Luke Hawker

Biography

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).