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John Leigh(I)

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John Leigh in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
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John Leigh was born in 1965 in New Zealand. He is an actor and writer, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), The Frighteners (1996) and Serial Killers (2004).
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    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
    • Háma
    • 2002
    The Frighteners (1996)
    The Frighteners
    7.1
    • Bryce Campbell
    • 1996
    Robyn Malcolm, Dean O'Gorman, and Tandi Wright in Serial Killers (2004)
    Serial Killers
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Alan
    Ice (2011)
    Ice
    4.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Lammer

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Last Star
      • Sulunar
      • Post-production
    • Tangata Pai (2025)
      Tangata Pai
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Gary
      • 2025
    • Notes from A Fish (2025)
      Notes from A Fish
      7.1
      • Ned
      • 2025
    • Melanie Lynskey and Robyn Malcolm in Pike River (2025)
      Pike River
      6.5
      • Milton Osborne
      • 2025
    • Ellie Harwood, Alan Morrison, and Adam King in Bored (2013)
      Bored
      9.1
      TV Series
      • John
      • Man on the Ground
      • 2024
    • The Gone (2023)
      The Gone
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Vaughan
      • 2024
    • Six Concertos (2024)
      Six Concertos
      Short
      • Friedrich
      • 2024
    • Sweet Tooth (2021)
      Sweet Tooth
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Captain Stafford
      • 2024
    • Minnie Driver, Rhys Darby, James Rolleston, Julian Dennison, and Erana James in Uproar (2023)
      Uproar
      6.7
      • Dennis
      • 2023
    • Robyn Malcolm and Temuera Morrison in Far North (2023)
      Far North
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Policeman
      • 2023
    • Red Dead Logic (2022)
      Red Dead Logic
      8.6
      TV Series
      • 2022–2023
    • Russell Curry, Hunter Deno, Tessa Rao, Chance Perez, and Kainalu Moya in Power Rangers Dino Fury (2021)
      Power Rangers Dino Fury
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Wreckmate
      • Squashblight (voice)
      • 2021–2022
    • Shortland Street (1992)
      Shortland Street
      4.7
      TV Series
      • Lionel Skeggins
      • Lionel
      • 1993–2022
    • Rachel Griffiths, Mia Healey, Charles Alexander, Tanner Ray Rook, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Sophia Ali, Reign Edwards, Aidan Laprete, Nicholas Coombe, Reed Shannon, Jenna Clause, Sarah Pidgeon, Erana James, Shannon Berry, Alex Fitzalan, and Zack Calderon in The Wilds (2020)
      The Wilds
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Social Worker
      • 2020
    • Good Morning Stonus (2020)
      Good Morning Stonus
      Short
      • Stonus
      • 2020
    • Antonia Prebble, David de Lautour, Dan Musgrove, Esther Stephens, and Pana Hema Taylor in Westside (2015)
      Westside
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Dougal Gibbs
      • 2015–2020

    Writer

    • Snowmen (2014)
      Snowmen
      Short
      • writer
      • 2014

    Videos1

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    Trailer 2:36
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    Personal details

    • Born
      • 1965
      • New Zealand
    • Other works
      (2002-present) New Zealand Electoral Commission advertisements - voice of Orange Guy.

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      John was a groomsman at the wedding of his fellow Shortland Street (1992) co-stars, actor Blair Strang and actress Katrina Devine (Nov. 2001).

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