On Air with Douglas

On Air with Douglas


Ryan Gage (The Hobbit - The Desolation of Smaug & The Battle of Five Armies)

November 21, 2014

Ryan is a talented actor set to be next seen on the big screen in Peter Jackson’s acclaimed movie “The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies†based on the book by J.R.R Tolkien playing the role of Alfrid, chief political councilor and general dogs body for The Master of Laketown (Stephen Fry). We will be joining us to talk about his time on the movie, his time in New Zealand, working alongside such huge stars and his other projects including BBC America's The Musketeers.  Some of his past films and BBC series he's appeared in have been, Hamlet, Headphones, Murder on the Homefront, Doctors, Down to Earth and appeared in many plays.

His character, Alfrid, is chief political councilor and general dogs body for The Master of Laketown (Stephen Fry) his duties vary from discussing affair of state to emptying the master’s chamber pots sometimes at the same time. 

Ryan recently finished filming the second season of BBC America’s “The Musketeers†in which he is seen as Louis XIII is King of France.  The show is set at a time of bitter rivalry with Spain and bloody internal turmoil between religious groups. 

Ryan is currently filming “A Hundred Street†In the movie he portrays Vincent a drug dealer who has teams of younger drug dealers working below him.  

Follow Ryan on Twitter at @RyanGage and on Facebook HERE.

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