 A fourth generation Stewart Islander, Bruce is probably most widely known for his featured role in Peter Jackson's, Lord Of The Rings film trilogy, playing the role of Gamling, commander of the armies of Rohan.
However before starting his acting career 23 years ago and riding off to save Middle Earth, Bruce had been at various times a professional dancer, with companies such as Limbs Dance Co and Black Grace, and a commercial crayfisherman with his father Bill Hopkins, harvesting the packhorse crayfish off North Cape and Cape Reinga.
With 30 years of experience in the media and entertainment industries, Bruce is a member of the performers committee in the actors union, Equity, and he is a member of the National Speakers Association of NZ, having been a professional MC for over 15 years.
In his spare time Bruce surfs, swims, bends himself around doing yoga, plays incredibly average guitar, is learning to roast coffee and spends as much time as possible with his children and grandson.
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23-Aug-2010 19:45
I played music in this weeks show from a very talented man, Tom Mutch.
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10-Aug-2010 08:24
Here is the list of music from Bruce Hopkins last overnight talkback radio show.
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04-Aug-2010 08:12
How often do we hear it. Australia really is the place to be for work, if you want to save money and get ahead financially.
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13-Jul-2010 11:00
the songs I played on my show last sunday 11th July, from the wonderful album, The Underwater Melon Man, by a host of NZs top musicians from 1999.
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08-Jul-2010 10:19
Pete Bethune walks, sense prevails, finally.
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This has to be on of the best photos of a wave being surfed, a stunner from Teahupu in Tahiti.
oil rig disasters are nothing new, we just don't usually hear about them!
An innocent swim turns into a little fingers nightmare!
George Bush Jnr,...remember him?, finally the truth is out
Bruce Hopkins has his weekly chat with LA based entertainment lawyer Phillip Rosen. They talk about the US combat troops finally returning from Iraq as well as the recall of 500 million battery farm chicken eggs, which have been poisoning people. And Phillip talks about the new burger King burger which seems to be designed to kill off the population of New York...
Bruce Hopkins chats with Barbara Sumner Burstyn, renowned NZ documentary film maker. Barbara lives in Vancouver and talks about the craze of people with dogs in strollers, the bizarre behaviour of Muslim women taking their kids to play in the parks at midnight and more...
Mike Williams from 2 GB in Sydney talks to Bruce about the Australian election.
Bruce talks to a caller Doug who has great insight into the shame of our nation, the ambush of Allan Hubbard, of Aorangi Securities Limited & South Canterbury Finance, and his wife Jean by self interested merchants of greed. NZ watch out!
Ex Shorty St actor Paul Ellis and legendary musician Chris Knoxs daughter Leisha Ward-Knox, act in this short film. The film was made by a great 'just do it' type of kiwi guy, Mark Webster. Mark is into Apple computers, has a website dealing with them, and wanted to teach himself how to use the Final Cut editing. So what better way than shoot a short your first short film! Mark also created the music himself using Apples Garage Band application. Great stuff
A music video from English rapper Dizzy Rascal. Let it play through and the music starts to really kick, but the camera angles and lenses are superb
Absolutely stunning inspiration. If you ever feel yourself being swamped in a little self pity, as I do myself, then check out this video of someone who has every reason to fell sorry for himself. However Nick Vujicic has made it his mission to get out and inspire people around him who were born able bodied.
yet again not the track I played by Lingalad as there is no video. However I played a piece of this track as it is the voice of the italian actor who dubbed Sir Ian McKellens character of Gandalf in the Italian release of Lord Of The Rings. Stunning voice!
This is not the song I played, there is no video out yet, but this gives you a great idea of how stunning Kirsten Morrell is
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