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He is an experienced horseback rider.

In his commentary on the The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) Extended Edition DVD, he admits that during the course of shooting he first broke his sternum, then had his ear slashed open by a sword.

His birthday coincides with the release date of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).

Is currently a purple belt in karate

Has a son named Gabriel.

Before being cast as King Theoden in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, director Peter Jackson considered Hill for the part of Gandalf the wizard.

To date, he has appeared in three films that won the Oscar for Best Picture - Gandhi (1982), Titanic (1997), and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).

He has had supporting roles in two of the seven most successful films of all time: Titanic (1997) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). Both are the only two to make more than $1 billion worldwide; both won exactly 11 Oscars including Best Picture; and both are over three hours long.

He has been in three different versions of "A Midsummer Night's Dream". In the animated mini series "Shakespeare: The Animated Tales", he voiced Nick Bottom. In the 1999 live action movie, he played Egeus. In the English version of the 2005 animated Spanish film (English title: "Midsummer Dream"), he was he voice of Theseus.

Has worked with two actors who played Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Christopher Lee, with whom he appeared in the Lord of the Rings films, played the part in the film Jinnah. Gandhi, in which Hill appeared, featured Jinnah as a character, played by Alyque Padamsee.

In film, has been on the final voyage of two famous ships: the Bounty (in the Mel Gibson film "The Bounty") and the Titanic (as the captain of the ship in "Titanic").

Although his character Yosser Hughes in "Boy's from the Blackstuff" is a Liverpool FC supporter and he appeared in a scene with actual Liverpool players Graeme Souness and Sammy Lee, Hill is a longtime supporter of their biggest rivals Manchester United FC.

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