Mike Horton)
      • 2025
    • Dream in the Making: The Making of Sleeping Dogs
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2018
    • Border Politics
      • Editor
      • 2018
    • Nancy Brunning and Temuera Morrison in The Patriarch (2016)
      The Patriarch
      7.1
      • Editor
      • 2016
    • A Bend in the Road (2012)
      A Bend in the Road
      6.2
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2012
    • Weekend Graffiti (2012)
      Weekend Graffiti
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2012
    • Separation City (2009)
      Separation City
      5.7
      • Editor (as Mike Horton)
      • 2009
    • Second Hand Wedding (2008)
      Second Hand Wedding
      6.3
      • Editor (as Mike Horton)
      • 2008
    • Run (2007)
      Run
      7.0
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2007
    • Karel Roden in Summer Love (2006)
      Summer Love
      3.5
      • Editor (as Mike Horton)
      • 2006
    • Cliff Curtis, Chris Hobbs, and Miriama Smith in Spooked (2004)
      Spooked
      5.1
      • Editor
      • 2004
    • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
      8.8
      • Editor
      • 2002
    • Nancy Brunning, Clint Eruera, Temuera Morrison, and Rena Owen in What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? (1999)
      What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?
      6.3
      • Editor (as Mike Horton)
      • 1999
    • Saving Grace (1998)
      Saving Grace
      5.9
      • Editor (as Mike Horton)
      • 1998
    • Forgotten Silver (1995)
      Forgotten Silver
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 1995

    Actor

    • The AR Racist
      • Spokesman
      • Dispatch (voice)
      • Completed
    • Dangerous Orphans (1986)
      Dangerous Orphans
      4.8
      • Drunken Chef
      • 1986
    • Loose Enz (1982)
      Loose Enz
      TV Series
      • 1982

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Tommy Lee Jones and Michael O'Keefe in Nate and Hayes (1983)
      Nate and Hayes
      6.1
      • second unit director
      • 1983

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Michael J. Horton

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