Actor
Bret McKenzie
Born June 29, 1976 in Wellington, New Zealand
9 films
Bret Peter Tarrant McKenzie (born 29 June 1976 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a comedian, actor, musician and producer, best known for being one half of the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords along with Jemaine Clement. In the 2000s, the duo's comedy and music became the basis of a BBC radio series and then an oft-lauded American television series, which aired for two seasons on HBO. Active since 1998, the duo released their most recent comedy special, Live in London, in 2018.
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Primarily a musician, McKenzie has worked as a songwriter and music supervisor for film and television since the 2010s. He served as music supervisor for two Muppet films, The Muppets (2011) and Muppets Most Wanted (2014), the former of which won him an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the song "Man or Muppet". In the 2000s, McKenzie was part of reggae fusion band The Black Seeds and Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra, and, in the 2010s, he began performing solo material. His debut album Songs Without Jokes was released in August 2022.
As an actor, he portrayed elves in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies: in the first he remained unnamed with fans naming him Figwit, a character originally cast as an extra who gained attention thanks to the trilogy's fan community. He later appears in The Hobbit as Lindir, a minor character who originally appears in the book of The Fellowship of the Ring.
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First watchThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King20038.5as Elf EscortAs armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of…View filmEssential films
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Filmography
9 films as actor- 2025A Minecraft MovieNitwit Onset Performer
- 2013AustenlandMartin
- 2012The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyLindir
- 2012Two Little BoysNige
- 2012The OutbackHamish (voice)
- 2010Diagnosis: DeathDr. Cruise
- 2005Futile AttractionMr. Wickham
- 2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingElf Escort
- 2001The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingFigwit (uncredited)