John Callen

John Callen (* November 4, 1946 in London) is a British- New Zealand actor, voice actor and director who became internationally known for his role of Óin in the Hobbit trilogy.

Life and career

Callen was born in London and attended high school in Blackheath. At the age of 16, he moved with his family to New Zealand. He worked at a radio station and had such contacts to sync. He spoke audiobooks and worked part-time as a journalist. He later played in theaters and also wrote criticism to stage games. In addition to synchronization works, he also commented on documentaries.

In addition to his acting duties Callen also served as a director. He directed several episodes of the series The Tribe. In addition, he was seen mainly in minor roles in the New Zealand television series. After several speaking roles, as in Star Wars, he was also in larger productions front of the camera. Attack on the Rainbow Warrior was his first major role, followed by films like Love Birds - Duck well that ends well! . The international breakthrough came when he starred in the film trilogy The Hobbit dwarf Óin.

Filmography

As an actor

As a voice actor

• 2004: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords
• 2006: Power Rangers Mystic Force
• 2008: Power Rangers Jungle Fury