Lee Grinner Pace Net Worth
Lee Grinner Pace Net Worth is
$12 Million
Lee Grinner Pace Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Lee Grinner Pace (born March 25, 1979) is an American actor. Pace has been featured in film, stage and television. Pace starred as Ned in the ABC series Pushing Daisies for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2008.Pace also played Roy walk/red bandit in the 2006 film The Fall. Pace has appeared in popular series, such as The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 as Garrett and The Hobbit as Thranduil. He played villain Ronan the Accuser in the film Guardians of the Galaxy. Full Name | Lee Pace |
Net Worth | $5 million |
Date Of Birth | March 25, 1979 |
Place Of Birth | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States |
Height | 6' 5" (1.96 m) |
Profession | Actor, Soundtrack |
Education | Klein High School, Juilliard School |
Nationality | American |
Parents | Charlotte Pace, James Roy Pace |
Siblings | Sally Pace, William James Pace |
Awards | Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance, Obie Award for Performance |
Nominations | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Villain, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or Motion Picture Made for Television, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, Indepen... |
Movies | Guardians of the Galaxy, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Fall, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Soldier's Girl, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Marmaduke, The Resident, The Good Shepherd, The Program, 30 Beats, Infamous, A Single Man, The Twiligh... |
TV Shows | Pushing Daisies, Wonderfalls, Halt and Catch Fire |
Star Sign | Aries |
# | Trademark |
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1 | Towering height |
2 | Shy and nervous yet charming demeanor |
3 | Bushy Eyebrows |
# | Quote |
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1 | The thing that I judged myself the harshest for was a kids' movie that I did. I did Marmaduke (2010). At the time I gave myself a real hard time for it, but I'm so grateful... whenever kids come up to me, the parents are like, "We watched it everyday for a month." You don't get that on Soldier's Girl (2003). A little bit different. But... oh god please don't take this the wrong way, I have to be grateful for the work that I get. And I am grateful! What I was really kind of annoyed with myself about was I'd just finished Pushing Daisies (2007) and I was really sad that that was over. And I know that I wasn't responsible for it being over, but I was the lead of that show, and when it falls apart, you do feel a little bit of like, "Aww... I must've missed it. Maybe I'm responsible for why people didn't watch. Maybe if I was in tabloids more, people would be more interested." These are the kind of things that go through your head. And so I felt like I was lazily doing a cheap version of Ned. I was doing that "Like me!" dance that a lot of actors do. It's easy to get caught up in that. "Do you like me? Do you like me like this? What if I do that? What if I wear this?" At the time I was thinking, "I've got to take it because I might not be able to do this forever." You know? But you take it and you learn. I learned a lot on that movie. You always learn something if you pay attention. |
2 | All I ever remember wanting to do, as a kid, was act - nothing else. In fact, about the only thing, other than acting, that I'd like to do is go live in the woods, build a log cabin at the top of a hill and try and hide away from the modern world. So, in many ways, [The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)] ticked all the boxes: not only is it the ultimate acting challenge but it's also biggest adventure you could go on while making a film. |
3 | [on Lincoln (2012)] It was the job of a lifetime. |
4 | I find that the best way into [acting successfully] is to open my heart up to it and allow it to be as truthful and honest as I can be, and I can make it. It's hard to do that; it's hard to open yourself up to something. |
5 | [on gays in the military, in context of his film Soldier's Girl (2003)] I think that it's an issue of human rights, and the government is kind of turning a blind eye to the fact that people are being abused and murdered. And I think it's one of the few policies that you look at, and no one is happy with. The government policy is vague - don't ask, don't tell. It makes no sense to me. |
6 | Peter Jackson has the sort of imagination that no one else has. |
7 | I just appreciate that Twilight really does bring a Community of people together. |
8 | Whenever I get recognized, it's from The Fall (2006). |
9 | [on Lincoln (2012)] That was a real pinnacle of what I've done as an actor - to be on that set with Steven Spielberg and working with Tommy Lee Jones was just awesome. It was very different than theater. We didn't rehearse at all. We'd literally just come to the set and Steven was like, "OK, are you ready to shoot his?" I had this big, long speech my first day on the set, and there were hundreds of people in the room, and he was like, "Well, why don't we just shoot one take? I've got the camera back there." And I was just like, "Alright!" |
10 | I tried surfing once in Brazil, but I'm kind of clumsy. |
11 | (On Pushing Daisies (2007)) I've got three movies ready to come out and had no interest in a TV series. When they called my agent, he told them that, but then I read the script, and I knew it was going to be great. I was worried at first about the plot, but they pulled it off, all that psychic phenomenon stuff. |
12 | (On if he was ever a struggling actor) No, I was very fortunate. A month before graduation I got an off-Broadway job. Then I did some commercials, including one for MCI. You can only see half of me, but it paid well. Thank God for commercials. |
13 | (On the difference between TV and film acting) The day is different. The way the day runs if totally different. With TV, you have so much to get done during the day that you don't really have a lot of time to feel your way through it. I know before I walk on the set exactly what I'm going to do. With film you can kind of find your way in it a little more, play with it some. |
14 | (On Soldier's Girl (2003)) That was an extremely hard shoot and a really difficult part to play. And I just remember walking out of that one thinking, 'It's not always going to be easy, and that's okay.' |
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1 | He has appeared in three films with Christopher Lee: The Resident (2011), The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014). |
2 | Owns a farm. |
3 | Sustained a shoulder injury while working on Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). |
4 | When his parents visited him on the set of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) they were hired by director Peter Jackson to play extras. However, they are not to be seen in the final film, and according to Pace, then it's because his father was "hamming it up" in his brief screen-time. |
5 | Has portrayed two immortal characters, in "The Hobbit" series and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012), and his character in Pushing Daisies (2007) had the ability to bring people back from life. |
6 | Good friends with Maggie Grace and Mía Maestro. |
7 | On set, he often encourages his co-stars to have a dance-off between takes. He succeeded on the set of Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) as well as The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012), and both times the dancing were filmed by the crew and went on to feature on the DVD Extras. |
8 | One of only three actors to appear in five films in a row that all grossed $100 million the US box office. The other two are Will Smith and Robert Downey Jr.. |
9 | His father is a Vietnam veteran. |
10 | Close friends with Evangeline Lilly. They were roommates during the shooting of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014). |
11 | During high school, he attended the senior prom every year and was accompanied by a different girl each time. |
12 | Skydiving is an active hobby of his. |
13 | Upon wrapping The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), he kept his prosthetic elf ears and his character's elven-sword. The ears are kept in a book, while he keeps the sword in his umbrella stand. |
14 | According to Steven Spielberg, Pace's opening monologue in Lincoln (2012) was rewritten shortly before the scene was shot. Pace had to remember the monologue in four minutes before the cameras began rolling. |
15 | David Tennant and Doug Jones were both considered for the part of King Thranduil in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), before Pace was given the part. Director Peter Jackson saw Pace's performance in The Fall (2006) which subsequently made Pace the front-runner for the part. |
16 | Steven Spielberg decided to cast him as Fernando Wood in Lincoln (2012) after seeing his performance in Ceremony (2010). Spielberg seemingly did not take issue with the age difference between Pace and Wood. In real life, Wood was 53 years old when the story of the film took place. Pace was 33 when he portrayed him. |
17 | Park City, Utah, USA: At the Sundance Film Festival with the premiere of his first feature Soldier's Girl (2003). [January 2003] |
18 | Hiram, Georgia, USA: Filming the pilot for Halt and Catch Fire (2014). [April 2013] |
19 | New Zealand: Shooting additional footage for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014). [June 2013] |
20 | Shepperton, Surrey, England: Filming Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). [July 2013] |
21 | San Diego, CA, USA: Attending San Diego Comic Con to promote the first footage from Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). [July 2013] |
22 | Ranked #32 on Empire Magazine's "100 Sexiest Movie Stars" (2013). |
23 | His father has English, Scottish, German, and Welsh ancestry, and his mother has German ancestry. |
24 | On Friday December 14th 2012, he maintained a personal box office record, when three films he starred in - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012) and Lincoln (2012) - were all placed in the Top 5 of highest grossing movies at the domestic box office of the day. For the weekend, the Twilight film ranked as number six, but he was still the only actor to have three movies in the box office top five at the same time in 2012. |
25 | Wears blue contact lenses for his part as Thranduil in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013). |
26 | Missed the world premiere of both Lincoln (2012) and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012) as he was busy with the Broadway-play "The Golden Age". The following year he missed out on the world premiere of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013), since he was busy filming additional episodes for Halt and Catch Fire (2014) in Atlanta. |
27 | Was considered for the part of Will Graham in Hannibal (2013). He also turned down a guest appearance in the first season, due to his commitments with a Broadway play. |
28 | In December 2012, he auditioned for the role of Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). However, in April 2013, four months after his initial audition, he was cast as the antagonist in the film, Ronan the Acuser. |
29 | Amy Adams admittedly thought "he just looked so dashing" on the set of Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008), that it made the director ask Lee to leave the set, because he distracted Amy too much. |
30 | Did his own singing alongside Amy Adams in Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008). |
31 | He is two years younger than Orlando Bloom, despite playing the father, King Thranduil, to Bloom's character Legolas in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013). |
32 | Portrays a paraplegic in The Fall (2006), but director Tarsem Singh decided to keep almost the entire cast and crew under the impression that Pace also suffered from it in real life. A makeup artist walked into a room to find Pace standing and almost passed out from shock. |
33 | Good friends with Matt Bomer. Both have circled parts in 'The Normal Heart' written by 'Larry Kramer'. Pace was directed by Joel Grey in his debut on Broadway on 2011, while Bomer was directed by Ryan Murphy in The Normal Heart (2014). However, they did not portray the same character. |
34 | Raised in the Houston suburb of Spring, TX where the parents of his Pushing Daisies (2007) co-star, Kristin Chenoweth, now reside. |
35 | Became good friends with actress Sarah Michelle Gellar, after working on the film Possession (2008). |
36 | His oilman dad moved the family 10 times, including to the Middle East, Texas and Louisiana. |
37 | Loves to travel. |
38 | Lost 25 pounds for his role in Soldier's Girl (2003). |
39 | Spent the better part of his childhood living on an American compound in Saudi Arabia with his family. |
40 | Has a Pointer dog, named Carl. |
41 | Was ranked #14 on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' the actors list. (2008). |
42 | Graduated from Klein High School outside of Houston, Texas. Other KHS alumni include singer Lyle Lovett, actresses Sherry Stringfield and Lynn Collins, actor Matt Bomer writer Tom Vaughan and Olympic Gold Medalist Laura Wilkinson. |
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Tupperware Party | 2018 | filming | Dale |
The Book of Henry | 2017 | completed | David |
Revolt | 2017 | completed | Bo |
The Keeping Hours | 2017 | post-production | Mark |
Halt and Catch Fire | 2014-2017 | TV Series | Joe MacMillan |
Nature Is Speaking | 2016 | TV Series short | Mountain |
Robot Chicken | 2015 | TV Series | Heinrich Himmler |
The Program | 2015/II | Bill Stapleton | |
The Mindy Project | 2015 | TV Series | Alex Eakin |
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | 2014 | Thranduil | |
Guardians of the Galaxy | 2014 | Ronan | |
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | 2013 | Thranduil | |
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | 2012 | Thranduil | |
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | 2012 | Garrett | |
Lincoln | 2012 | Fernando Wood | |
30 Beats | 2012 | The Chiropractor - Matt | |
The Miraculous Year | 2011 | TV Movie | Frank Moss |
The Resident | 2011 | Jack | |
Ceremony | 2010 | Whit Coutell | |
Marmaduke | 2010 | Phil Winslow | |
When in Rome | 2010 | Brady Sacks | |
A Single Man | 2009 | Grant | |
Pushing Daisies | 2007-2009 | TV Series | Ned |
Possession | 2008 | Roman | |
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day | 2008 | Michael | |
Polarbearman | 2008 | Short | |
The Good Shepherd | 2006 | Richard Hayes | |
The Fall | 2006 | Roy Walker / Masked Bandit | |
Infamous | 2006 | Dick Hickock | |
The White Countess | 2005 | Crane | |
Wonderfalls | 2004 | TV Series | Aaron Tyler |
Soldier's Girl | 2003 | TV Movie | Calpernia Addams |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 2002 | TV Series | Benjamin Tucker |
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day | 2008 | performer: "If I Didn't Care" |
Thanks
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Nostalgia | 2008 | Documentary short special thanks | |
Wanderlust | 2008 | Video documentary short special thanks |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies - New Zealand: Home of Middle-Earth - Part 3 | 2015 | Video short | Himself |
Made in Hollywood | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
Extra | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - The Hobbit |
Rachael Ray | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The View | 2007-2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Today | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn | 2014 | Video short | Himself |
Rencontres de cinéma | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
Late Night with Seth Meyers | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Last Call with Carson Daly | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Home & Family | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The 56th Annual Obie Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
Entertainment Tonight | 2007-2008 | TV Series | Himself |
The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series |
TV Guide Live at the Emmy Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Himself |
2008 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Himself |
Wanderlust | 2008 | Video documentary short | Himself |
Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2008 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Reinventando Hollywood | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Soldiers' Secrets | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself / Calpernia Addams |
Archive Footage
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Lego the Hobbit: The Video Game | 2014 | Video Game | King Thranduil |
Won Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2014 | DFCS Award | Detroit Film Critic Society, US | Best Ensemble | Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) |
2014 | NFCS Award | Nevada Film Critics Society | Best Ensemble Cast | Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) |
2008 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actor in a Comedy Series | Pushing Daisies (2007) |
2007 | Silver Berlin Bear | Berlin International Film Festival | Outstanding Artistic Contribution | The Good Shepherd (2006) |
2003 | Breakthrough Award | Gotham Awards | Soldier's Girl (2003) |
Nominated Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2015 | COFCA Award | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Ensemble | Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) |
2015 | Blimp Award | Kids' Choice Awards, USA | Favorite Villain | Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) |
2014 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Ensemble Acting | Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) |
2014 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Series, Drama | Halt and Catch Fire (2014) |
2013 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Ensemble Cast | Lincoln (2012) |
2013 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Most Cinematic Moment | Lincoln (2012) |
2012 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Cast Ensemble | Lincoln (2012) |
2009 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actor in a Comedy Series | Pushing Daisies (2007) |
2008 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Pushing Daisies (2007) |
2008 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Pushing Daisies (2007) |
2008 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Actor on Television | Pushing Daisies (2007) |
2008 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | Comedy Lead Actor | Pushing Daisies (2007) |
2008 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | Breakthrough Performer of the Year | |
2008 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical | Pushing Daisies (2007) |
2007 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical | Pushing Daisies (2007) |
2004 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Soldier's Girl (2003) |
2004 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Male Lead | Soldier's Girl (2003) |
2004 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Soldier's Girl (2003) |