Actor/Actress
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Description
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Character
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Martin Freeman
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A hobbit hired by the 13 dwarves, on the advice of wizard Gandalf, to accompany them on a quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from Smaug
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Bilbo Baggins
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Ian McKellen
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An Istari wizard who recruits Bilbo and helps to arrange the quest to reclaim the dwarves' lost treasure in Erebor
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Gandalf the Grey
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Richard Armitage
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The leader of the Company of dwarves and the true heir to Erebor's throne who has returned to reclaim Erebor from Smaug
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Thorin Oakenshield II
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Luke Evans
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A skilled archer living in Esgaroth and the heir of Girion, the last king of old Dale
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Bard the Bowman
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Orlando Bloom
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An elf from Mirkwood and the prince of the Woodland Realm
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Legolas Greenleaf
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Evangeline Lilly
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An elven Chief of the Mirkwood Guards serving under Thranduil, who develops romantic feelings towards Kili and falls in love with him
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Tauriel
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Lee Pace
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The aloof and cold-hearted Elven king of the northern part of Mirkwood (the Woodland Realm)
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Thranduil
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Graham McTavish
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Balin's brother
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Dwalin
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Ken Stott
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Dwalin's brother
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Balin
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Aidan Turner
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One of Thorin's nephews and Fili's younger brother, who develops romantic feelings towards the Elf Tauriel and falls in love with her
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Kili
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Dean O'Gorman
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Another of Thorin's nephews and Kili's older brother
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Fili
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Benedict Cumberbatch
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An enormous, powerful and psychopathic great dragon of Middle-earth who claimed the Lonely Mountain, its vast treasures and the surrounding human areas
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Smaug
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Manu Bennett
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An Orc and the nemesis of Thorin Oakenshield, on whom he seeks revenge for losing his forearm and hand in battle
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Azog the Defiler
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Mark Hadlow
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Nori and Ori's brother
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Dori
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Jed Brophy
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Dori and Ori's brother
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Nori
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Adam Brown
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Nori and Dori's brother
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Ori
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John Callen
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Gloin's brother
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Oin
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Peter Hambleton
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Oin's brother and father of Gimli, the noble Dwarf who accompanies Frodo on his quest to destroy the One Ring
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Gloin
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William Kircher
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Bofur and Bombur's cousin
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Bifur
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James Nesbitt
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Bombur's brother and Bifur's cousin
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Bofur
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Stephen Hunter
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Bofur's brother and Bifur's cousin
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Bombur
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Cate Blanchett
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An Elven co-ruler of Lothlórien along with her husband, Lord Celeborn
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Galadriel
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Hugo Weaving
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The Lord of Rivendell, one of the mighty rulers of old that remained in Middle-earth in its Third Age
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Elrond
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Christopher Lee
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The leader of the Istari, wizards sent to Middle-earth in human form by the godlike Valar to challenge Sauron
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Saruman the White
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Sylvester McCoy
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A Istari wizard whose wisdom is based on nature and wildlife
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Radagast the Brown
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John Tui
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Son of Azog the Defiler
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Bolg
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Billy Connolly
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The dwarf king of Erebor
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Dain
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Mikael Persbrandt
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A skin-changer who can assume the appearance of a great black bear
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Beorn
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Stephen Fry
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The pompous and greedy mayor of the settlement of Men at Lake-town near the Lonely Mountain
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Master of Lake-town
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Ryan Gage
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The Master of Laketown's conniving and arrogant servant
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Alfrid
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Mark Mitchinson
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Captain of the Lake-town Guard
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Braga
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John Bell
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Bard's son, who is described as "confident and brave and ready to do battle if required even though he is still a boy."
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Bain
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Peggy Nesbitt
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One of the daughters of Bard the Bowman
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Tilda
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Mary Nesbitt
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One of the daughters of Bard the Bowman
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Sigrid
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Simon London
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An Elf of the Woodland Realm presumed to hold a high ranking position within the Realm - he is seen blowing a horn to alert the Elves guarding the River Gate, ordering them to close the gate so as to bring the Dwarves back into custody when it is discovered that Thorin and the Company have escaped from their prison cells via wine barrels
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Feren
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