I attended St. Edmunds School in Canterbury but struggled in many courses because of dyslexia. I did embrace the arts, however, and enjoyed pottery, photography and sculpturing. I also participated in school plays and was active at his local theater. As a teen, I landed my first job: I was a clay trapper at a pigeon shooting range. Encouraged by my mother, me and my sister began studying poetry and prose, eventually giving readings at Kent Festival. Me and Samantha won many poetry and Bible reciting competitions.Back then I always idolized larger-than-life characters. then I gravitated towards serious acting. At the age of 16, I moved to London and joined the National Youth Theatre, spending two seasons there and gaining a scholarship to train with the British American Drama Academy. Like many young actors, I also auditioned for a number of television roles to further my career, landing bit parts in British television shows "Casualty" (1986), "Midsomer Murders" (1997) and "Smack the Pony" (1999). I also appeared in the critically acclaimed movie Wilde (1997).I then attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. It was there, in 1998, that I fell three stories from a rooftop terrace and broke my back. Despite fears that I would be permanently paralyzed, I quickly recovered and returned to the stage. As fate would have it, seated in the audience one night in 1999 was a director named Peter Jackson. After the show, he met with me and asked me to audition for his new set of movies. After graduating from Guildhall, I began work on the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, spending 18 months in New Zealand bringing to life "Legolas", a part which made him a household name. Today, I am one of the busiest actors in the industry.
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