Jeffrey Thomas (actor)

For other people named Jeffrey Thomas, see Jeffrey Thomas (disambiguation).
Jeffrey Thomas

Thomas at the Hobbitcon III convention in Bonn, Germany on April 5, 2015
Born Wales, United Kingdom
Occupation Actor
Years active 1979-present

Jeffrey Thomas is a Welsh-born New Zealand actor, best known for his film, television and stage roles.

Career

Jeffrey Thomas rose to prominence in New Zealand in the late 1980s with the lead role of Inspector "Sharky" Finn in the TVNZ police drama series Shark in the Park, and is also well known for his roles in two long-running New Zealand soap operas, Mercy Peak and Shortland Street, and his distinctive voice can be heard narrating a large number of documentaries.

Internationally, Thomas is best known for his starring roles of Jason in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and narrator in Costa Botes's and Peter Jackson's mockumentary Forgotten Silver.

Thomas also starred as Titus Lentulus Batiatus on the Starz series Spartacus: Gods of the Arena. Thomas reunited with Peter Jackson in The Hobbit, in which he played the Dwarf King Thrór.[1]

In 2015 Thomas starred in The Dead Room (Film) as Scott Cameron, a skeptical scientist investigating paranormal activity in a New Zealand farmhouse. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "The Hobbit Starts Shooting Today | Movie News | Empire". Empireonline.com. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  2. ↑ IMBD The Dead Room http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3952108/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt


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