Middle-earth in motion pictures: Difference between revisions

! rowspan="4" width="10%" | Character

! colspan="3" | Animated films

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! rowspan="2" align="center" width="5%" | ''[[The Hobbit (1977 film)|The Hobbit]]''

! colspan="3" align="center" | ''[[The Hobbit (film series)|The Hobbit]]''

! colspan="1" align="center" | Amazon series

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! align="center" width="5%" | ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|The Fellowship of the Ring]]''

! align="center" width="5%" | ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies|The Battle of the Five Armies]]''

! align="center" width="5%" | ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power|The Rings of Power]]''

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! 1977

! 2014

! 2022

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! [[Bilbo Baggins]]

| Martin Freeman

| Martin Freeman<hr>Ian Holm{{ref|old|O}}

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! [[Frodo Baggins]]

| [[Christopher Guard]]

| colspan="4" | [[Elijah Wood]]

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! [[Gandalf]]

| John Huston

| colspan="6" | [[Ian McKellen]]

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! [[Aragorn II Elessar]]

| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}

| {{cEmpty}}''Mentioned''

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! [[Samwise Gamgee]]

| [[Roddy McDowall]]

| colspan="3" | [[Sean Astin]]

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! [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]]

| [[Casey Kasem]]

| colspan="3" | [[Dominic Monaghan]]

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! [[Peregrin Took]]

| [[Sonny Melendrez]]

| colspan="3" | [[Billy Boyd (actor)|Billy Boyd]]

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! [[Legolas]]

| {{cEmpty}}

| colspan="2" | Orlando Bloom

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! [[Gimli (Middle-earth)|Gimli]]

| {{cEmpty}}

| {{cEmpty}}''Mentioned''

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! [[Boromir]]

| Sean Bean{{ref|extend|E}}

| Sean Bean

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! [[Arwen Evenstar]]

| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}

| colspan="3" | [[Liv Tyler]]

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! [[Gollum]]

| Brother Theodore

| colspan="4" | [[Andy Serkis]]

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! [[Elrond]]

| Hugo Weaving

| [[Robert Aramayo]]

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! [[Galadriel]]

| colspan="6" | [[Cate Blanchett]]

| [[Morfydd Clark]]

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! [[Saruman]]

| {{cEmpty}}''Mentioned''

| Christopher Lee

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! [[Thorin II Oakenshield]]

| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}

| colspan="3" | [[Richard Armitage (actor)|Richard Armitage]]

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! [[Dwalin]]

| colspan="5" {{cEmpty}}

| colspan="3" | [[Graham McTavish]]

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! [[Balin (Middle-earth)|Balin]]

| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}

| colspan="3" | [[Ken Stott]]

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! [[Kíli]]

| colspan="5" {{cEmpty}}

| colspan="3" | [[Aidan Turner]]

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! [[Fíli]]

| colspan="5" {{cEmpty}}

| colspan="3" | [[Dean O'Gorman]]

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! [[Dori (Middle-earth)|Dori]]

| colspan="5" {{cEmpty}}

| colspan="3" | [[Mark Hadlow]]

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! [[Nori]]

| colspan="5" {{cEmpty}}

| colspan="3" | [[Jed Brophy]]

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! [[Ori (Middle-earth)|Ori]]

| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}

| colspan="3" | [[Adam Brown (actor)|Adam Brown]]

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! [[Óin, son of Gróin|Óin]]

| colspan="5" {{cEmpty}}

| colspan="3" | [[John Callen]]

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! [[Glóin]]

| colspan="5" {{cEmpty}}

| colspan="3" | [[Peter Hambleton]]

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! [[Bifur]]

| colspan="5" {{cEmpty}}

| colspan="3" | [[William Kircher]]

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! [[Bofur]]

| colspan="5" {{cEmpty}}

| colspan="3" | [[James Nesbitt]]

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! [[Bombur (Middle-earth)|Bombur]]

| colspan="5" {{cEmpty}}

| colspan="3" | [[Stephen Hunter (actor)|Stephen Hunter]]

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! [[Théoden]]

| {{cEmpty}}

| colspan="2" | [[Bernard Hill]]

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! [[Éowyn]]

| colspan="2" | [[Miranda Otto]]

| colspan="4" {{cEmpty}}

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! [[Éomer]]

| colspan="4" {{cEmpty}}

| colspan="2" | [[Karl Urban]]

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! [[Faramir]]

| colspan="4" {{cEmpty}}

| colspan="2" | [[David Wenham]]

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! [[Treebeard]]

| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}

| colspan="2" | John Rhys-Davies{{ref|voice|V}}

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! [[Gríma Wormtongue]]

| [[Brad Dourif]]

| Brad Dourif{{ref|extend|E}}

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! [[Denethor]]

| [[John Noble]]{{ref|extend|E}}

| John Noble

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! [[Thranduil]]

| colspan="5" {{cEmpty}}

| colspan="3" | [[Lee Pace]]

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! [[Radagast]]

| colspan="6" {{cEmpty}}

| colspan="3" | [[Sylvester McCoy]]

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! [[Tauriel]]

| colspan="7" {{cEmpty}}

| colspan="2" | [[Evangeline Lilly]]

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! [[Beorn]]

| colspan="7" {{cEmpty}}

| colspan="2" | [[Mikael Persbrandt]]

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! [[Bard the Bowman]]

| colspan="6" {{cEmpty}}

| colspan="2" | [[Luke Evans (actor)|Luke Evans]]

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! [[Master of Lake-town]]

| colspan="7" {{cEmpty}}

| colspan="2" | [[Stephen Fry]]

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! [[Alfrid]]

| colspan="7" {{cEmpty}}

| colspan="2" | [[Ryan Gage]]

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! Bain

| colspan="7" {{cEmpty}}

| colspan="2" | [[John Bell (Scottish actor)|John Bell]]

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! [[Sauron]]

| Sala Baker<hr>Alan Howard{{ref|voice|V}}

| colspan="3" | [[Benedict Cumberbatch]]

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! [[The One Ring]]

| {{N/A |Prop only<br><small>''Non-speaking role''</small>}}

| Benedict Cumberbatch{{ref|voice|V}}

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! [[Smaug]]

| {{N/A |''Non-speaking role''}}

| colspan="2" | Benedict Cumberbatch

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! [[Celeborn]]

| {{cEmpty}}

| Marton Csokas

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! Haldir

| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}

| colspan="2" | [[Craig Parker]]

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! [[Dáin II Ironfoot]]

| colspan="8" {{cEmpty}}

| [[Billy Connolly]]

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! [[Isildur]]

| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}

| [[Maxim Baldry]]

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! [[Gil-galad]]

| colspan="5" {{cEmpty}}

| [[Benjamin Walker (actor)|Benjamin Walker]]

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! [[Elendil]]

| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}

| [[Peter McKenzie (actor)|Peter McKenzie]]

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! Thrór

| colspan="6" {{cEmpty}}

| [[Jeffrey Thomas (actor)|Jeffrey Thomas]]

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! [[Thráin II]]

| Michael Mizrahi{{ref|old|O}}<hr>[[Thomas Robins (actor)|Thomas Robins]]{{ref|younh|Y}}

| [[Antony Sher]]{{ref|extend|E}}

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! [[Witch-king of Angmar]]

| {{cEmpty}} ''Mentioned''

| {{N/A |''Non-speaking role''}}

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! King of the Dead

| colspan="5" {{cEmpty}}

| [[Paul Norell]]

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! [[Lurtz]]

| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}

| Lawrence Makoare

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! Uglúk

| colspan="4" {{cEmpty}}

| [[Nathaniel Lees]]

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! Grishnákh

| colspan="4" {{cEmpty}}

| Stephen Ure

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! Snaga

| colspan="4" {{cEmpty}}

| Jed Brophy<hr>Andy Serkis{{ref|voice|V}}

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! [[Gothmog]]

| colspan="5" {{cEmpty}}

| Lawrence Makoare<hr>Craig Parker{{ref|voice|V}}

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! Gorbag

| colspan="5" {{cEmpty}}

| Stephen Ure

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! Shagrat

| colspan="5" {{cEmpty}}

| Peter Tait

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! Azog

| colspan="6" {{cEmpty}}

| colspan="3" | [[Manu Bennett]]

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! Bolg

| [[Lawrence Makoare]]

| [[John Tui]]

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! Great Goblin

| colspan="5" {{cEmpty}}

| [[Barry Humphries]]

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! [[Troll (Middle-earth)#Troll types|Tom]]

| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}

| William Kircher

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! [[Troll (Middle-earth)#Troll types|Bert]]

| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}

| Mark Hadlow

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! [[Troll (Middle-earth)#Troll types|William]]

| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}

| Peter Hambleton

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! [[Barliman Butterbur]]

| {{cEmpty}}

| [[David Weatherley]]

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! Lobelia Sackville-Baggins

| {{cEmpty}}

| Erin Banks

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! Otho Sackville-Baggins

| {{cEmpty}}

| Brian Hotter

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! Rosie Cotton

| {{cEmpty}}

| Sarah McLeod

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! Farmer Maggot

| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}

| [[Cameron Rhodes]]<hr>Mike Hopkins{{ref|voice|V}}

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! Gaffer Gamgee

| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}

| Norman Forsey{{ref|extend|E}}

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! Ted Sandyman

| colspan="3" {{cEmpty}}

| [[Brian Sergent]]{{ref|extend|E}}

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! [[Déagol]]

| colspan="5" {{cEmpty}}

| Thomas Robins

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! [[Mouth of Sauron]]

| colspan="2" {{cEmpty}}

| [[Bruce Spence]]{{ref|extend|E}}

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! [[Figwit |Figwit / Lindir]]

| {{cEmpty}}

| colspan="2" | Bret McKenzie

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! [[Durinn|Durin IV]]

| colspan="9" {{cEmpty}}

| [[Owain Arthur]]

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! Elanor Brandyfoot

| colspan="9" {{cEmpty}}

| [[Markella Kavenagh]]

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! Sadoc Burrows

| colspan="9" {{cEmpty}}

| [[Lenny Henry]]

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! Bronwyn

| colspan="9" {{cEmpty}}

| [[Nazanin Boniadi]]

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! Arondir

| colspan="9" {{cEmpty}}

| [[Ismael Cruz Córdova]]

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! Princess Disa

| colspan="9" {{cEmpty}}

| Sophia Nomvete

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! Halbrand

| colspan="9" {{cEmpty}}

| Charlie Vickers

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! Trevyn

| colspan="9" {{cEmpty}}

| [[Simon Merrells]]

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! [[Celebrimbor]]

| colspan="9" {{cEmpty}}

| [[Charles Edwards (English actor)|Charles Edwards]]

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! Theo

| colspan="9" {{cEmpty}}

| Tyroe Muhafiden

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