Bernard Hill

Bernard Hill is that uberly cute bloke who played the role of King Theoden in The Two Towers and The Return of the King movies :)! I personally think he did a WONDERFUL job in portraying Theoden on the big screen ^o^!!! He has that "royalty" feel to him that makes him worthy of a king's status :). Not only that, but he also gave so much emotion and effort to stay as true to the book Theoden as possible (through PJ's eyes probably).

Prior to his role as Theoden, he actually caught my eye before in movies such as Titanic and The Scorpion King ^_^! I reaaaallly LOVED his character in the Scorpion King (where he played a scientist called Philos). His character there was both adorable and intelligent at the same time (think Leonardo da Vinci but cuter. lmao!). And here I am, a couple of years later, going crazy over him in the LOTR movies ^o^! BWAHAHAHAH!!!

And now...for the really FACTUAL stuff....
(the information you see below was derived from www.imdb.com)

+ Bernard Hill Trivia

He is an experienced horseback rider.

In his commentary on the Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers extended edition, he admits that during the course of shooting he first broke his sternum, then had his ear slashed open by a sword.

His birthday coincides with the release date of The Return of the King.

Is currently a purple belt in karate

Has a son named Gabriel.

Before being cast as King Theoden in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, director Peter Jackson considered Hill for the part of Gandalf the wizard.