Luke Hawker
Luke Hawker (born 30 November 1980, Masterton, New Zealand) is a New Zealand actor, stuntman, and prosthetics/creature effects technician. He has worked for over 16 years at Weta Workshop, contributing to The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and King Kong. He is best known for portraying the titular creature in Krampus (2015) and the robotic "Mother" in I Am Mother (2019). In Avatar (2009) he served as both stunt double for Giovanni Ribisi and credited actor (Ambient Room Tech). He is married to Frances Richardson (since 2008). His filmography includes: Black Sheep (2006) (Tahnee Toh, Sam Neill); Avatar (2009) (Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington); The Devil's Rock (2011) (Rupert Penry-Jones, Claudia Karvan); Elysium (2013) (Matt Damon, Jodie Foster); Krampus (2015) (Adelaide Kane, David Harbour); I Am Mother (2019) (Hilary Swank, Clara Rugaard); The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022) (Morfydd Clark, Morgan Davies); M3GAN 2.0 (2025) (Violet McGraw, Allison Williams); Forgive Us All (2025).
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · M3GAN 2.0 as Agent Murphy
- 2025 · Forgive Us All as Howler #1
- 2022 · The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power as Magrot
- 2022 · The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power as Orc
- 2022 · The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power as Fighting Orc
- 2022 · The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening as Magrot
- 2019 · I Am Mother as Mother
- 2017 · The Power of the Present as Self
- 2015 · Krampus as Krampus
- 2014 · The Handkerchief as Alistair
- 2014 · Contract Killers as Bowman
- 2013 · Mis-drop as Co-Pilot
- 2013 · Eternity as Hacker
- 2011 · The Devil's Rock as Private Muller
- 2009 · Avatar as Ambient Room Tech
- 2008 · Aftershock as Salavation Army Person
- 2006 · Black Sheep as Investor
- Future · Barbed Wire Canoe as Nathan
- 2007 · Kissy Kissy as Craig
- 2003 · I Think I'm Going as Will