He Is Cold And Tough, Tough Like A Diamond. He Is A Dark And Tricky Character Who - Whilst Loving His Elves Deeply - Is Also Striking And Formidable, Mercurial And Mischievous. He Is An Elf With Dungeons - That Tells You A Lot!"
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BIOGRAPHY
Lee Pace was born to Charlotte (A school teacher) and James Roy Pace (An engineer).
Pace spent several years of his life in Saudi Arabia, where his father worked in the oil business. The family later moved to Houston, Texas. Pace was educated at Klein High School in Spring, Texas, with future fellow actor Matt Bomer. He temporally quit High School to act at Houston’s Alley Theatre before returning to graduate.
While at the Alley, he appeared in productions of The Spider’s Web and The Greeks.
Pace spent several years of his life in Saudi Arabia, where his father worked in the oil business. The family later moved to Houston, Texas. Pace was educated at Klein High School in Spring, Texas, with future fellow actor Matt Bomer. He temporally quit High School to act at Houston’s Alley Theatre before returning to graduate.
While at the Alley, he appeared in productions of The Spider’s Web and The Greeks.
He was accepted into Julliard School’s Drama Division as a member of Group 30, which also included actors such as Anthony Mackie and Tracie Thoms. While there he acted in several plays including Romeo and Juliet (He portrayed Romeo), Richard III (Portrayed the title role) and Julius Caesar (Portrayed Cassius). He graduated from Julliard with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
After graduating, Pace starred in several off-Broadway play’s including The Credeaux Canvas and The Fourth Sister.
His other notable theatre work includes… Craig Lucas’s ‘Small Tragedy’ production. Pace was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Actor. He was also cast as composer Vincenzo Bellini in Golden Age, which was written by Terrence McNally. Two shows were cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy.
Pace has had supporting film roles in The White Countess (2005), Infamous (2006), When In Rome (2010) and The Good Shepherd (2006). And his most notable roles include The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part Two (2012) and The Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).
Pace finds it hard sometimes to attend his film premieres. He missed the world premiere of both Lincoln (2012) and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012) as he was busy with the Broadway-play "The Golden Age". The following year he missed out on the world premiere of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013), since he was busy filming additional episodes for Halt and Catch Fire (2014) in Atlanta.
After graduating, Pace starred in several off-Broadway play’s including The Credeaux Canvas and The Fourth Sister.
His other notable theatre work includes… Craig Lucas’s ‘Small Tragedy’ production. Pace was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Actor. He was also cast as composer Vincenzo Bellini in Golden Age, which was written by Terrence McNally. Two shows were cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy.
Pace has had supporting film roles in The White Countess (2005), Infamous (2006), When In Rome (2010) and The Good Shepherd (2006). And his most notable roles include The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part Two (2012) and The Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).
Pace finds it hard sometimes to attend his film premieres. He missed the world premiere of both Lincoln (2012) and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012) as he was busy with the Broadway-play "The Golden Age". The following year he missed out on the world premiere of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013), since he was busy filming additional episodes for Halt and Catch Fire (2014) in Atlanta.
He is best known for his work on the ABC series, Pushing Daises (2007-2009). But Pace has also been in other television series including – Wonderfalls (2004) (2004), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Episode ‘Guilt’ – 2002), The Miraculous Year, which was an unsold HBO pilot (2010) and Halt and Catch Fire, the AMC pilot (2013)
David Tennant and Doug Jones were both considered for the part of King Thranduil in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), before Pace was given the part. Director Peter Jackson saw Pace's performance in The Fall (2006) which subsequently made Pace the front-runner for the part.
Pace wore blue contact lenses for his role as Thranduil on The Hobbit, and he is two years older than his on-screen son Orlando Bloom, who plays Legolas.
Close friends with Evangeline Lilly. They were roommates during the shooting of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014).
Upon wrapping The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies (2014), he kept his prosthetic elf ears and his character's elven-sword. The ears are kept in a book, while he keeps the sword in his umbrella stand.
Lee Pace says “All I ever remember wanting to do, as a kid, was act - nothing else. In fact, about the only thing, other than acting, that I'd like to do is go live in the woods, build a log cabin at the top of a hill and try and hide away from the modern world. So, in many ways, [The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)] ticked all the boxes: not only is it the ultimate acting challenge but it's also biggest adventure you could go on while making a film.
Pace owns a pointer dog named Carl.
David Tennant and Doug Jones were both considered for the part of King Thranduil in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), before Pace was given the part. Director Peter Jackson saw Pace's performance in The Fall (2006) which subsequently made Pace the front-runner for the part.
Pace wore blue contact lenses for his role as Thranduil on The Hobbit, and he is two years older than his on-screen son Orlando Bloom, who plays Legolas.
Close friends with Evangeline Lilly. They were roommates during the shooting of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014).
Upon wrapping The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies (2014), he kept his prosthetic elf ears and his character's elven-sword. The ears are kept in a book, while he keeps the sword in his umbrella stand.
Lee Pace says “All I ever remember wanting to do, as a kid, was act - nothing else. In fact, about the only thing, other than acting, that I'd like to do is go live in the woods, build a log cabin at the top of a hill and try and hide away from the modern world. So, in many ways, [The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)] ticked all the boxes: not only is it the ultimate acting challenge but it's also biggest adventure you could go on while making a film.
Pace owns a pointer dog named Carl.
AWARDS
YEAR
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WORK
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AWARD
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CATEGORU
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RESULT
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2003
2004 2007: 2008: |
Soldier's Girl
Soldier's Girl Pushing Daisies Pushing Daisies |
Gotham Awards
Independent Spirit Awards Golden Globes, USA Satellite Awards Satellite Awards Satellite Awards Golden Globes, USA Primetime Emmy Awards Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA |
Best Breakthrough Actor
Best Male Lead Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Best Actor on Television |
WON
Nominated Nominated Nominated Nominated Nominated Nominated Nominated Nominated |
MOST NOTABLE MILESTONES
1997:
2003: 2004: 2006: 2008: 2011: 2012: 2013: |
Accepted by the Julliard School’s Drama Division as a member of Group 30 (1997 – 2001) which also included actors Anthony Mackie and Tracie Thoms
Lost 25 pounds for his role on Soldier’s Girl Starred in the Sundance Hit TV Series, Soldier’s Girl. Gained recognition for the film Soldier’s Girl. Pace won a Gotham Award for Breakthrough Actor and was nominated for several other awards, including a Golden Globe, for his work on the film Starred a limited engagement of the Off-Broadway production, Small Tragedy. Nominated for a Lucille Lortel Awards in the category of Outstanding Actor On the small screen, he acted in the sadly short-lived show, Wonderfalls Starred in the two character play by Peter Morris, Guardians. Which earned Pace his second nomination for a Lortel Award as Outstanding Actor Portrays a paraplegic in The Fall, but director Tarsem Singh decided to keep almost the entire cast and crew under the impression that Pace also suffered from it in real life. A makeup artist walked into a room to find Pace standing and almost passed out from shock. Nominated for a Golden Globe award and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance in Pushing Daisies Starred in Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day and also in Tarsem Singh’s The Fall, where Pace starred in one of his most artistic roles. Next up was Possession with Sarah Michelle Gellar Ranked #14 on Entertainment Weekly’s ’30 Under 30’ the actors list April 19th marked Pace’s Broadway debut. The Normal Heart began its preview. Ran with a total of 96 performances. Lee played the character of Bruce Niles 30th April brought news that he was confirmed to play Thranduil the Elf. The announcement was made by Sir Peter himself, who revealed that Pace had been his favorite for the part, ever since he saw his performance in The Fall. He had a fantastic experience on the set of The Hobbit 28th July, it had been confirmed that Pace was to star in Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln, as the one-time New York City mayor Fernando Wood, an early Confederate Supporter. He filmed all his scenes within a week, before going back to the set of The Hobbit for pickups. On Friday December 14th 2012, he maintained a personal box office record, when three films he starred in - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 and Lincoln were all placed in the Top 5 of highest grossing movies at the domestic box office of the day. For the weekend, the Twilight film ranked as number six, but he was still the only actor to have three movies in the box office top five at the same time in 2012. Played as Garnett, the Vampire, in the Twilight franchise. Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part Two. Where he enjoyed his experience working with Bill Condon, and the author, Stephanie Meyer, had nothing but praise for the way Pace performed this role Pace auditioned for the role of Star-Lord in The Guardians of the Galaxy. Four months after his audition for The Guardians of the Galaxy, Pace was cast as the antagonist in the film, Ronan the Accuser. In April, Pace entered into final negotiations. Ranked #32 on Empire Magazine’s ‘100 Sexiest Movie Stars’. Returned to New Zealand, to film additional footage for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. |
LEE PACE PORTRAYS:
THRANDUIL
The Hobbit Trilogy
The Hobbit Trilogy