Lee Pace

Lee Pace ( born March 25, 1979 in Chickasha, Oklahoma ) is an American actor, who gained fame through his role as Aaron Tyler from the Fox television series Wonderfalls and from 2007 played until 2008, the main role in the series Pushing Daisies.

Biography

As a child, Pace spent several years in Saudi Arabia, as his father worked in the oil industry there. Later the family moved to Houston. Pace temporarily left the high school to act in Houston's Alley Theatre. Later he returned to high school to finish the school. The productions in which he participated at the Alley Theatre, were The Spider's Web and The Greeks. 1997 Pace was adopted in the drama department of the Juilliard School, where he participated in some plays. There he completed his education with a Bachelor of Fine Arts.

Then, Pace starred in several off- Broadway plays with ( among others The Credaux Canvas and The Fourth Sister). In 2006 he played in the play Guardians by Peter Morris. Guardians brought Pace his second nomination for the Lucille Lortel Award for outstanding actor one, after he had already been nominated for the play Small Tragedy by Craig Lucas.

Film roles

First gained attention Pace by his role in the film Soldier's Girl of 2003. In the film, he played the Calpernia Addams / Scottie, a transsexual woman who meets up with a soldier.

For the role he won a Gotham Award and was nominated for several other awards, including the Golden Globe.

In Peter Jackson's film adaptation of Tolkien 's novel The Hobbit, he took over the role of the Elven King Thranduil.

Television roles

Paces first major television role was that of Aaron Tyler in the critically recognized, but short-lived television series Wonderfalls 2004 He also had a guest appearance on Law & Order:. New York.

In addition, Pace for the ABC series Pushing Daisies was cast. Pushing Daisies was written by Wonderfalls creator Bryan Fuller, who wrote the lead role of the series for Pace.

Filmography (selection)

  • 2002: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series, episode 3x18 )
  • 2003: Soldier's Girl ( TV movie )
  • 2004: Wonderfalls (TV series, 13 episodes )
  • 2005: The White Countess
  • 2006: Cold Blood - In the footsteps of Truman Capote ( Infamous )
  • 2006: The Good Shepherd ( The Good Shepherd )
  • 2006: The Fall
  • 2007-2009: Pushing Daisies (TV series, 22 episodes )
  • 2008: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day )
  • 2009: Possession
  • 2009: A Single Man
  • 2010: When in Rome - Five men are four too much ( When in Rome )
  • 2010: Marmaduke
  • 2010: The Resident (Jack)
  • 2012: Lincoln
  • 2012: Breaking Dawn - Bis (s ) at the end of the night - part 2 ( The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2)
  • 2012: The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey ( The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey )
  • 2013: The Hobbit - Smaug wasteland ( The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug )
Fox Broadcasting Company Off-Broadway Gotham Awards Golden Globe Award The Good Shepherd (film) The Fall (2006 film) Marmaduke (Film) Lincoln (2012 film) Integrated Authority File
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