Mark Selwyn Hadlow ONZM (born 1957) is a New Zealand-Australian actor
and comedian. Hadlow is perhaps best known internationally for playing
the roles of Harry in King Kong and Dori, a Dwarf, in The Hobbit
series.Hadlow was born in Australia, in the New South Wales town of
Walgett, the son of a New Zealand-born vicar and an Australian mother.
They moved to Perth, and then spent three years in Chennai, before
moving to New Zealand when Hadlow was nine years old. They lived in
Wellington and Christchurch, and Hadlow attended boarding
school.Hadlow's early film appearances were in serious roles, such as
in Beyond Reasonable Doubt, but he is perhaps better known in New
Zealand for his comedy roles, particularly in the television sitcom
Willy Nilly, and some of the voices for the 1989 Peter Jackson puppet
film, Meet the Feebles. He also starred alongside New Zealand Maori
comedian, Billy T James in "The Billy T James Show".
and comedian. Hadlow is perhaps best known internationally for playing
the roles of Harry in King Kong and Dori, a Dwarf, in The Hobbit
series.Hadlow was born in Australia, in the New South Wales town of
Walgett, the son of a New Zealand-born vicar and an Australian mother.
They moved to Perth, and then spent three years in Chennai, before
moving to New Zealand when Hadlow was nine years old. They lived in
Wellington and Christchurch, and Hadlow attended boarding
school.Hadlow's early film appearances were in serious roles, such as
in Beyond Reasonable Doubt, but he is perhaps better known in New
Zealand for his comedy roles, particularly in the television sitcom
Willy Nilly, and some of the voices for the 1989 Peter Jackson puppet
film, Meet the Feebles. He also starred alongside New Zealand Maori
comedian, Billy T James in "The Billy T James Show".
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