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Stephen Hunter at an event for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Jed Brophy, John Callen, Martin Freeman, Peter Hambleton, William Kircher, James Nesbitt, Dean O'Gorman, Ken Stott, Stephen Hunter, Aidan Turner, and Adam Brown in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Jed Brophy, John Callen, Martin Freeman, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, William Kircher, Graham McTavish, Dean O'Gorman, Ken Stott, Stephen Hunter, and Aidan Turner in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Richard Armitage, John Callen, Peter Hambleton, William Kircher, Graham McTavish, James Nesbitt, Dean O'Gorman, Stephen Hunter, Luke Evans, Aidan Turner, and Adam Brown in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloom, Jed Brophy, John Callen, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, William Kircher, Graham McTavish, James Nesbitt, Dean O'Gorman, Ken Stott, Stephen Hunter, Evangeline Lilly, Karen Thompson, Dean Knowsley, Hannah Tasker-Poland, Aidan Turner, Geoff Boothby, Adam Brown, Nicolas Pye, Michael Fowler, Rosalie Button, and Ben Johnson-Frow in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Peter Jackson, Richard Armitage, Martin Freeman, Mark Hadlow, William Kircher, Graham McTavish, James Nesbitt, Dean O'Gorman, Stephen Hunter, and Aidan Turner in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Jed Brophy, John Callen, Martin Freeman, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, William Kircher, Graham McTavish, James Nesbitt, Dean O'Gorman, Ken Stott, Stephen Hunter, Bret McKenzie, Aidan Turner, and Adam Brown in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Jed Brophy, John Callen, Martin Freeman, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, William Kircher, Graham McTavish, James Nesbitt, Dean O'Gorman, Ken Stott, Stephen Hunter, Aidan Turner, and Adam Brown in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Martin Freeman and Stephen Hunter in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

John Callen, Dean O'Gorman, Stephen Hunter, and Aidan Turner in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

William Kircher and Stephen Hunter in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Jed Brophy, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, Stephen Hunter, and Adam Brown in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Jed Brophy and Stephen Hunter in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Jed Brophy, Martin Freeman, William Kircher, Graham McTavish, James Nesbitt, and Stephen Hunter in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Richard Armitage, Jed Brophy, John Callen, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, William Kircher, Graham McTavish, James Nesbitt, Dean O'Gorman, Ken Stott, Stephen Hunter, Aidan Turner, and Adam Brown in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

William Kircher, James Nesbitt, and Stephen Hunter in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Stephen Hunter in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Peter Jackson, Richard Armitage, Jed Brophy, John Callen, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, William Kircher, Graham McTavish, James Nesbitt, Dean O'Gorman, Stephen Hunter, and Aidan Turner in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Elijah Wood, Peter Jackson, Richard Armitage, Graham McTavish, Andy Serkis, Stephen Hunter, Lee Pace, and Evangeline Lilly at an event for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Cate Blanchett, Peter Jackson, Zane Weiner, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Jed Brophy, John Callen, Carolynne Cunningham, Toby Emmerich, Martin Freeman, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, William Kircher, Sylvester McCoy, Graham McTavish, James Nesbitt, Dean O'Gorman, Andy Serkis, Stephen Hunter, Carolyn Blackwood, Aidan Turner, and Adam Brown at an event for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Elijah Wood, Peter Jackson, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Philippa Boyens, Jed Brophy, John Callen, Martin Freeman, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, William Kircher, Graham McTavish, James Nesbitt, Dean O'Gorman, Andy Serkis, Stephen Hunter, Aidan Turner, and Adam Brown at an event for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Graham McTavish and Stephen Hunter at an event for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

William Kircher and Stephen Hunter at an event for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloom, Jed Brophy, John Callen, Martin Freeman, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, William Kircher, Graham McTavish, James Nesbitt, Dean O'Gorman, Ken Stott, Stephen Hunter, Lee Pace, Evangeline Lilly, Luke Evans, Aidan Turner, and Adam Brown in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Stephen Hunter's extensive acting career spans both film and television. Stephen's major international big screen role was as the Dwarf Bombur in all three of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit films. Stephen began his career on NZ television before landing the role of Sharpie on the Australian Network Ten's series Love My Way. Stephen quickly followed this with lead guest roles on the Seven Network's All Saints, Nine's Rescue Special Op, HBO's The Leftovers, ABC's Janet King, STAN's Wolf Creek, Netflix's Wanted, BBC/Showtime's Wakefield, US ABC Studios' Reef Break, BBC & STAN's The Tourist and most recently in Barons for ABC. Stephen's comedic TV credits include roles on Nickelodeon's The GO Show, Foxtel's Spirited, the NZ series Fresh Eggs, ABC comedies Review with Miles Barlow, and series Rosehaven, and a lead role in the ABC animated series CJ the DJ. Stephen's feature film credits include the lead role of Madcap in the sci-fi action-adventure Blue World Order opposite Billy Zane & Jack Thompson, and the thriller Escape from Pretoria alongside Daniel Radcliff. Stephen's other feature credits include the Australian/Indian feature UNindian, the Australian/Chinese feature The Whistle Blower, the Australian/UK comedy Two Heads Creek, Killing Ground, and The Merger. Most recently Stephen appeared as the Fur God in Thor: Love & Thunder. Stephen also starred in the short film MESSiAH opposite David Gulpilil. Stephen was recently nominated for Best Supporting Actor, by Film Critics Circle of Australia, for his portrayal of Doug in Ruby's Choice, starring alongside Jane Seymour, Jacqueline McKenzie & Coco Jac Gilles. Stephen will next be seen in Heartbreak High for Netflix, and the US feature Children of the Corn, written and directed by Kurt Wimmer.

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