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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

2013

The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.

Dean O'Gorman

Cast · Known for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Dean O'Gorman was born on December 1, 1976 in Auckland, New Zealand. He is an actor, known for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and Trumbo (2015). He has been married to Sarah Wilson since January 8, 2016.

Kelly Kilgour

Cast · Known for Avatar

Kelly Kilgour (born 6 January 1974, New Zealand) is a New Zealand actor and producer. He holds a B.A. in Arts (Performance in Theatre & Screen) and an M.A. in Creative Writing (Screenwriting). He worked as an actor in Avatar (2009), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013), and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) before transitioning into production, producing the NZFC-financed short Cub (2014) and co-developing the award-winning documentary series Songs From The Inside (2012–2014). He later joined the Models Department at Weta Digital, where he served as camera department manager and visual effects producer on The Batman (2022), The Tomorrow War (2021), and Gemini Man (2019). His filmography includes: King Kong (2005) (Andy Serkis, Naomi Watts); Avatar (2009) (Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña); Legend of the Seeker (2009, TV) (Craig Horner, Bridget Regan); The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) (Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman); The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) (Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman); How to Murder Your Wife (2015, TV); Dangerous Game (2019, short).

Greg Ellis

Cast · Known for Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Greg Ellis (born Jonathan Ashley Rees, March 21, 1968, in Wigan, Lancashire, England) is an English actor, voice artist, and author. He trained at The Arts Educational School in London, performed a lead role in the original West End production of Starlight Express at 14, had a number one single at 15, and left school at 16. He has been active since 1988 and is best known for portraying Lieutenant Commander Theodore Groves across the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and voicing Cullen Rutherford in Dragon Age: Inquisition, with over 130 video game credits to his name. He has two children and was invited to perform before Queen Elizabeth at Saint Paul's Cathedral. His notable film credits include Titanic (1997, dir. James Cameron, with Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003, dir. Gore Verbinski, with Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005, dir. Doug Liman, with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie), Star Trek (2009, dir. J.J. Abrams, with Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011, with Depp and Penélope Cruz), and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013, dir. Peter Jackson, with Ian McKellen and Cate Blanchett). His notable television roles include 24 (Season 3, as Michael Amador), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and The Rookie (2022).

Ryan Gage

Cast · Known for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Ryan Gage is an English actor who has worked extensively across film, television, theatre and video games. He is most widely recognized for playing the conniving deputy Alfrid Lickspittle in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit films The Desolation of Smaug and The Battle of the Five Armies and for his portrayal of King Louis XIII in the BBC series The Musketeers.

Evangeline Lilly

Cast · Known for Ant-Man and the Wasp, Lost, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Nicole Evangeline Lilly (born August 3, 1979) is a retired Canadian actress. She gained popularity for her first leading role as Kate Austen in the ABC drama series Lost (2004–2010), which garnered her six nominations for the Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television and a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series. Lilly has also appeared in the war film The Hurt Locker (2008) and the sports drama Real Steel (2011) and has starred as Tauriel in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit film series, appearing in The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Battle of the Five Armies (2014). She has also portrayed Hope van Dyne/Wasp in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) from 2015 to 2023. Lilly is also the author of a children's book series, The Squickerwonkers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Evangeline Lilly, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

2014

Following Smaug's attack on Laketown, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led by Azog the Defiler is marching on Erebor, fueled by the rise of the dark lord Sauron. Dwarves, elves and men must unite, and the hope for Middle-Earth falls into Bilbo's hands.

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

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Following Smaug's attack on Laketown, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led by Azog the Defiler is marching on Erebor, fueled by the rise of the dark lord Sauron. Dwarves, elves and men must unite, and the hope for Middle-Earth falls into Bilbo's hands.

Manu Bennett

Cast · Known for Spartacus, Arrow

Manu Bennett (born 10 October 1969) is a New Zealand actor who has appeared in television series and movies. He is best known for ‘The Condemned’ (2007), ‘Death Race 2050’ (2017) and ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ (2014).

Thomasin McKenzie

Cast · Known for Jojo Rabbit, Victorian Psycho, Old

Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie (born 26 July 2000) is an actress from New Zealand. After a minor role in The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies, she rose to critical prominece with the lead role in Debra Granik's 2018 drama film Leave No Trace. After supporting roles in the 2019 films The King, Jojo Rabbit and True History of the Kelly Gang, as well as the 2021 thriller Old, Edgar Wright's psychological horror film Last Night in Soho established her as one of the industry's lead actresses.

Jacob Tomuri

Cast · Known for Venom: The Last Dance

Jacob Tomuri (born 4 December 1979, New Zealand) is a New Zealand actor and stuntman. He began his career in 2000 with over 50 episodes of the UK/NZ teen sci-fi series The Tribe (2000–2001) and did stunt work for all three films of The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003). His breakthrough in stunt work came in 2013 as the long-time stunt double for Tom Hardy, in Mad Max: Fury Road, Legend, The Revenant, and the Venom trilogy. In Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) he replaced Hardy for a cameo as Max Rockatansky and served as stunt sequence coordinator. He has also worked as stunt coordinator on Predator: Badlands (2025) and Havoc (2025). His filmography includes: Snakeskin (2001) (Mia Maestro, Derek Lockett); Peter Pan (2003) (Rachel Hurd-Wood, Jeremy Sumpter); 30 Days of Night (2007) (Melissa George, Ben Foster); Avatar (2009) (Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington); The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) (Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman); Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) (Charlize Theron, Tom Hardy); The Revenant (2015) (Leonardo DiCaprio, Domhnall Gleeson); Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) (Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth); Venom: The Last Dance (2024) (Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams); Predator: Badlands (2025) (Anya Taylor-Joy, Cody Riley). TV: The Tribe (2000–2001), Shortland Street (2004–2005), Legend of the Seeker (2008) (Craig Horner, Bridget Regan), Spartacus: Blood and Sand (2010), Wrecked (2016).

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012

Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who seek to reclaim their mountain home from Smaug, the dragon.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

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Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who seek to reclaim their mountain home from Smaug, the dragon.

Jesse Hutch

Cast · Known for Freddy vs. Jason

Sharing the same Birth place as Marvel Character Wolverine, Jesse James Hutch was born in Alberta Canada. At the age of ten he watched his first film, the animated movie "The Hobbit", and was instantly hooked on the art of story telling. Through out high school Jesse was known as "Hardcore" Hutch, because of his outdoor adrenaline hobbies which included: white water rafting, white water kayaking, free climbing and mountain biking. Often times these hobbies were recorded on video and turned into short movies. At one point in Hutch's High School History class he Acted and played out a hostage take over scenario for a presentation. The teacher was apprehended, smoke grenades went off, paintball guns were used and the fire alarm went off. His marks for presentation were high, minus a few points because of the fire department being called. A collector of Movie Posters, some would say Hutch was an "Actor" even as a young boy, It was in 2001 that the title of "Thespian" became a professional one. His first official audition, which he booked, was for Dark Angel(FOX) in which he played the role of a Mutant, his second audition for Wolf Lake(CBS), which he also booked, had to be passed on due to a filming conflict with Dark Angel. Many Lead roles include that of: Romantic Comedy Teacher(Hallmark) My Boyfriends Dogs, Race Car Driver(Jordan Wells) 20th Century Fox: Joy Ride 3, Luke Bailey: Cedar Cove Season 2(Hallmark), Navy Seal: True Justice(Reelz), College Hunk: About a Girl(N Network), Hard Working Mans Man on The Hallmark Romantic Comedy Let it Snow, starring alongside Candace Cameron Bure(Full House). Roles on TV Series such as Almost Human, Once Upon A Time, American Dreams, Smallville, Kyle xy & Heartland are but a few of Hutch's recognizable credits alongside Feature films such as: The Butterfly Effect, Freddy vs Jason, Scary Movie 3 & Joy Ride 3. Performing almost all of his own stunts to date, Hutch has always had an attraction to Action and Adrenaline. Kick Boxing & Muay Thai are some of his past training. Jesse Hutch's most important Lead roles are: Husband,Father, Son, Brother & Wild Man. - IMDb Mini Biography

Dan Hennah

Production Design · Known for Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Dan Hennah is a production designer from New Zealand who worked on The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films. He won an Oscar for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Dan Hennah has been married since 17 March 1973 to Chris Hennah. His wife also helped on the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films as an art department manager. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dan Hennah, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Paul Daneman

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paul Daneman (29 October 1925 - 28 April 2001) was an English film, television, theatre and voice actor. Paul Frederick Daneman was born in Islington, London. He attended the Haberdashers' Aske's School and Sir William Borlase's Grammar School in Marlow and studied stage design at Reading University where he joined the dramatic society. After training at RADA he joined Bristol Old Vic, Birmingham Rep and the Old Vic for four years. In August 1955 he created the role of Vladimir in Waiting For Godot, at the Arts Theatre in Westminster. His film credits include: Zulu and Oh! What a Lovely War. Daneman's TV credits include: The Adventures of Robin Hood, Persuasion (1960 series), Danger Man, Out of the Unknown, The Saint, Spy Trap, Blake's 7, The Professionals and Rumpole of the Bailey. The BBC's 1960 landmark production "||An Age of Kings]]," a fifteen part drama that combined Shakespeare's histories of the Kings of England and presented them in chronological order, featured Daneman as Richard III. Daneman played the husband of Wendy Craig in the original series of the popular BBC sitcom Not in Front of the Children before being replaced by Ronald Hines. He also played Bilbo Baggins in the 1968 BBC Radio dramatisation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. While recovering from a heart attack, he wrote the sitcom Affairs of the Heart. In 1995 Daneman published If I Only Had Wings, a novel inspired by his experiences in the Royal Air Force during World War II. Daneman died in 2001 and was buried at East Sheen Cemetery, South West London. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Daneman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​

Luke Evans

Cast · Known for The Get Out, Midway, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Luke George Evans (born 15 April 1979) is a Welsh actor. Evans began his career on the stage, performing in many of London's West End productions such as Rent, Miss Saigon, and Piaf before making his film breakthrough in the Clash of the Titans 2010 remake. Following his debut, Evans was cast in such action and thriller films as Immortals (2011), The Raven (2012), and the re-imagined The Three Musketeers (2011). In 2013, Evans starred as the main antagonist Owen Shaw in the blockbuster Fast & Furious 6, and also played Bard the Bowman in Peter Jackson's three-part adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. Evans also portrayed the vampire Dracula in the character's film origin story, Dracula Untold. In 2017, Evans starred as Gaston in Disney's live action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, and portrayed American psychologist William Moulton Marston, creator of fictional character Wonder Woman, in the biographical drama Professor Marston and the Wonder Women. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Aidan Turner

Cast · Known for Rivals, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Aidan Turner (born 19 June 1983) is an Irish actor. He played the roles of Ross Poldark in the 2015–2019 BBC adaptation of The Poldark Novels by Winston Graham, Dante Gabriel Rossetti in Desperate Romantics, Ruairí McGowan in The Clinic, and John Mitchell in the supernatural drama series Being Human. He played Kíli in The Hobbit film series.

Gary Barber

Executive Producer · Known for Bruce Almighty, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, No Strings Attached

Gary Barber is a prominent film producer and media executive known for his influential roles in the entertainment industry. He co-founded Spyglass Entertainment in 1998 alongside Roger Birnbaum, producing acclaimed films such as The Sixth Sense, Seabiscuit, and Memoirs of a Geisha. Barber later served as Chairman and CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) from 2010 to 2018, overseeing successful projects like Skyfall and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. After his tenure at MGM, he re-established Spyglass Media Group, continuing his impact on film production.

Graham McTavish

Cast · Known for Red Dwarf, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Graham McTavish (born 1961) is a Scottish television actor. He has played the character Warden Ackerman in Red Dwarf in five episodes of series 8. McTavish has also had many supporting roles in British dramas and films such as Casualty, Jekyll, The Bill, Taggart and Sisterhood. He also played the ill-tempered Mercenary Commander Lewis in Rambo, had a role as Desmond's drill sergeant in the fourth season of Lost, starred in Ali G Indahouse as a Customs Officer and played a Russian pirate in NCIS. He played Ferguson in 4 episodes of season 4 of Prison Break. He has also starred in the film Green Street 2 which was released on 23rd March 2009. McTavish provided the voice and motion capture work for the evil psychopath war criminal Zoran Lazarevic in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, the voice of the main protagonist Dante Alighieri in Dante's Inferno, Restoration leader Commander Lucius in the Shadow Complex video game, and the Decepticon Thundercracker in Transformers: War for Cybertron. He played Russian Foreign Minister Mikhail Novakovich in the eighth season of 24, and did voice work as the Marvel Comics villain Loki in Hulk Vs. Thor and The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. McTavish has also been cast in upcoming film The Wicker Tree, Robin Hardy's much anticipated sequel to 1973's The Wicker Man, and as Dwalin in the much anticipated The Hobbit. Description above from the Wikipedia article Graham McTavish, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Mark Hadlow

Cast · Known for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, King Kong, Deep Water

Mark Hadlow, ONZM, is a prominent New Zealand actor and comedian. He is best known internationally for his collaborations with director Peter Jackson. His most famous global roles include playing the cantankerous dwarf Dori in The Hobbit trilogy and Harry in the 2005 blockbuster King Kong.

John Bell

Cast · Known for Outlander

John Hunter Bell (born 20 October 1997) is a Scottish actor. He has played Bain in two instalments of The Hobbit film series, "Young Ian" Murray in the Starz television series Outlander, Angus in Battleship, Helius in Wrath of the Titans and Toby Coleman in Tracy Beaker Returns.

Ra Vincent

Production Design · Known for Jojo Rabbit, Klara and the Sun, Predator: Badlands

Ra Vincent (born c. 1976) is a New Zealand production designer, set decorator, and artist. He is best known for his work on The Hobbit trilogy (2012–2014) and Jojo Rabbit (2019). His accolades include a Hollywood Film Award and a Saturn Award, in addition to nominations for a BAFTA Award, two Academy Awards, and two Critics' Choice Movie Awards. Vincent is Māori of the iwi Te Atiawa, and in addition to his screen work, he has produced a number of public sculptures. He started training as an artist in 1997 at the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology. His father, Bohdi Vincent, is also an artist and sculptor and introduced his son to sculpting when he was growing up. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ra Vincent, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Ken Stott

Cast · Known for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Kenneth "Ken" Campbell Stott is an acclaimed Scottish stage, television and film actor. Best known to international audiences for portraying the dwarf Balin in The Hobbit film trilogy (2012–2014), he has earned widespread recognition in the United Kingdom for his intense, morally ambiguous roles in television crime dramas and West End theatre productions.