Biography

BERNARD HILL (actor; Great Britain)

Guest appearance: Saturday 23. April and Sunday 24. April 2022

During beginning of his career, Hill appeared in GANDHI. Next for him was Roger Donaldson’s THE BOUNTY, a fourth dramatization of the famed mutiny on HMS Bounty.

In the mid-1990s, Hill began appearing in movies more regularly. Hill then went down with the ship when he played Captain Edward J. Smith in TITANIC, by James Cameron. Being in the then biggest grossing film of all time attracted attention to his career, as Hill became more sought-after for more prominent parts.

Hill played Philos in THE SCORPION KING, starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Michael Clarke Duncan and Kelly Hu.

Hill became known to a worldwide audience when he was cast in the role of King Théoden of Rohan in Peter Jackson's THE LORD OF THE RINGS movie trilogy based on Tolkien's novel of the same name. Before casting him as King Théoden, director Peter Jackson considered Hill for the part of Gandalf.

At the 2006 BAFTA TV Awards and International Emmy Award, Hill was nominated for his portrayal of David Blunkett in the one-off satirical drama, A VERY SOCIAL SECRETARY.

Hill was born in Blackley, Manchester. He was brought up in a Catholic family of miners.