Trivia

Amy Adams admittedly thought "he just looked so dashing" on the set of Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008), that it made the director ask Lee to leave the set, because he distracted Amy too much.

Portrays a paraplegic in The Fall (2006), but director Tarsem Singh decided to keep almost the entire cast and crew under the impression that Pace also suffered from it in real life. A makeup artist walked into a room to find Pace standing and almost passed out from shock.

One of only three actors to appear in five films in a row that all grossed $100 million the US box office. The other two are Will Smith and Robert Downey Jr..

In December 2012, he auditioned for the role of Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). However, in April 2013, four months after his initial audition, he was cast as the antagonist in the film, Ronan the Accuser.

According to Steven Spielberg, Pace's opening monologue in Lincoln (2012) was rewritten shortly before the scene was shot. Pace had to remember the monologue in four minutes before the cameras began rolling.

Upon wrapping The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), he kept his prosthetic elf ears and his character's elven-sword. The ears are kept in a book, while he keeps the sword in his umbrella stand.

When his parents visited him on the set of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) they were hired by director Peter Jackson to play extras. However, they are not to be seen in the final film, and according to Pace, then it's because his father was "hamming it up" in his brief screen-time.

On set, he often encourages his co-stars to have a dance-off between takes. He succeeded on the set of Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) as well as The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012), and both times the dancing were filmed by the crew and went on to feature on the DVD Extras.

Did his own singing alongside Amy Adams in Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008).

He was roommates with Anthony Mackie at Julliard.

Steven Spielberg decided to cast him as Fernando Wood in Lincoln (2012) after seeing his performance in Ceremony (2010). Spielberg seemingly did not take issue with the age difference between Pace and Wood. In real life, Wood was 53 years old when the story of the film took place. Pace was 33 when he portrayed him.

On Friday December 14th 2012, he maintained a personal box office record, when three films he starred in - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012) and Lincoln (2012) - were all placed in the Top 5 of highest grossing movies at the domestic box office of the day. For the weekend, the Twilight film ranked as number six, but he was still the only actor to have three movies in the box office top five at the same time in 2012.

Owns a farm.

He is two years younger than Orlando Bloom, despite playing the father, King Thranduil, to Bloom's character Legolas in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013).

Spent the better part of his childhood living on an American compound in Saudi Arabia with his family.

Close friends with Evangeline Lilly. They were roommates during the shooting of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014).

David Tennant and Doug Jones were both considered for the part of King Thranduil in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), before Pace was given the part. Director Peter Jackson saw Pace's performance in The Fall (2006) which subsequently made Pace the front-runner for the part.

Lost 25 pounds for his role in Soldier's Girl (2003).

Missed the world premiere of both Lincoln (2012) and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012) as he was busy with the Broadway-play "The Golden Age". The following year he missed out on the world premiere of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013), since he was busy filming additional episodes for Halt and Catch Fire (2014) in Atlanta.

Skydiving is an active hobby of his.

Was considered for the part of Will Graham in Hannibal (2013). He also turned down a guest appearance in the first season, due to his commitments with a Broadway play.

Graduated from Klein High School outside of Houston, Texas. Other KHS alumni include singer Lyle Lovett, actresses Sherry Stringfield and Lynn Collins, actor Matt Bomer writer Tom Vaughan and Olympic Gold Medalist Laura Wilkinson.

His oilman dad moved the family 10 times, including to the Middle East, Texas and Louisiana.

Wears blue contact lenses for his part as Thranduil in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013).

His father has English, Scottish, German, and Welsh ancestry, and his mother has German ancestry.

Has a Pointer dog, named Carl.

Ranked #32 on Empire Magazine's "100 Sexiest Movie Stars" (2013).

Became good friends with actress Sarah Michelle Gellar, after working on the film Possession (2009).

Good friends with Matt Bomer. Both have circled parts in 'The Normal Heart' written by 'Larry Kramer'. Pace was directed by Joel Grey in his debut on Broadway on 2011, while Bomer was directed by Ryan Murphy in The Normal Heart (2014). However, they did not portray the same character.

His father is a Vietnam veteran.

Has portrayed two immortal characters, in "The Hobbit" series and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012), and his character in Pushing Daisies (2007) had the ability to bring people back from death.

Sustained a shoulder injury while working on Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).

During high school, he attended the senior prom every year and was accompanied by a different girl each time.

In June 2018, he spoke about being a queer actor in an interview with The New York Times. He is married to Matthew Foley, an executive at Thom Browne.

Was ranked #14 on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' the actors list. (2008).

He has appeared in three films with Christopher Lee: The Resident (2011), The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014).

Loves to travel.

Raised in the Houston suburb of Spring, TX where the parents of his Pushing Daisies (2007) co-star, Kristin Chenoweth, now reside.

Good friends with Maggie Grace and Mía Maestro.

Park City, Utah, USA: At the Sundance Film Festival with the premiere of his first feature Soldier's Girl (2003). (January 2003)

San Diego, CA, USA: Attending San Diego Comic Con to promote the first footage from Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). (July 2013)

Hiram, Georgia, USA: Filming the pilot for Halt and Catch Fire (2014). (April 2013)

Shepperton, Surrey, England: Filming Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). (July 2013)

New Zealand: Shooting additional footage for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014). (June 2013)