Lurtz was a character created for Peter Jackson’s 2001 film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. He is the first of the Uruk-hai to be bred by Saruman, and upon waking, immediately chokes another Orc to death. He is a particularly brutual character, malicious and violent. He quickly become Saruman’s second-in-command and leads the first battalion of Uruk-hai against the Fellowship of the Ring. He is eventually slain by Aragorn. Lurtz is played by New Zealand actor Lawrence Makoare.
Lurtz is portrayed by Lawrence Makoare in the Lord of the Rings films with a height of 6’4” (1.93 m).
Lurtz was a character created for Peter Jackson’s 2001 film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. He is the first of the Uruk-hai to be bred by Saruman, and upon waking, immediately chokes another Orc to death. He is a particularly brutual character, malicious and violent. He quickly become Saruman’s second-in-command and leads the first battalion of Uruk-hai against the Fellowship of the Ring. He is eventually slain by Aragorn. Lurtz is played by New Zealand actor Lawrence Makoare.
Lurtz is portrayed by Lawrence Makoare in the Lord of the Rings films with a height of 6’4” (1.93 m).
