It’s easy to see why Lawrence Makoare would be well-suited to action-oriented roles, like an array of characters in “The Lord of the Rings” franchise. He has a six-foot-three frame, which actually helped open the door for him in the film industry in the first place. During a chat with BBC, it was revealed how a girlfriend’s drama teacher was impressed by his tall stature, and the rest is movie history.
That same conversation revealed how daunting it was to play an Uruk-hai in “The Fellowship of the Ring” due to how lengthy the makeup process was and having to do scenes in the New Zealand heat. His contact lenses also caused problems, particularly during a fight with Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen). “Originally the fight scene I was did with Viggo Mortensen took 20 minutes of rehearsals,” Makoare stated. “We kept cutting it down because I couldn’t see.”
His character dies in that film, but he must’ve gotten an assist from Ilúvatar to get resurrected time and time again in the franchise, including as the Witch-king of Angmar. Makoare has gotten plenty of other acting gigs over the years, and hopefully, the Witch-king and the Nazgûl return in some form in a live-action “Lord of the Rings” project eventually. The Nazgûl are villains that could even appear in a future season of Amazon’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” Such dreaded opponents are simply too good to sideline.
