Actor/Actress
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Description
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Character
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Elijah Wood
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A young hobbit who inherits the One Ring from his uncle Bilbo
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Frodo Baggins
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Ian McKellen
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An Istari wizard and mentor to Frodo
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Gandalf the Grey
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Viggo Mortensen
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A Dúnedain ranger, the descendant of Isildur, and heir to Gondor's throne
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"Strider" Aragorn II Elessar
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Sean Astin
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A hobbit gardener and Frodo's best friend
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Samwise "Sam" Gamgee
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Liv Tyler
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An elven princess of Rivendell and Aragorn's lover
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Arwen Undomiel
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Sala Baker
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The Dark Lord of Mordor and the Ring's true master who manifests as an Eye after the destruction of his physical form
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Sauron
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Cate Blanchett
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The elven co-ruler of Lothlórien alongside her husband Celeborn
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Galadriel
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John Rhys-Davies
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A dwarf warrior who accompanies the Fellowship to Mordor after they set out from Rivendell and a descendant of Dulin Folk
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Gimli
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Billy Boyd
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A hobbit who travels with the Fellowship on their journey to Mordor
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Peregrin "Pippin" Took
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Dominic Monaghan
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A distant cousin of Frodo
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Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck
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Orlando Bloom
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A prince of the elves' Woodland Realm and a skilled archer
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Legolas Greenleaf
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Christopher Lee
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The fallen head of the Istari Order who succumbs to Sauron's will through his use of the palantír
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Saruman the White
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Hugo Weaving
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The elven Lord of Rivendell who leads the Council of Elrond, which ultimately decides to destroy the Ring
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Elrond
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Sean Bean
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A prince of the Stewards of Gondor who journeys with the Fellowship towards Mordor
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Boromir
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Ian Holm
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Frodo's uncle who gives him the Ring after he decides to retire to Rivendell
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Bilbo Baggins
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Andy Serkis
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A wretched hobbit-like creature whose mind was poisoned over centuries by the Ring
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Gollum
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Marton Csokas
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The elven Lord of Lothlórien and Galadriel's husband
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Celeborn the Wise
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Lawrence Makoare
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The commander of Saruman's Orc forces
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Lurtz
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Craig Parker
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The leader of the Galadhrim warriors guarding the border of Lothlórien
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Haldir
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Mark Ferguson
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The last Elven-King of Noldor
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Ereinion Gil-galad
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Peter McKenzie
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The last High King of Arnor and Gondor
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Elendill the Tall
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Harry Sinclair
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Elendil's son and Aragorn's ancestor who originally defeated Sauron
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Isildur
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