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{{Short description|Australian actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Conan Stevens
|birth_name = Mark Stevens
|image = Conan Stevens (2012).jpg
|caption = Conan Stevens in 2012
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|11|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Newcastle, New South Wales]], [[Australia]]
| occupation = Actor
| height = 2.13m
}}
'''Mark "Conan" Stevens''' is an [[Australians|Australian]] actor and former [[professional wrestler]] as 7 FT Thunder.<ref name="Official Site">[https://www.conanstevens.com/ ConanStevens.com ConanStevens.com, Official Site.].</ref> He is 2.13m (7’) tall.

==Career==
Stevens portrayed giant green swamp creature of [[Man-Thing]] in [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]'s ''[[Man-Thing (film)|Man-Thing]]'' film and [[Gregor Clegane]] ("The Mountain") in the [[Game of Thrones (season 1)|first season]] of the [[HBO]] television series ''[[Game of Thrones]]''. He was cast to portray Bolg, son of Azog, in [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Hobbit (film series)|''Hobbit'' trilogy]], and completed a portion of the films' photography in makeup as the character.<ref name="BADigest">{{cite web|url=http://badassdigest.com/2013/12/12/see-the-awesome-practical-orc-who-was-painted-over-in-desolation-of-smaug/|title=See The Awesome Practical Orc Who Was Painted Over In DESOLATION OF SMAUG|author=Faraci, Devin|publisher=Badass Digest|date=12 December 2013|access-date=2 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219231336/http://badassdigest.com/2013/12/12/see-the-awesome-practical-orc-who-was-painted-over-in-desolation-of-smaug|archive-date=19 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was subsequently replaced in the role by ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy veteran [[Lawrence Makoare]] when Bolg was revamped into a completely [[computer-generated imagery|CGI]] character.<ref name="BADigest"/> He ended up playing an unnamed Gundabad Orc, called "Keeper of the Dungeons" in ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2013/12/12/see-the-awesome-practical-orc-who-was-painted-over-in-desolation-of-smaug|title=See The Awesome Practical Orc Who Was Painted Over In DESOLATION OF SMAUG|author=Faraci, Devin|website=Birth.Movies.Death.|date=12 December 2013}}</ref>

Stevens co-wrote the 2009 martial arts film, ''Bangkok Adrenaline''.<ref name="HBO Watch">[https://hbowatch.com/a-conversation-with-conan-stevens/ MJ Snow, A Conversation with Conan Stevens HBOWatch.com, MJ Snow.], additional text.</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2005
|''[[Man-Thing (film)|Man-Thing]]''
|[[Man-Thing|Dr. Ted Sallis / Man-Thing]]
|Main role
|-
| rowspan="2" |2007
|''Treasure Island''
| Cascadeurs
|
|-
|''[[The Bodyguard 2]]''
|Big Security Guard
|(uncredited)
|-
| rowspan="4" |2008
|''[[Somtum (film)|Somtum]]''
|Jo Jo
|
|-
|''The White Monkey Warrior''
|Fight Club Gang Leader
|(uncredited)
|-
|''[[Drona (2008 film)|Drona]]''
|Asura
|Bollywood Movie
|-
|''E-Tim tai nae''
|Wrestler
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2009
|''[[Chandni Chowk to China]]''
|Joey
|Bollywood Movie
|-
|''[[Power Kids|Force of Five]]''
|Ambassadors Bodyguard
|
|-
|''Bangkok Adrenaline''
|Conan
|
|-
|2010
|''[[True Legend]]''
|Malotoff
|
|-
|2011
|''[[Largo Winch II|Largo Winch 2 - The Burma Conspiracy]]''
|Nazachov's Bodyguard
|(uncredited)
|-
|2012
|''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]''
|Keeper of the Dungeons
|Despite this, he is credited in the film as Bolg.
|-
| rowspan="3" |2013
|''[[Vikingdom]]''
|[[Thor]]
|
|-
|''Mystic Blade''
|Butch
|
|-
|''[[A Man Will Rise]]''
|Unknown
|(uncompleted)
|-
|2014
|''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]''
|Keeper of the Dungeons (Gundabad Orc)
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2015
|''[[Skin Trade (film)|Skin Trade]]''
|Igor
|
|-
|''Runestone''
|Rauthr Wulfgrimm
|
|-
|''[[Brothers (2015 film)|Brothers]]''
|Luca
|Bollywood Movie
|-
|2016
|''Kumander Baltazar''
|Johnny
|First Filipino indie movie
|-
|2017
|''Dead Squad''
|Z13
|
|-
|2018
|''[[Blood Hunters: Rise of the Hybrids]]''
|
|Second Filipino movie
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2011
|''[[Game of Thrones]]''
|[[Gregor Clegane|"The Mountain" Gregor Clegane]]
|(2 episodes)
|-
|2012
|''[[Spartacus: Vengeance]]''
|Sedullus
| (1 episode)
|-
|2013
|''[[The Bible (miniseries)|The Bible]]''
|[[Goliath]]
|
|-
|2016; 2017
|''[[Encantadia (2016 TV series)|Encantadia]]''
|Vish'ka
| rowspan="3" |Special participation
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Super Ma'am]]''
| Baraka The Tamawo
|-
|2018
|''[[Victor Magtanggol]]''
|[[Thor]]
|}

==Championships and accomplishments==
*'''[[International Wrestling Australia]]'''
**IWA Heavyweight Championship (2 time)<ref name="IMDb">{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1947403/ | title=Conan Stevens | Actor, Writer | website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.conanstevens.com/}}
* {{IMDb name|1947403|Conan Stevens}}
* [https://hbowatch.com/a-conversation-with-conan-stevens/ MJ Snow, HBOWatch.com]

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[[Category:Australian male professional wrestlers]]
[[Category:Australian expatriates in the Philippines]]
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[[Category:GMA Network (company) people]]
[[Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen]]

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