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Ken Stott

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Biography

Kenneth "Ken" Campbell Stott is an acclaimed Scottish stage, television and film actor. Best known to international audiences for portraying the dwarf Balin in The Hobbit film trilogy (2012–2014), he has earned widespread recognition in the United Kingdom for his intense, morally ambiguous roles in television crime dramas and West End theatre productions.

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Appears in a KinoChain journey

The Mercy

Appears in a KinoChain journey

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

As Balin

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

As Balin

Takin' Over the Asylum

As Eddie

Shallow Grave

As Detective Inspector McCall

Café Society

As Marty Dorfman

The Dig

As Charles Phillips

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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When Studios Marry: Films Born of Corporate Chaos

From the ashes of mergers and acquisitions come some of cinema's most fascinating experiments. This chain traces how boardroom decisions shaped the art on scree...

8 films

Moana and the Sea as Mirror and Crucible

Taking the core premise of Moana (the ocean as a living force that tests, transforms, and reveals who you are) and steering it into far darker territory, this c...

8 films

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