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Lee Pace

Biography

Lee Pace, born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, is an American actor who trained at the Juilliard School. He first gained recognition for his leading role in Soldier's Girl (2003), winning a Gotham Independent Film Award for breakthrough performance and earning a Golden Globe nomination. He starred in The Fall (2006) and appeared in Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008), When in Rome (2010), and The Good Shepherd (2006). He played Thranduil in The Hobbit trilogy: An Unexpected Journey (2012), The Desolation of Smaug (2013), and The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), and Fernando Wood in Lincoln (2012). In the Marvel Cinematic Universe he portrayed Ronan the Accuser in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Captain Marvel (2019). On television, he earned an Emmy nomination for Pushing Daisies and starred in Halt and Catch Fire from 2014 to 2017 and has starred in Foundation since 2021. He made his Broadway debut in The Normal Heart in 2011.

47years old

Turns 48 on March 25in 175 days

  • Born Chickasha
  • Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
  • Lee Grinner Pace (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
27
Career span
23 years2003 to 2026

Genres

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  1. Big break

    Peter Jackson revealed on his Facebook page that he had wanted Pace for the part from the moment he watched the actor's work in The Fall.

  2. Early training

    Pace was accepted into Juilliard's Drama Division in 1997 as part of Group 30, whose members also included Anthony Mackie and Tracie Thoms.

Lee Pace movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Guardians of the Galaxy2014 Action, Adventure, Comedyas Ronan

    IMDb rating 8.01.4M votes

  2. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug2013 Adventure, Fantasyas King Thranduil

    IMDb rating 7.8762K votes

  3. The Fall2006as Roy Walker

    IMDb rating 7.8132K votes

  4. Captain Marvel2019as Ronan

    IMDb rating 6.7673K votes

  5. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies2014as King Thranduil

    IMDb rating 7.4626K votes

  6. The Running Man2025as Evan McCone

    IMDb rating 6.3124K votes

  7. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day2008as Michael

    IMDb rating 7.031K votes

  8. The Resident2011as Jack

    IMDb rating 5.331K votes

Most often with

Peter Jackson directed three of these films. Fifteen actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Lee Pace's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$5.5 billion

21 of the 27 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 27 films: 21 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.

  • 21Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 1Never in cinemas
  • 3Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 96% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Captain Marvel2019as Ronan
    $1.1B20.5% of the total
  2. 2
    $1.0B18.5% of the total
  3. 3
    $958M17.3% of the total
  4. 4
    $956M17.3% of the total
  5. 5
    $773M14.0% of the total
  6. 6
    Lincoln2012as Fernando Wood
    $275M5.0% of the total
  7. 7
    The Good Shepherd2006as Richard Hayes
    $100M1.8% of the total
  8. 8
    Marmaduke2010as Phil Winslow
    $84M1.5% of the total
The Running Man (2025), $69.0 millionPractical Magic 2 (2026), $46.0 millionWhen in Rome (2010), $43.0 millionA Single Man (2009), $25.0 millionMiss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008), $16.7 millionBodies Bodies Bodies (2022), $13.9 millionThe Book of Henry (2017), $4.6 millionThe White Countess (2005), $4.1 millionThe Fall (2006), $4.0 millionInfamous (2006), $2.7 millionDriven (2019), $147,172Revolt (2017), $24,416Ceremony (2010), $22,270

$229 millionfrom the other 13 films with a worldwide figure, 4% of the total