Mark Ferguson

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Mark Ferguson

Born	28 February 1961 (1961-02-28) (age 47) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Residence	New Zealand
Occupation	Actor and television presenter
Height	191 cm
Known for	Gil-galad in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

This article is about the actor. For the television news presenter see Mark Ferguson (television presenter).

Mark Ferguson (born 28 February 1961 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an New Zealand-based Australian actor and television presenter.

1 Biography
2 Filmography
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Biography

Ferguson attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and graduated in 1981.^[1] In 1982, he played Paul Shepard in the television series Sons and Daughters, played alongside Michael York in the film The Far Country and starred in The Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior. Between 1992 and 1995, he portrayed twin brothers Darryl and Damian Neilson in the popular New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street and had a stint in the award-winning animation short film "When Ponds Freeze Over".

In 1994 he made his first appearance in Hercules - The Legendary Journeys, playing Prometheus in "Hercules and the Circle of Fire". He also had roles in the Xena television series.

Ferguson also helped found a production company and an imporvisational theatre.^{[citation needed]}

Ferguson had two roles in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. He played the Elvenking Gil-galad, but also filmed some scenes as the Witch-king of Angmar. However, the Witch-king material wasn't used in the final production.^{[citation needed]}

In 2001, Ferguson was the New Zealand host of Australian reality television series Big Brother Australia and The Mole, as well as several special episodes of Big Brother Australia 2001 and 2002. Also in 2001 Ferguson played Andrew Couch in the television series Spin Doctors.

Ferguson has two sons, Liam and Cam. He resides in New Zealand.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Filmography

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Sons and Daughters (1982) (TV Series) - Paul Sheppard
A Country Practice (1982) (TV Series) - Phil Shepherd
The Far Country (1986) (TV) - Harry Peters
Gloss (1987) (TV Series)
The Rainbow Warrior (1992) - Det. Neil Morris
The Further Adevntures Of Black Beauty - (1992) (TV Series) Masters
Shortland Street (1992 - 1995) (TV series) - Darryl Neilson
Marlin Bay (1992) (TV Series) - Gene Toomey
Hercules in the Underworld (1994) - Hades
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Hercules and the Circle of Fire (1994) (TV) - Prometheus
High Tide (1994) (TV series) - Robert E. Harper
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - As Darkness Falls (1994) (TV Episode) - Craesus the Centaur
Xena: Warrior Princess - Hooves and Harlots (1995) (TV Episode) - Krykus
Melody Rules (1995) (Sitcom) - Aaron
Xena: Warrior Princess - Orphan of War (1996) (TV Episode) - Dagnine
Xena: Warrior Princess - Remember Nothing (1996) (TV Episode) - Krykus
Every Woman's Dream (1996) (TV movie) - Bank Officer
Xena: Warrior Princess - The Xena Scrolls (1996) (TV Episode) - John Smythe
Shortland Street (1998) (TV Series) - Damian Neilson
Xena: Warrior Princess - Past Imperfect (1999) (TV Episode) - Dagnine
Above the Law - Happy Families (2000) (TV Episode) - Andie
Spin Doctors (2001-2003) (TV Series) - Andrew Couch
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) – Gil-galad
Spooked (2004) - Bill Roberts
Living The Dream (2004) (TV Series) - The Smarmy Host
Ring*Con 2004 (2004) - Himself
Power Rangers: Mystic Force - (2006) (voice) - Gekkor
Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive - (2007) (voice) - Moltor