Denis Lill: Denis Lill. Actor: The Royal. Denis Lill was born in Hamilton in the Waikato region on the northern island of New Zealand. At the age of seventeen, he enlisted as a cadet in his country's air force. During this time, he discovered an aptitude for amateur dramatics (he had a fondness for imitating the voices of characters in the BBC's Goon Show on radio) and began acting in stage and...