Raymond Bruce Hopkins (born 25 November 1955) is a New Zealand actor, most famous for his portrayal of Gamling in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy by Peter Jackson and for playing the voice of evil alien Choobo on Power Rangers Ninja Storm. He also founded ActionActors, an actor-specific temporary employment agency, with Bruce Hurst.
Hopkins was born in Invercargill, the son of Colleen Marguerite and Bill Hopkins, a crayfisherman. He was a crayfisherman and a PE teacher before dedicating himself to the performing arts. He has worked as a professional dancer, theater company actor, television and film actor, voice actor, and radio host.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes1990Linda's BodyColinShort1993Desperate RemediesChorus #81996DavidShort1996Warm GunBruce1997Short1998FlyingChrisShort1999I'll Make You HappyJock2000Savage HoneymoonRhys2000JubileeLarry2000Her IliadDrug Dealer 12002This Is Not a Love StoryTV Writer2002Gamling200320041niteBruce2004Point AnnihilationClawShort2005Rest StopCarlShort2007You Move You DieOfficer SmugglerVideo2008Dean SpanleyShepherd2009Under the MountainRichard Matheson2012Outback RevengeDet. RaynorAKA, Sleeper2012Rotting HillFarmerShort2012Strongman: The TragedyDick ThomasDocumentary20143 Mile LimitMcGrath2014HouseboundOfficer Carson2015BrokeManShort2016Each to Their OwnPastor ChrisShort2017Into the RainbowMajor2018Sail AwayShort20??AraDavid StrandPre-production
Television Year Title Role Notes1990, 1992FarmerEpisodes: "Breaking In", "Hope", "The Convicts"1995High TideBarney CrenshawEpisode: "The Runaways"1995–1997, 1999Hercules: The Legendary JourneysVariousGuest (seasons 2, 4–5)1995–1996, 1999–2000Xena: Warrior PrincessVariousGuest (seasons 1–2, 4–5)1998Young HerculesTheseusEpisode: "Amazon Grace"1999GreenstoneBrig OfficerTV film1999This Is ItVariousTV film1999LawlessAndy DeakinTV film2000Cleopatra 2525Jake LawsonEpisode: "Last Stand"2000Jack of All TradesCaptain StandishEpisode: "Shark Bait"2000Lawless: Dead EvidenceAndy DeakinTV film2001Lawless: Beyond JusticeAndy DeakinTV film2001Mercy PeakColin MitfordEpisode: "Lazy Sunday Afternoon"2002Being EveMr. CrabshawEpisode: "Being Individual"2002DougTV film2002Blood CrimeHostage GunmanTV film2002Shortland StreetMarcus BowmanRegular role2002Murder in GreenwichLancasterTV film2003Power Rangers Ninja StormChoobo (voice)Main role2004Ike: Countdown to D-DayU.S. Colonel at SavoyTV film2004Power Rangers Dino ThunderRuby Dragon (voice)Episode: "House of Cards"2005Power Rangers S.P.D.Ringbah / Praxis (voice)Episodes: "Confronted", "Walls"2006Power Rangers Mystic ForceClawbster (voice)Episode: "Rock Solid"2008Power Rangers Jungle FuryGakko (voice)Episodes: "A Taste of Poison", "Can't Win Them All", "Pizza Slice of Life"2009Mr. CooperEpisode: "Brown's Bush: Part 2"2015SergeantTV documentary2015K Rd StoriesHomeless GuyEpisode: "Broke"2016HillaryAuckland Grammar School TeacherEpisode: "Standing Tall"2015, 2017Find Me a Maori BrideMaurice PartridgeEpisodes: "1.8", "God's Game", "Respect", "Weddings"2015Ork LandTV film, completed
References
External links Short Bio ABC Radio National interview, 2018