Bernard Hill arrives for the U.K. premiere of the 2012 film “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” in London. Bernard Hill, the British actor best known for his portrayal of embattled King Théoden in two of the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy films and the stoic Capt. In 2015, Hill played the Duke of Norfolk in “Wolf Hall,” an adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s book about the court of Henry VIII. Most recently, Hill starred in the BBC police drama “The Responder.” Its second season is set to air Sunday. At drama school, he became entranced by David Warner’s performance of “Hamlet.” “I just wanted to do what he was doing,” he said.
