Middle Earth cast members

Sean Patrick Astin (né Duke; February 25, 1971) is an American actor, voice actor, screenwriter, director, producer, family man, author, marathon runner, political activist and philanthropist who is well known for his film debut portraying Mikey in Steven Spielberg's The Goonies (1985), for playing...

Samwise "Sam" Gamgee

5. Orlando Bloom

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Copeland Bloom was born on January 13, 1977 in Canterbury, Kent, England. His mother, Sonia Constance Josephine Bloom (née Copeland), was born in Kolkata, India, to an English family then-resident there. The man he first knew as his father, Harry Bloom, was a legendary ...

Legolas

6. Dominic Monaghan

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Dominic Monaghan is best known for his role in the movie adaptations of "Lord of the Rings". Before that, he became known in England for his role in the British television drama Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996).

Monaghan was born in Berlin, West Germany, to British parents Maureen, a nurse, and ...

Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck

7. John Rhys-Davies

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Welsh actor John Rhys-Davies was born in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, Wales, to Mary Margaretta Phyllis (nee Jones), a nurse, and Rhys Davies, a mechanical engineer and Colonial Officer. He graduated from the University of East Anglia and is probably best known to film audiences for his roles in the...

Gimli/Treebeard (voice)

8. Billy Boyd

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Billy Boyd was born in 1968 in Glasgow, Scotland, to Mary and William Boyd. The talented young boy, inspired by Star Wars to try acting, got his first taste of it in his school's production of Oliver Twist when he was 10. Boyd's parents were extremely supportive, driving over two hours to get him ...

Peregrin "Pippin" Took

9. Sean Bean

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Sean Bean's career since the eighties spans theatre, radio, television and movies. Bean was born in Handsworth, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, to Rita (Tuckwood) and Brian Bean. He worked for his father's welding firm before he decided to become an actor. He attended RADA in London and appeared in a ...

Boromir

10. Andy Serkis

Actor | War for the Planet of the Apes

English film actor, director and author Andy Serkis is known for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation and voice work for such computer-generated characters as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001-2003) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), ...

Gollum/Sméagol/Witch-King (voice)

11. Cate Blanchett

Actress | Carol

Cate Blanchett was born on May 14, 1969 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, to June (Gamble), an Australian teacher and property developer, and Robert DeWitt Blanchett, Jr., an American advertising executive, originally from Texas. She has an older brother and a younger sister. When she was ten ...

Galadriel

12. Hugo Weaving

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Hugo Wallace Weaving was born on April 4, 1960 in Nigeria, to English parents Anne (Lennard), a tour guide and teacher, and Wallace Weaving, a seismologist. Hugo has an older brother, Simon, and a younger sister, Anna, who both also live and work in Australia. During his early childhood, the ...

Elrond/Isildur (voice)

13. Liv Tyler

Actress | Armageddon

Liv Tyler is an actress of international renown and has been a familiar face on our screens for over two decades and counting. She began modelling at the age of fourteen before pursuing a career in acting. After making her film debut in Bruce Beresford's Silent Fall, she was cast by fledgling ...

Arwen

14. Christopher Lee

Actor | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee was perhaps the only actor of his generation to have starred in so many films and cult saga. Although most notable for personifying bloodsucking vampire, Dracula, on screen, he portrayed other varied characters on screen, most of which were villains, whether it ...

Saruman

15. Bernard Hill

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Bernard Hill is an English actor. He is well recognized for playing King Théoden in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Captain Edward Smith in Titanic, and Luther Plunkitt, the Warden of San Quentin Prison in the Clint Eastwood film True Crime. Hill was also known for playing roles in television ...

Théoden

16. Brad Dourif

Actor | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Gaunt character actor Brad Dourif was born Bradford Claude Dourif on March 18, 1950 in Huntington, West Virginia. He is the son of Joan Mavis Felton (Bradford) and Jean Henri Dourif, a French-born art collector who owned and operated a dye factory. His father died when Dourif was three years old, ...

Grima Wormtongue

17. John Noble

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Artistic Director of Stage Company of South Australia 1977 - 87. Head of Drama, Brent St. School of Arts (Sydney) 1997-00. Directed over 80 plays, including 'Sons of Cain' on London's West End (1986). Freelance actor. Semi-regular in TV series 'All Saints'. Voice and acting teacher.

Denethor

18. David Wenham

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

David Wenham is an Australian actor who is known for his portrayals of Faramir from The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Friar Carl from the Van Helsing franchise and Dilios from 300. He also acted in Moulin Rouge, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Dark City, Top of the Lake, SeaChange ...

Faramir

19. Karl Urban

Actor | Star Trek

Originally from Wellington, New Zealand, Karl Urban now lives in Auckland. Born on June 7, 1972, he is the son of a leather-goods manufacturer (who had hoped that Karl would follow in his footsteps). His first acting role was when he was 8 -- he had a line on a television series. However, he did ...

Éomer

20. Miranda Otto

Actress | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Miranda Otto is an Australian actress. Otto is a daughter of actors Barry Otto and Lindsay Otto, and half-sister of actress Gracie Otto. She began her acting career at age 18 in 1986, and has appeared in a variety of independent and major studio films. Otto made her major film debut in Emma's War (...

Éowyn

21. Marton Csokas

Actor | Æon Flux

Marton was born in Invercargill, Aotearoa (New Zealand), to Margaret Christine (Rayner), a nurse, and Márton Csókás, a mechanical engineer. His father is Hungarian and his mother is Australian (of English, Irish, and Danish origin). He inherited some of his talents from his father, who was also a ...

Celeborn

22. Craig Parker

Craig Parker was born on November 12th 1970 in Suva, Fiji and now lives in New Zealand. He is best know for his part as Haldir the Elf in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, although he had a part in the 1993 film of Stephen King's "Tommyknockers".

Haldir/Gothmog (voice)

23. Bruce Hopkins

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Bruce Hopkins was born on November 25, 1955 in Invercargill, New Zealand. He is an actor, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) and Housebound (2014).

Gamling

24. John Bach

John Bach was born on June 5, 1946 in Wales, UK. He is an actor, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).

Madril

25. John Leigh

John Leigh was born in 1965 in New Zealand. He is an actor and writer, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), The Frighteners (1996) and Serial Killers (2004).

Háma

26. Calum Gittins

Actor | The King's Speech

Calum Gittins was born on July 16, 1986 in Auckland, New Zealand. He is an actor, known for The King's Speech (2010), 6 Days (2017) and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002).

Haleth

27. Paris Howe Strewe

Paris Howe Strewe is known for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) and Memory & Desire (1998).

Theodred

28. Lawrence Makoare

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Lawrence Makoare was born on March 20, 1968 in Bastion Point, Auckland, New Zealand. He is an actor, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), Die Another Day (2002) and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).

Witch-King/Gothmog/Lurtz/Bolg

29. Bruce Spence

Actor | Mad Max 2

Bruce Spence was born on September 17, 1945 in New Zealand. When he was growing up in Henderson, just out of Auckland, the last thing he ever expected to be was an actor. Bruce's family were winemakers, and he worked in the family winery from a very tender age, later attending Henderson High School...

Mouth of Sauron

30. Sala Baker

Actor | The Killer

Sala Baker was born on September 22, 1976 in Wellington, New Zealand. He is an actor and producer, known for The Killer (2023), Dangerous Waters (2023) and Shadow Force.

Sauron

31. Alan Howard

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Alan Howard was born on August 5, 1937 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). He was married to Sally Beauman and ...

Sauron (voice)

32. Thomas Robins

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Thomas Robins is an Emmy Award winning Producer, Writer and Director based in Wellington, New Zealand. He is the co-owner of the award winning production company KHF Media. Previously an actor known for his roles as Deagol in The Lord Of The Rings and Young Thrain in The Hobbit, he now focuses on ...

Déagol/Young Thráin

33. Peter McKenzie

Actor | King Kong

Peter McKenzie is known for King Kong (2005), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and The Legend of William Tell (1998).

Elendil

34. Harry Sinclair

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Harry Sinclair was born in 1959 in Auckland, New Zealand. He is a director and writer, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), Topless Women Talk About Their Lives (1997) and Braindead (1992). He has been married to Rebecca Kirshner since December 5, 2008.

Isildur

35. Mark Ferguson

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Mark Ferguson was born on February 28, 1961 in Sydney, Australia. He is an actor, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), Spooked (2004) and Power Rangers Operation Overdrive (2007).

Gil-Galad

36. Sarah McLeod

Actress | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Sarah McLeod was born on July 18, 1971 in Putaruru, New Zealand. She is an actress and talent agent, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) and We're Here to Help (2007).

Rosie Cotton

37. David Weatherley

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Educated at The Quintin School to 'O'level GCE standard. Left England for Canada in '56 and served 5 years in the Canadian Army (Provost Sgt.). Arrived in NZ '61 intending to join the NZ Army - unhappily a motorcycle accident finished that idea. Started in amateur theatre '62, and became involved ...

Barliman Butterbur

38. Stephen Ure

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Stephen Ure was born on March 28, 1958 in St Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is an actor and director, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), X (2022) and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002).

Grishnákh/Gorbag/Grinnah/Fimbul

39. Bret McKenzie

Soundtrack | Flight of the Conchords

Bret McKenzie was born on June 29, 1976 in New Zealand. He is a writer and actor, known for Flight of the Conchords (2007), The Muppets (2011) and Muppets Most Wanted (2014). He has been married to Hannah Clarke since March 18, 2009. They have three children.

Figwit/Lindir

40. Ali Astin

Actress | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Ali Astin was born on November 27, 1996 in California, USA. She is an actress, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), Bad Kids of Crestview Academy (2017) and Matter of Time.

Elanor Gamgee

41. Maisy McLeod-Riera

Actress | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Maisy McLeod-Riera was born on May 25, 1999 in Wellington, New Zealand. She is an actress, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) and Bridge to Terabithia (2007).

Frodo Gamgee

42. Brian Sergent

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Brian Sergent was born on December 29, 1959 in Naenae, Wellington, New Zealand. He is an actor, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), Braindead (1992) and Eagle vs Shark (2007).

Ted Sandyman/Spider (voice)

43. Ian Holm

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Sir Ian Holm was one of the world's greatest actors, a Laurence Olivier Award-winning, Tony Award-winning, BAFTA-winning and Academy Award-nominated British star of films and the stage. He was a member of the prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company and has played more than 100 roles in films and on ...

Bilbo Baggins

44. Martin Freeman

Actor | Black Panther

Martin Freeman is an English actor, known for portraying Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit film trilogy, Tim Canterbury in the original UK version of sitcom mockumentary The Office (2001), Dr. John Watson in the British crime drama Sherlock (2010) and Lester Nygaard in the dark ...

Bilbo Baggins (young)

45. Benedict Cumberbatch

Actor | The Imitation Game

Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch was born and raised in London, England. His parents, Wanda Ventham and Timothy Carlton (born Timothy Carlton Congdon Cumberbatch), are both actors. He is a grandson of submarine commander Henry Carlton Cumberbatch, and a great-grandson of diplomat Henry Arnold ...

Smaug/The Necromancer

46. Richard Armitage

Richard Crispin Armitage was born and raised in Leicester, England, to Margaret (Hendey), a secretary, and John Armitage, an engineer. He attended Pattison College in Binley Road, Coventry, where he discovered his love for acting. He took part in many theatre productions all over the UK, from ...

Thorin Oakenshield

47. Luke Evans

Actor | Dracula Untold

Luke George Evans was born in Pontypool, Wales, and grew up in Aberbargoed, in the south of Wales. He is the son of Yvonne (Lewis) and David Evans. He moved to Cardiff at the age 17. He then won a scholarship to the London Studio Centre, and graduated in 2000.

He starred in many of London's West End...

Bard the Bowman/Girion

48. Evangeline Lilly

Actress | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Evangeline Lilly, born in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, in 1979, was discovered on the streets of Kelowna, British Columbia, by the famous Ford modeling agency. Although she initially decided to pass on a modeling career, she went ahead and signed with Ford anyway, to help pay for her University of ...

Tauriel

49. Graham McTavish

Graham McTavish is a Scottish television and film actor, best known for his roles as Dougal Mackenzie in the popular TV series "Outlander" (2014-16), as Dwalin in the "The Hobbit" trilogy for Peter Jackson (2012-14) as well as the Saint of Killers in AMC's series "Preacher", based on Garth Ennis ...

Dwalin

50. Ken Stott

Ken Stott was born on October 19, 1954 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014).

Balin

51. Aidan Turner

Aidan Turner was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1983. After graduating from the Gaiety School of Acting in 2004, Aidan appeared in a number of stage productions, many with Ireland's national theatre, The Abbey. Such productions included The Plough & The Stars, Romeo & Juliet and A Cry from Heaven. In ...

Kíli

52. Dean O'Gorman

Dean O'Gorman was born on December 1, 1976 in Auckland, New Zealand. He is an actor and director, known for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013), The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) and Trumbo (2015). He has been married to Sarah Wilson since January 8, 2016. They have one child.

Fíli

53. Mark Hadlow

Actor, comedian, singer, writer, producer, director - Mark Hadlow is one of New Zealand's most prominent actors and entertainers. He is driven by a passion for performance: 130 plays, musical theatre, dozens of film appearances, television series, commercials and radio voice-overs in the thousands.

...

Dori/Bert

54. Jed Brophy

Jed Brophy was born on October 29, 1963 in Taihape, New Zealand. He is an actor, known for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), District 9 (2009) and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002).

Nori/Sharku/Snaga

55. Adam Brown

Adam is an actor and comedy writer. He is best known for playing 'Ori' in The Hobbit (Warner Brothers), directed by Peter Jackson as well as Jack Sparrow's new recruit in Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tale No Tales (Disney). Recently, he appeared on stage alongside Ian McKellen in Mother Goose...

Ori

56. John Callen

John has worked for 40 years as a professional actor, director and writer in theatre, radio, film and television. He has performed in or directed more than 100 stage productions and more than two dozen television series, and narrated close to 150 documentaries.

John has also appeared in a number of ...

Óin

57. Peter Hambleton

Peter Hambleton is known for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013), The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014).

Glóin/William

58. William Kircher

Now based in Los Angeles, California, William Kircher has the provenance of being one of the most experienced actors coming out of New Zealand.

William's career launched on his graduation from Drama School at the age of eighteen. Over the next forty years he has gone on to appear in more than one ...

Bifur/Tom

59. James Nesbitt

James Nesbitt was born in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, to May, a civil servant, and James Nesbitt, a primary school headmaster. He was educated at Coleraine Academical Institution (also the school of Brian Campbell & Brian McAlister). He originally planned to be a French teacher. It ...

Bofur

60. Stephen Hunter

Stephen Hunter's extensive acting career spans both film and television. Stephen's major international big screen role was as the Dwarf Bombur in all three of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit films. Stephen began his career on NZ television before landing the role of Sharpie on the Australian Network ...

Bombur

61. Mikael Persbrandt

Actor | Hævnen

Mikael was born in Jakobsberg, Stockholm, Sweden on September 25th 1963. His interest in acting started at an early age when working as an extra in Ingmar Bergman's staging of William Shakespeare's "King Lear."

In the 1990s, Mikael starred in the immensely popular Swedish TV series, "Rederiet" ("The...

Beorn

62. Lee Pace

Actor | Guardians of the Galaxy

One of the most versatile actors working in Hollywood today, Lee Pace has established himself as a powerful leading man, consistently delivering compelling performances in film, television, and on stage.

Pace will next be seen in the highly anticipated Apple TV+ series FOUNDATION. Scheduled for a ...

Thranduil

63. Stephen Fry

Actor | Gosford Park

Writer, actor, comedian, doer of good works, excellent good friend to the famous and not, Fry lives in his London SW1 flat and his Norfolk house when not traveling. Famous for his public declaration of celibacy in the "Tatler" back in the 1980s, Emma Thompson has characterised her friend as "90 ...

Master of Lake-Town

64. Billy Connolly

Actor | Brave

Billy Connolly was born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland. He left school to work in the shipyards, becoming a welder, and joined the Territorial Army (in the parachute regiment) at around the same time. He developed an interest in folk music, eventually being an accomplished banjo player and a ...

Dáin II Ironfoot

65. Barry Humphries

His father was a well-to-do builder. Barry was a highly intelligent boy who attended Melbourne University. There, he began acting in revues and doing impersonations. He moved to London in 1959 and began his professional performing career on the West End and Broadway stages as Mr Sowerby in Oliver!,...

Great Goblin

66. Sylvester McCoy

Sylvester McCoy was born Percy James Patrick Kent-Smith on 20 August 1943, the only child of Molly Sheridan and Percy James Kent-Smith, a couple living in Dunoon, Scotland. His mother was Irish. Percy James Kent-Smith was killed in the Second World War a couple of months before his son was born, ...

Radagast

67. Jeffrey Thomas

Actor | Slow West

Jeffrey Thomas was born in Wales, UK. He is known for Slow West (2015), The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) and Adrift (2018).

Thrór

68. Michael Mizrahi

Michael Mizrahi is known for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995) and Zilch! (1989).

Thráin

69. Manu Bennett

Actor | 30 Days of Night

"Shall We Begin!", the battlecry of The undefeated Gaul Crixus first bought Manu Bennett's voice & acting career to international attention. Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011) spoke a universal language that slowly but surely captured a massive audience. The the show lost lead actor Andy Whitfield...

Azog the Defiler

70. Conan Stevens

A 7 foot tall extremely muscular and fit Australian of English/German ancestry, Conan is possibly the only Professional Wrestling Champion title holder to concurrently work in the Ballet, in Graeme Murphy's "Berlin" with Sydney Dance Company for not only the full season but also an additional five ...

Bolg

71. John Bell

Actor | Wrath of the Titans

John Bell was born on October 20, 1997 in Paisley, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for Wrath of the Titans (2012), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and A Shine of Rainbows (2009).

Bain

72. Peggy Nesbitt

Actress | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Peggy Nesbitt was born on September 4, 1997 in the UK. She is an actress, known for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013), The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) and Blessed (2008).

Sigrid

73. Mary Nesbitt

Actress | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Mary Nesbitt is known for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013), The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) and Virginity for Sale.

Tilda

74. Ryan Gage

Actor | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Ryan Gage was born on January 17, 1983 in England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Midwife (2021).

Alfrid

75. Mark Mitchinson

Actor | Evil Dead Rise

Mark was born in the UK but moved to New Zealand as a young boy. He returned to England in the early eighties to study as an actor at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. He returned to New Zealand in 2002 after years in the UK running his own business. He resumed his acting carer in ...

Braga

76. Craig Hall

Actor | King Kong

Craig Hall was born on May 10th, 1974 in Auckland, New Zealand after his parents emigrated from Glasgow,Scotland. He is an actor, known for King Kong (2005), The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug (2013), The World's Fastest Indian (2005) and A Place To Call Home (2013). His film debut was in Savage ...

Galion

77. Robin Kerr

Robin Kerr is known for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013), The Making of the Mob (2015) and Home by Christmas (2010).

Elros

78. Ben Mitchell

Ben Mitchell (born 7 July 1980) is a New Zealand actor who played the orc, Narzug in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013). He is best known for his role as Dr. TK Samuels in the soap opera Shortland Street (1992). He attended secondary school at St Johns College, Hamilton, New Zealand.

He also...

Narzug

79. Dallas Barnett

Actor | Untitled D&D

Dallas Barnett was born on February 29, 1964 in Rochester, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Untitled D&D, Contract Killers (2013) and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013).

Bill Ferny Sr.

80. Richard Whiteside