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Lee Pace

Acting Born Mar 25, 1979 Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA 24 credits

Biography

Lee Grinner Pace (born March 25, 1979) is an American actor. He starred as Thranduil the Elvenking in The Hobbit trilogy and as Joe MacMillan in the period drama television series Halt and Catch Fire. He has also appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Ronan the Accuser, a role he first played in Guardians of the Galaxy and reprised in Captain Marvel. His other notable television role includes voicing Thragg in the animated series Invincible (2026–present). Pace earned a 2008 Emmy nomination for his portrayal of Ned in the comedy-drama television series Pushing Daisies. Since 2021, he has starred as the galactic emperor Brother Day in the science fiction television series Foundation, based on the stories of Isaac Asimov.

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Known for

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Benjamin Tucker

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

INVINCIBLE

as Thragg (voice)

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest

Foundation

as Brother Day
Film

The Running Man

as Evan McCone

Marvel Studios Legends

as Ronan the Accuser (archive footage) (uncredited)
Film

Bodies Bodies Bodies

as Greg

Heart Signal

as Fernando Wood

Full filmography

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Benjamin Tucker
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
  • INVINCIBLE (2021) as Thragg (voice)
  • The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) as Self - Guest
  • The View (1997) as Self
  • Foundation (2021) as Brother Day
  • The Mindy Project (2012) as Alex Eakin
  • The Running Man (2025) as Evan McCone
  • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) as King Thranduil
  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) as King Thranduil
  • Marvel Studios Legends (2021) as Ronan the Accuser (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Halt and Catch Fire (2014) as Joe MacMillan
  • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) as King Thranduil
  • Pushing Daisies (2007) as Ned
  • Captain Marvel (2019) as Ronan
  • The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012) as Garrett
  • Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) as Ronan
  • Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) as Greg
  • The Fall (2006) as Roy Walker
  • Flying Tiger II (2019) as Sam Collin / "Agent S"
  • Wonderfalls (2004) as Aaron Tyler
  • Lincoln (2012) as Fernando Wood
  • The Good Shepherd (2006) as Richard Hayes
  • A Single Man (2009) as Grant