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The Lord Of The Rings Casting Call
THE NINE OF THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
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Frodo Baggins
Played by Elijah Wood
A hobbit and cousin to Bilbo. He elects to be the Ring-bearer in
the quest to destroy the One Ring.
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Samwise "Sam" Gamgee
Played by Sean Astin
Frodo's hobbit friend / servant / gardener who goes on the quest
to help and protect Frodo.
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Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck
Played by Dominic Monaghan
A young hobbit friend of Frodo's who accompanies him on the quest.
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Peregrin "Pippin" Took
Played by Billy Boyd
Another young hobbit friend who also goes on the quest. Both Pippin
and Merry grew up on the fantastic tales of Bilbo which probably
lead to their desire for adventure.
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Gandalf the Grey
(Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgrim, Stormcrow)
Played by Ian McKellen
A powerful and ancient wizard who originally convinced Bilbo to
help out the dwarves in their quest to regain Lonely Mountain, and
later convinced Frodo of the danger of the One Ring. He constantly
battles against the evil of Sauron.
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Aragorn
(Strider, Elessar, Longshanks)
Played by Viggo Mortensen
Captain of the Dúnedain, wandering rangers who fight evil, he is
the heir of Isildur, last King of Gondor, who died 3000 years before,
after being betrayed by the One Ring.
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Boromir
Played by Sean Bean
Eldest son of Denethor, Steward of Gondor. He is a brave warrior
and captain, but believes that strength is the ultimate virtue.
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Gimli
Played by John Rhys-Davies
A dwarf and son of Glóin, one of the dwarves who with Bilbo took
back Lonely Moutain.
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Legolas
Played by Orlando Bloom
An elf and son of Thranduil, the King of Mirkwood who had imprisoned
the dwarves and Bilbo years before.
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OTHER CHARACTERS
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Sauron
(the Enemy, the Dark Lord, the Red Eye, the Lord of the Rings)
An ancient evil sorcerer who has existed in many forms since the
First Age. He is the lord of Mordor, the evil land, master of orcs
and the Black Riders. He made the One Ring and all the other rings
to enslave all of Middle-Earth during the Second Age.
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The Nine Black Riders
(Ringwraiths, Nazgűl)
Evil servants of Sauron corrupted by the Nine Rings of Men. In
their true form they are completely invisible and without shape
except for two glowing red eyes. The usually appear cloaked all
in black and their coming makes most people paralyzed with fear.
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Gollum
(Sméagol, Slinker, Stinker)
Voice by Andy Serkis
A hobbit completely corrupted by his possession of the One Ring
for 500 years and turned into a dark and evil thing that dwelt in
the darkest, deepest caves of the Misty Mountains until Bilbo took
the Ring from him.
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Bilbo Baggins
Played by Ian Holm
A well-to-do hobbit who left his quiet home with Gandalf and twelve
dwarves to take back Lonely Mountain from Smaug the Dragon. He discovered
the One Ring deep in the goblin caves of the Misty Mountains. Later
he gave everything including the Ring to Frodo before leaving to
live with the elves.
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Elrond Half-Elven
The master of Rivendell and father of Arwen. He is considered one
of the wisest individuals on Middle-Earth, and so it is at the Council
of Elrond that the fate of the One Ring is decided.
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Arwen
(Evenstar)
Played by Liv Tyler
An elf and daughter of Elrond who is betrothed to Aragorn.
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Galadriel
(the Lady of Lórien, the White Lady)
Played by Cate Blanchett
A powerful and beautiful elven queen and ruler of the magical forest
of Lórien.
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Celeborn
An elf and husband of Galadriel, King of Lórien.
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Saruman the White
Played by Christopher Lee
The greatest of the Order of Wizards, he has powerful control over
others through the sound of his voice. He resides in Isengard, the
Wizard's Tower, where he spends his time studying the Rings of Power.
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Gríma Wormtongue
Played by Brad Dourif
Chief Advisor to Théoden, King of Rohan, who councils a very isolationist
approach to foreign affairs, much to the consternation of the people
of Rohan.
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Théoden
King of Rohan, the great horse warriors of the plains. In recent
years he has grown very old and has isolated himself from the outside
world.
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Éomer
Nephew of Théoden, and Third Marshal of Riddermark. Gríma has convinced
Théoden that he is a traitor.
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Éowyn
Played by Uma Thurman
Niece of Théoden and sister of Éomer, even though she has a warrior
soul, she seems destined to spend her days waiting on the King.
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Denethor
The last Ruling Steward of Gondor, in the absence of the king.
He is very noble and wise but favors his brash older son, Boromir,
to his younger son, Faramir. He has a strong dislike for Gandalf,
thinking that the wizard is plotting against him.
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Faramir
Played by Ethan Hawke
The younger son of Denethor. Despite being a brave warrior, he
is much more interested in ancient lore, and shows greater wisdom
that his brother. He is a friend of Gandalf, which has not helped
his standing with his father.
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