Mark Hadlow: From a teenage bully to a troll and a dwarf…

Actor Mark Hadlow first appeared on our TV screens as a teenage bully in Children of Fire Mountain. Later he worked alongside Ilona Rodgers and Billy T James in the sitcom version of The Billy T James Show. His flair for comedy earned him starring roles in the film Just Me and Mario, and TV series Willy Nilly. Hadlow has worked twice with director Peter Jackson – first providing voices to a range of characters in Meet the Feebles, and then playing both a dwarf and a troll in The Hobbit trilogy.

In this ScreenTalk, Hadlow talks about:

• Turning disappointment into triumph with Children of Fire Mountain
• Being hospitalised after an accident on set
• Working hard in the starring role of film Just Me and Mario
• Having fun playing a dopey Australian on The Billy T James Show
• Being nominated for a 'best actress' award after playing a hippo and a hedgehog in Meet the Feebles
• Never having a bad day on the set of Willy Nilly
• How co-star Sean Duffy influenced him on the show
• The best six weeks of his life: rehearsing for King Kong with Naomi Watts
• Bringing Bert the Troll to life in The Hobbit
• Being teased mercilessly by fellow actor Martin Freeman

This video was first uploaded on 21 January 2014, and is available under this Creative Commons licence. This licence is limited to use of ScreenTalk interview footage only and does not apply to any video content and photographs from films, television, music videos, web series and commercials used in the interview.

Interview, Camera and Editing – Andrew Whiteside