A Man of Many Faces

I think we should all take a moment to appreciate the work that New Zealand actor Jed Brophy has brought to the screen for Peter Jackson.  Jed has been in several movies that Jackson has made, so of course it should only be fitting that he would also act in all three Lord of the Rings movies and the Hobbit.

Here he is in the Fellowship of the Rings playing:

A Nazgûl

The Two Towers:

As Sharku

Sharku is the orc captain of Saruman's Warg Riders. In the film, he and his fellow warg riders were to attack the Rohirrim of Edoras while they were making way to Helm's Deep. He dies when Aragorn stabs him in the throat while grabbing onto his warg. He grabs Arwen's necklace from around Aragorn's neck during the struggle. The wound gives him a slow death, where he tells Gimli and Legolas that Aragorn "took a little tumble off the cliff".

Jed endured 6 hours of full body prosthetics and make-up for his role as Sharku, rsulting in a call time of around 2-3:00am, which usually led to 18 hour work days. As of a result of the prosthetics that were glued to his teeth, he was reduced to having liquid lunches while on set.

As Snaga:

Snaga, translated as "slave" in the Appendices, is not a personal name but a term used by Uruks to describe lesser Orcs. In the film, Jed gets his head cut off by an Uruk-hai for suggesting to eat Merry and Pippin.
"What about them, they're fresh".

A Rohan Rider

He is a rider of the Rohirrim alongside Éomer . He throws a spear and kills the Uruk that cut off Snaga's head. So he essentially gets to kill the Uruk that killed him. :)

The Return of the King:

As Bolingúl

Bolingúl was an orc captain and slasher and sub-ordinate officer of the group of orc that Frodo and Sam  joined in orc-disguise.

An Elf

Jed is also quite the horseman, and was an elf during the scene of Arwen's vision of her son.

 

Eldarion

Eldarion Telcontar is the only recorded son of Arwen and Aragorn. While he is clearly not played by Jed, Eldarion is played by Jed's son, Sadwyn Brophy. Neat huh?

The Hobbit:

As Nori

"Nori was a Dwarf of Durin's folk who lived in the northern Blue Mountains (Ered Luin) in Thorin's Hall and later the restored Lonely Mountain (Erebor). He had two brothers named Dori, and Ori, and was a remote kinsmen of Thorin Oakenshield. His hood was purple, he played the flute, and he was very fond of regular and plentiful meals like his hobbit friend, Bilbo Baggins." (lotrwiki)

 

 And there you have it folks, the man of many Tolkien faces, Jed Brophy.