An index for all the actors and actresses of adaptations of J. R. R. Tolkien's Legendarium who have their own page on TV Tropes, and the characters they play.

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Theatrical Films

Standalone Films

The Hobbit (1977)

Appeared in The Hobbit (1977):

Richard Boone: Smaug.
Paul Frees: Bombur / Bill Huggins / Troll Leader.
John Huston: Gandalf.
Don Messick: Balin / Troll #3 / Grinnah / Goblin / Orc / Gwaihir (Lord of the Eagles).
- King Theoden / Easterling / The Mouth of Sauron in The Return of the King (1980).
Otto Preminger: The Elvenking.
John Stephenson: Dori / Bard / Great Goblin.
- Gondorian Guard / Dwimmerlaik - the Witch-King of Angmar in The Return of the King (1980).

The Lord of the Rings (1978)

Appeared in The Lord of the Rings (1978):

Annette Crosbie: Galadriel.
Anthony Daniels: Legolas.
John Hurt: Aragorn.
Jerry Maren: Character Actor.

The Return of the King (1980)

Appeared in The Return of the King (1980):

Theodore Bikel: Aragorn.
Casey Kasem: Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck.
Roddy McDowall: Samwise Gamgee.

The Lord of the Rings / The Hobbit (Peter Jackson universe)

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Appeared in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001):

Sean Astin: Samwise "Sam" Gamgee.
Sean Bean: Boromir.
Cate Blanchett: Galadriel.
Orlando Bloom: Legolas.
Billy Boyd: Peregrin "Pippin" Took.
- The Balladeer in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.
Marton Csokas: Celeborn.
Ian Holm: Bilbo Baggins (old).
- Frodo Baggins in the 1981 radio drama.
Peter Jackson: Cameos ^notedirector of the films.
Christopher Lee: Saruman.
Ian McKellen: Gandalf.
Dominic Monaghan: Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck.
Viggo Mortensen: Aragorn.
Craig Parker: Haldir.
- Gothmog/Orc Lt. #1 in The Return of the King.
John Rhys-Davies: Gimli.
- Voiced Treebeard in The Two Towers and The Return of the King.
Kiran Shah: Scale double for Frodo Baggins.
- Goblin Scribe in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
Liv Tyler: Arwen.
Hugo Weaving: Elrond.
Elijah Wood: Frodo Baggins.

The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers

Appeared in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002):

Brad Dourif: Grima Wormtongue.
Bernard Hill: King Théoden.
Nathaniel Lees: Uglúk.
Miranda Otto: Éowyn.
Andy Serkis: Gollum (motion capture and voice), formerly Smeagol.
Olivia Tennet: Freda.
Karl Urban: Éomer.
David Wenham: Faramir.

The Lord of The Rings: The Return of the King

Appeared in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003):

John Noble: Denethor.
Bruce Spence: The Mouth of Sauron.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Appeared in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012):

Richard Armitage: Thorin Oakenshield.
Manu Bennett: Azog the Defiler.
Martin Freeman: Bilbo Baggins.
Barry Humphries: Great Goblin.
Sylvester McCoy: Radagast.
Graham McTavish: Dwalin.
Dean O'Gorman: Fili.
Lee Pace: Thranduil.
Ken Stott: Balin.
Aidan Turner: Kíli.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Appeared in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013):

John Bell: Bain.
Stephen Colbert: Laketown Spy.
Benedict Cumberbatch: Smaug / The Necromancer/Sauron (motion capture and voice for both).
Luke Evans: Bard/Girion.
Stephen Fry: The Master of Laketown.
Evangeline Lilly: Tauriel.
Terry Notary: Goblin / Yazneg.
- Laketown Refugee in The Battle of the Five Armies.

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Appeared in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014):

Billy Connolly: Dáin Ironfoot.
Thomasin McKenzie: Astrid.
Debra Wilson: Creature Voices.

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

Are set to appear in The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024):

Brian Cox: Helm Hammerhand.
Luke Pasqualino: Wulf.

Live-Action Television

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

Appeared in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022-):

Cynthia Addai-Robinson: Queen Míriel.
Robert Aramayo: Elrond.
Nazanin Boniadi: Bronwyn.
Morfydd Clark: Galadriel.
Lenny Henry: Sadoc Burrows.
Ciarán Hinds: TBA.
Ema Horvath: Earien.
Joseph Mawle: Adar.
Fabian McCallum: Thondir.
Simon Merrells: Watchwarden Revion.
Peter Mullan: King Durin III.
Lloyd Owen: Elendil.
Charlie Vickers: Halbrand.
Benjamin Walker: Gil-galad.

Radio Dramas

The Lord of the Rings (1981)

Appeared in The Lord of the Rings (BBC Radio 4, 1981):

Bill Nighy: Sam Gamgee.
Peter Vaughan: Denethor.

Video Games

Games based off the Peter Jackson films:

The Battle for Middle-Earth

Appeared in The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth (2004):

Steve Blum: Gondorians / Orcs / Boromir.
- Gloin in The Battle for Middle-Earth II.
- Sauron in Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor.
Dee Bradley Baker: Orcs / Cattle.
S. Scott Bullock: Gondorians.
- King Argeleb/Black Numernoreans in The Rise of the Witch-King.
Greg Ellis: Elves / Gondorians.
- Celeborn / Ithilien Rangers in The Battle for Middle-Earth II.
Brian George: King Théoden.
David Lodge: Rohirrim.
Jim Meskimen: Elven King Thranduil.
Phil Proctor: Orcs.
- Radagast the Brown in War in the North.
Stephen Stanton: Legolas.
Fred Tatasciore: Haradrim.
- Sauron / King Dain / Half-Trolls in The Battle for Middle-Earth II.

The Battle for Middle-Earth II

Appeared in The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II (2006):

J. Grant Albrecht: Various.
Jason Connery: Capt. Carthean/Karsh the Whisperer.
- Ship Captain in Shadow of Mordor.
Neil Dickson: Rohirrim
Crispin Freeman: Haldir / Goblins.
Nick Jameson: Dwarves/Orcs/Uruk-hai.
David Jeremiah: Uruk-hai.
Lani Minella: Galadriel / Goblins.
- Elves in The Lord of the Rings Online.
Nolan North: Elves.
- The Black Hand in Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor.
Dave Wittenberg: Elves / Orcs.

The Third Age

Appeared in The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (2004):

Charles Martinet: Eaoden / Gimli.

The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest

Appeared in The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest (2010):

Eric Lopez: Various.
- The Witch King in The Lord of the Rings: War in the North.
- Nemesis Orcs in Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor.
Bridger Zadina: Merry Gamgee.

Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor

Appeared in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014):

Troy Baker: Talion.
Laura Bailey: Ioreth.
- Eltariel in Shadow of War.
Claudia Black: Lady Marwen.
JB Blanc: The Tower of Sauron
John DiMaggio: The Hammer of Sauron.
Phil LaMarr: Ratbag the Coward.
Liam O'Brien: Gollum.
Travis Willingham: Hirgon.
- Castamir in Shadow of War.

Middle-Earth: Shadow of War

Appeared in Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017):

Usman Ally: Serka.
Chris Butler: Nemesis Orcs.
Gideon Emery: Bruz the Chopper / Suladan.
Matthew Mercer: The Witch-King of Angmar.
Kumail Nanjiani: The Agonizer.
Toks Olagundoye: Carnan.
Jim Pirri: Nemesis Orcs/Humans.

Others:

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Appeared in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2002):

Quinton Flynn: Meriadoc Brandybuck/Gollum
Jennifer Hale: Galadriel (also in Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War)/Lobelia Sackville-Baggins.
- Lianna in The Hobbit
James Horan: Gimli/Boromir
- Smaug in The Hobbit.
Tom Kane: Gandalf
- Narrator in The Hobbit.
Scott Menville: Samwise Gamgee
Daran Norris: Aragorn/Tom Bombadil/Barliman Butterbur/Black Rider
- Gollum / Bombur in The Hobbit.
Jim Piddock: Elrond/Bilbo Baggins/Hamfast "Gaffer" Gamgee.
Michael Reisz: Legolas
Kath Soucie: Goldberry/Arwen
Steve Staley: Frodo Baggins/Celeborn/Glorfindel
- Galion in The Hobbit.
James Arnold Taylor: Peregrin Took
- Balin in The Hobbit.

The Hobbit (2003)

Appeared in The Hobbit (2003):

Michael Beattie: Bilbo
Cam Clarke
Grey DeLisle
Robin Atkin Downes
Alastair Duncan: Kíli.
- The Wraith/Celebrimbor in Middle Earth: Shadow Of Mordor.
Candi Milo: Bell Goodchild.
Clive Revill: Thorin.
André Sogliuzzo: Bard/Ugslap.
- Gorkil the Goblin King/Orcs in The Battle for Middle-Earth II.
Jim Ward: Gandalf.
- Gondorians in The Battle for Middle-Earth.
Wally Wingert: Balfor.
- Berethor / Dwarves / Elves in The Battle for Middle-Earth II.