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Lord of the
Rings Cast & Characters
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Three Rings for the Elven-kings under
the sky,
  Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their
halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark
throne
In The Land of Mordor where the
Shadows lie.
One ring to rule them all, One Ring to
find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the
darkness bind them
In the Land of Mordor where the
Shadows lie.
From “The Lord of the Rings”
Welcome to the Lord
of the Rings Cast & Characters page!
Here you’ll find biographies of the
cast and characters of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Click on the pictures
to access the photo galleries.
Hobbits Elves Humans Others
Hobbits
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Frodo Baggins
Frodo
is the heir of Bilbo and hero of the Lord of the Rings.
He was the
bearer of the Ring of Power and a member of the Fellowship.
After Sauron’s defeat he sailed to
the Undying Lands.
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Full Biography
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Elijah Wood
Full Name: Elijah Jordan Wood
Birthdate: January 28th, 1981
Birthplace: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Parents: Warren and Debbie Wood
Siblings: Zack and Hannah
Pets: 2 Border Collies, Rascal and Levonne
Hair color: Dark brown
Eye color: Blue
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Elijah's Filmography @ IMDB
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Samwise Gamgee
Sam Gamgee is the loyal companion of
Frodo and member of the Fellowship
Throughout the journey he will prove
his loyalty several times and without him the quest would have surely
failed.
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Full Biography
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Sean Astin
Full Name: Sean Patrick Astin
Birthdate: February 25th, 1971
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, USA
Parents: John Astin and Patty Duke
Siblings: Mackenzie, David, Allen, Tom
Married: Christine
Children: Alexandra Louise
Hair color: brown
Eye color: brown
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Sean's Filmography @ IMDB
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Meriadoc “Merry” Brandibuc
A close friend of Frodo, he joins
Sam and Frodo with Pippin on their journey to Rivendell and becomes one of
the members of the Fellowship.
He rides with Eowyn (in disguise) and
the army of Rohan to Gondor and later to the Pelennor Fields where he
fights valiantly.
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Full Biography
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Dominic Monaghan
Full Name: Dominic Monaghan
Birthdate: December 8th, 1976
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Parents: Austin and Aureen Monaghan
Siblings: Matthew
Hair color: brown
Eye color: blue/grey
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Dominic's
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Peregrin “Pippin” Tuck
Peregrin
“Pippy” Took is a member of the Fellowship.
After he looks into the Palantir he rides
with Gandalf to Minas Tirith and later saves Faramir from being burnt
alive.
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Full Biography
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Billy Boyd
Full Name: Billy Boyd
Birthdate: August 28th, 1968
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland (UK)
Parents: William and Mary Boyd
Siblings: Margaret
Hair color: blond
Eye color: green
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Billy's Filmography
@ IMDB
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Bilbo Baggins
Bilbo Baggins was once the
Ringbearer himself and he gives the ring to his nephew Frodo.
After Sauron’s defeat he is granted
to sail to the Undying Lands.
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Full Biography
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Ian Holm
Full Name: Ian Holm Cuthbert
Birthdate: September 12th, 1931
Birthplace: Goodmayes, Ilford (UK)
Married: Lynn Mary Shaw, Sophie Baker, Penelope
Wilton, Bee
Children: Jessica, Sarah-Jane, Harry, Barnaby,
Melissa
Hair color: white
Eye color: blue
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Ian's Filmography @
IMDB
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Elves
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Arwen
Elven Princess in love with Aragorn, daughter of Elrond,
grand-daughter of Galadriel.
She forsakes her immortality to stay with Aragorn.
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Full Biography
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Liv Tyler
Full Name: Liv Tyler
Birthdate: July 1st, 1977
Birthplace: New York (USA)
Parents: Steven Tyler and Bebe Buell
Siblings: Mia, Chelsea Tyler, Taj
Married: Royston Langdon
Children: Milo William
Hair color: brown
Eye color: blue
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Liv's Filmography @
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Celeborn
Kinsmen of Thingol and married to
Galadriel, he lives in the forest of Lotholorien.
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Full Biography
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Marton Csokas
Full Name: Marton Csokas
Birthdate: June 30th, 1966
Birthplace: New Zealand
Hair color: brown
Eye color: blue
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Marton's
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Elrond
Elrond was given the choice to become a mortal man or an immortal
elf and he choose the latter.
He holds a council of all races at the Elven city of Rivendell to
decide the fate of The Ring of Power.
He’s the father of Arwen.
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Full Biography
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More Elrond Here
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Hugo Weaving
Full Name: Hugo Wallace Weaving
Birthdate: April 4th, 1960
Birthplace: Nigeria
Parents: Wallace and Anne Weaving
Siblings: Simon, Anna
Married: Katrina Greenwod
Children: Harry, Holly
Hair color: brown
Eye color: blue
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Hugo's Filmography
@ IMDB
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Hugo Here
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Galadriel
Galadriel is the Elven Queen that gives the Fellowship aid and
insight into the journey that lies ahead of them.
She is sometimes referred as the “Lady of Light”. Galadriel was the
bearer of one of the three Elf rings, Nenya.
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Full Biography
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Cate Blanchett
Full Name: Catherine Elise Blanchett
Birthdate: May 14th, 1969
Birthplace: Clayton, Victoria (Australia)
Parents: June
Siblings: Bob, Genevieve
Married: Andrew Upton
Children: Dashell John, Roman
Hair color: blond
Eye color: blue
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Cate's Filmography
@ IMDB
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Haldir
Haldir was an elf who lived in the woods of Lothlorien, where he was
a scout on the borders, along with his brothers, Rumil and Orophin.
In the movie he dies fight side to side with the people of Rohan at
Helm’s Deep.
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Full Biography
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Craig Parker
Full Name: Craig Parker
Birthdate: November 12th, 1970
Birthplace: Suva, Fiji
Hair color: dark brown
Eye color: blue
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Craig's Filmography
@ IMDB
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Legolas
Legolas represents the elves in the Fellowship charged to see about
the destruction of the Ring of Power.
From the forest of Mirkwood, Legolas lends his ability with a bow
and arrow to protect Frodo
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Full Biography
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Orlando Bloom
Full Name: Orlando Bloom
Birthdate: January 13th, 1977
Birthplace: Canterbury, Kent (UK)
Parents: Harry and Sonia Bloom
Siblings: Samantha
Hair color: dark brown
Eye color: brown
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Orlando's
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Humans
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Aragorn
Aragorn is the first man to join the Hobbits on their journey to return
The Ring of Power to the fires of Mount Doom.
He was raised by Elves and he’s in love with the Elven Princess
Arwen.
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Full Biography
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Viggo Mortensen
Full Name: Viggo Peter Mortensen
Birthdate: October 29th, 1958
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York (USA)
Parents: Viggo and Grace
Married: Exene Cervenka (divorced)
Children: Henry
Hair color: brown
Eye color: green
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Viggo's Filmography
@ IMDB
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Boromir
Boromir is the eldest son to Denethor of Gondor. He’s a member of the
Fellowship.
After he tries to take the ring from Frodo he dies protecting the
hobbits from a group of and uruk-hais
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Sean Bean
Full Name: Shaun Mark Bean
Birthdate: April 17th, 1959
Birthplace: Sheffield (UK)
Married: Debra James, Melanie Hill, Abigail
Cruttenden
Children: Lorna, Molly, Evie Natasha
Hair color: blond
Eye color: green
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Sean's Filmography
@ IMDB
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Faramir
Faramir is the youngest son to Denetho d brother of Boromir.
At the Houses of Healing he meets and falls in love with Eowyn of
Rohan.
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Full Biography
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David Wenham
Full Name: David Wenham
Birthdate: September 21st, 1965
Birthplace: Marrickville, Sydney (Australia)
Hair color: red
Eye color:blue
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David's Filmography
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Eomer
Eomer is the nephew of Théoden and brother of Eowyn.
He is a Rider of Rohan.
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Karl Urban
Full Name: Karl-Heinz Urban
Birthdate: June 7th, 1972
Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand
Hair color: brown
Eye color: hazel-green
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Karl's Filmography
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Eowyn
Eowyn is Eomer’s sister. She is also called “The White Lady of
Rohan”.
In love with Aragorn, she will fight and kill the Witchking of
Angmar.
At the Houses of Healing she will meet Faramir and after Sauron’s
defeat she will marry the Gondorian
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Full Biography
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Miranda Otto
Full Name: Miranda Otto
Birthdate: December 16th, 1967
Birthplace: Brisbane, Queensland (Australia)
Parents: Barry and Lindsay Otto
Married: Peter O’Brien
Hair color: blonde
Eye color: blue
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Miranda's
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Theoden
Théoden is the King of Rohan.
After Gandalf freed him from Saruman’s control, he led his people
to war and died in Minas Tirith.
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Full Biography
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Bernard Hill
Full Name: Bernard Hill
Birthdate: December 17th, 1944
Birthplace: Manchester, England
Hair color: grey
Eye color: blue
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Bernard's
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Grima
Grima Wormtongue was Théoden’s counsellor.
After his betrayal is unveiled, he will help Saruman organise the
attack at Helm’s Deep.
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Full Biography
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Brad Dourif
Full Name: Bradford Claude Dourif
Birthdate: March 18th, 1950
Birthplace: Huntington, West Virginia (USA)
Married: Joni Dourif (divorced)
Hair color: brown
Eye color: blue
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Brad's Filmography
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Denethor
Denethor is the steward of Gondor and father of Boromir and
Faramir.
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Full Biography
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John Noble
Full Name: John Noble
Birthdate: August 20th, 1948
Birthplace: Porti Pirie, South Australia
Married: Penny
Children: Samantha, Jessica, Daniel
Hair color: dark brown
Eye color: blue
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John's Filmography
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Others
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Gandalf
Gandalf initiated the Quest of the Ring and is a member of the
Fellowship.
One of the Istari sent by the Valar, he fell fighting a Balrog and was
reborn as Gandalf the White.
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Full Biography
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Ian McKellen
Full Name: Ian Murray McKellen
Birthdate: May 25th, 1939
Birthplace: Burnley (UK)
Parents: Denis and Margery McKellen
Siblings: Jean
Hair color:
white
Eye color: blue
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Ian's Filmography @
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Saruman
Saruman has joined with Sauron to oppose the Fellowship and reclaim
the Ring of Power
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Full Biography
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Christopher Lee
Full Name: Christopher Frank Carandini Lee
Birthdate: May 27th, 1922
Birthplace: London (UK)
Parents: Estelle Marie and Geoffrey Trollope
Siblings: Xandra
Married: Birgit Kroencke
Children: Christina
Hair color: white
Eye color: brown
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Christopher's
Filmography @ IMDB
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Gimli
Gimli represents the dwarves in the Fellowship charged to see about
the destruction of the Ring of Power.
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Full Biography
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John Rhys-Davies
Full Name: John Rhys-Davies
Birthdate: May 5th, 1944
Birthplace: Wiltshire, (UK)
Married: Deborah
Hair color: brown
Eye color: brown
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Treebeard
Treebeard, also known as the “The Eldest”, is the Ent that Merry
and Pippin meet in Fangorn Forest and the one who decides the Ents’
participation in the War of Middle-Earth.
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John's Filmography @ IMDB
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Gollum
Sméagol was one of the Stoors, a race
of hobbits. He found the One Ring and later lost it to Bilbo.
He later guides Frodo and Sam into
Mordor where he falls into Mount Doom.
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Full Biography
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Andy Serkis
Full Name: Andrew Sirkis
Birthdate: April 20th, 1964
Birthplace: Ruslip Manor (UK)
Married: Lorraine Ashbourne
Children: Sonny, Ruby
Hair color: brown
Eye color: blue
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Andy's Filmography
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Horses
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Shadowfax
Shadowfax is Gandalf’s steed in “The Two Towers” and is one of the
Mearas.
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Brego
Brego is Aragorn’s horse in “The Two Towers”. The horse is named after
the Second King of Rohan.
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