Mark "Conan" Stevens is an
Australian
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actor and former
professional wrestler
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. He is 213 cm (7’) tall.
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Career
Stevens portrayed giant green swamp creature of
Man-Thing
The Man-Thing (Dr. Theodore "Ted" Sallis) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writers Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, and Gerry Conway and artist Gray Morrow, the character first appeared in ''S ...
in
Marvel
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's ''
Man-Thing
The Man-Thing (Dr. Theodore "Ted" Sallis) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writers Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, and Gerry Conway and artist Gray Morrow, the character first appeared in ''S ...
'' film and
Gregor Clegane ("The Mountain") in the
first season of the
HBO television series ''
Game of Thrones
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''. He was cast to portray Bolg, son of Azog, in
Peter Jackson
Sir Peter Robert Jackson (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known as the director, writer and producer of the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy (2001–2003) and the ''Hobbit'' trilogy ( ...
's
''Hobbit'' trilogy, and completed a portion of the films' photography in makeup as the character.
He was subsequently replaced in the role by ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy veteran
Lawrence Makoare when Bolg was revamped into a completely
CGI character.
He ended up playing an unnamed Gundabad Orc, called "Keeper of the Dungeons" in ''
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies''.
Stevens co-wrote the 2009 martial arts film, ''Bangkok Adrenaline''.
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Filmography
Television
Championships and accomplishments
*
International Wrestling Australia
**IWA Heavyweight Championship (2 time)
References
External links
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MJ Snow, HBOWatch.com
Living people
Australian male film actors
Australian people of English descent
Australian people of German descent
Male actors from New South Wales
People from Newcastle, New South Wales
Australian stunt performers
Australian bodybuilders
Australian male professional wrestlers
Australian expatriates in the Philippines
1969 births
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