Luke Hawker
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 30, 1980
- Birthplace
- Masterton, New Zealand
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).
Filmography
- Barbed Wire Canoe
Barbed Wire Canoe TBA
as Nathan
M3GAN 2.0 2025
as Agent Murphy
Forgive Us All 2025
as Howler #1
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening 2022
as Magrot
I Am Mother 2019
as Mother
The Power of the Present 2017
as Self
Krampus 2015
as Krampus
The Handkerchief 2014
as Alistair
Contract Killers 2014
as Bowman
Mis-drop 2013
as Co-Pilot, Additional Dialogue
Eternity 2013
as Hacker
The Devil's Rock 2011
as Private Muller
Avatar 2009
as Ambient Room Tech, Stand In
Aftershock 2008
as Salavation Army Person
Kissy Kissy 2007
as Craig
Black Sheep 2006
as Investor
- I Think I'm Going
I Think I'm Going 2003
as Will
Credits from TMDB.