Biography for
Bruce Spence (I) More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

17 September 1945, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

Height

6' 7" (2.01 m)

Spouse

Jenny

(16 September 1973 - present) 2 children

Trade Mark

Often portrays tall, ominous, and sometimes sinister characters

Trivia

Played "The Mouth of Sauron" in The Lord of the Rings for Peter Jackson. His scene was removed from the theatrical cut of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, but is being restored for the Extended Edition.

Has played in the third installments of five big film franchises - Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, The Matrix Revolutions, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.

Lives in McMasters Beach on the New South Wales Central Coast when not acting.

He is listed alongside James Arness as the tallest actor to play a leading role by the Guinness Book of World Records.

Is a Wellington Hurricanes supporter in Super 14 rugby.

Personal Quotes

[on his costume as Tion Medon in Star Wars] "It was a huge contribution to my character. It's one of those things that just adds up to thins here, too. I felt almost priestlike when it was on, and that's when I thought, I'm the administrator of this planet, but that role carries extra responsibilities. Especially when I put on this costume that has accumulated over eons. The significance of all the different pieces goes back and has evolved over many years"