David Wenham
Australian actor
David Wenham is an Australian actor who has appeared in film, television and theatre. He is known for his roles as Faramir in "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, Friar Carl in "Van Helsing" and ', Dilios in "300" and its sequel ', Al Parker in "Top of the Lake", Lieutenant John Scarfield in "", and Hank Snow in "Elvis". He is known in his native Australia for his role as Diver Dan in "SeaChange" and Price Galese in "Les Norton".
Early life.
Wenham has five older sisters; Helen, Anne, Carmel, Kathryn, and Maree; and one older brother, Peter. He was raised in the Roman Catholic faith and attended Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham, Sydney.
Career.
Wenham started his career as an actor after graduating from Theatre Nepean at the University of Western Sydney with a Bachelor of Arts (Performing Arts) in 1987. Wenham's television credits include several telefilms, such as his AFI award-winning role in 1997's "Simone de Beauvoir's Babies"; and his role as the outwardly laid back but deeply enigmatic diver Dan Della Bosca in the 1998 and 1999 seasons of the ABC television series "SeaChange". His role as "Diver Dan" has made the actor something of a sex symbol, although he dislikes thinking of himself as such, and he has been voted Australia's "sexiest man alive". A portrait of Wenham by artist Adam Cullen won the Archibald Prize in 2000.
Australian films Wenham has starred in include "The Boys" (1998) based on the play of the same name premiered at Griffin Theatre Company and in turn based on the murder of Anita Cobby; ' (1999), based on the life of Father Damien; "The Bank" (2001); "Gettin' Square" (2003); "Stiff" (2004); "The Brush-Off" (2004) and "Three Dollars" (2005). Wenham has periodically appeared in Hollywood films; he is known for playing Faramir, son of Denethor II, in New Line Cinema's ' and "".
He was seen in "Van Helsing" playing Hugh Jackman's sidekick, Friar Carl. His character, Dilios, narrated and appeared in the 2007 film "300". He reprises his role of Dilios in both the 2014 sequel, ' and the video game, ' for Sony PlayStation Portable, which contains a substantial amount of new dialogue. Minor roles of Wenham's in overseas films include in "The Crocodile Hunter" as a park ranger, and briefly in "Moulin Rouge!" as Audrey. Wenham stars in the music video for Alex Lloyd's single "Brand New Day". In 2008's "Australia", he reunited with Hugh Jackman playing antagonist Neil Fletcher.
In 2009, he appeared in "Public Enemies" as one of John Dillinger's men. He also returned to the stage, this time as the lead actor, Jerry Springer, in the British musical "". During its 6-day run at the Sydney Opera House he played in sold-out performances alongside ARIA award-winning singer Kate Miller-Heidke.
In 2010, he played the character 'Len' in the Australian drama film "Oranges and Sunshine". Also in 2010, Wenham starred as the disgraced Melbourne lawyer Andrew Fraser in the Australian television series "Killing Time". This ten-part series shows Fraser's fall from grace as he defends many Melbourne criminals during the 1980s and 1990s. It was shown on TV1 in late 2011.
Wenham plays New Zealand detective Al Parker alongside Elisabeth Moss in the 2013 BBC series "Top of the Lake".
In 2013, Wenham returned to the stage to play the lead role of John Proctor, in the Melbourne Theatre Company's mid-year production of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible".
In 2014, Wenham starred as Patrick Jones in "Paper Planes", released on 15 January 2015. That same year, Wenham voiced the role Jacko a frilled-neck lizard, in "Blinky Bill the Movie". In 2016, Wenham played the role of John, the adoptive father of Saroo Brierley in "Lion".
Wenham played the role of the villain Harold Meachum in the Netflix original television series "Iron Fist", which premiered in March 2017.
In 2018, Wenham plays the voice of Johnny Town-Mouse in "Peter Rabbit", a role he reprised in the 2021 sequel "".
In 2020, it was announced that Wenham was cast as Jasper Queller in the upcoming Netflix thriller series "Pieces of Her", which is adapted from the Karin Slaughter novel of the same name.
In 2022, Wenham returned to work with director Baz Luhrmann again to play the role of country singer Hank Snow in the biographical film "Elvis".
In November 2022, Wenham played Scrooge in a production of A Christmas Carol, his performance was praised as showing Scrooge as traumatised.
He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2023 Australia Day Honours.
Personal life.
Wenham met actress and yoga teacher Kate Agnew at a play at Belvoir St Theatre in Sydney, Australia in 1994. They began a relationship that year. They have two daughters. As of 2020, they live together in a $2.75 million-dollar house in Brisbane, Australia.
On 20 September 2006, Wenham read a poem called "The Crocodiles are Crying" by Rupert McCall at the memorial service for Steve Irwin.
Wenham is a Sydney Swans supporter.

Faramir
Fictional character in The Lord of the Rings
Faramir is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings". He is introduced as the younger brother of Boromir of the Fellowship of the Ring and second son of Denethor, the Steward of Gondor.
Faramir enters the narrative in "The Two Towers", where, upon meeting Frodo Baggins, he is presented with a temptation to take possession of the One Ring. In "The Return of the King", he leads the forces of Gondor in the War of the Ring, coming near to death, succeeds his father as Steward, and wins the love of Éowyn, lady of the royal house of Rohan.
Tolkien wrote that of all his characters, Faramir was the most like him: Tolkien had fought in the First World War and had similarly had a vision of darkness. Scholars have likened Faramir's courage to that in the Old English poem "The Battle of Maldon", and his hunting green-clad in Ithilien to the English folk hero and outlaw Robin Hood. The Tolkien scholar Jane Chance sees Faramir as central to a complex web of Germanic allegiance-relationships.
Faramir has been the subject of illustrations by Tolkien artists including John Howe, Ted Nasmith and Anke Eißmann. He was voiced by Andrew Seear in the BBC's 1981 radio adaptation. He was played by David Wenham in Peter Jackson's film trilogy.
Narrative.
Background.
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[Faramir] read the hearts of men as shrewdly as his father, but what he read moved him sooner to pity than to scorn. He was gentle in bearing, and a lover of lore and of music, and therefore by many in those days his courage was judged less than his brother's. But it was not so, except that he did not seek glory in danger without a purpose.
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Faramir is the son of Denethor, who becomes steward of Gondor a year after Faramir's birth. His mother is Finduilas, daughter of Prince Adrahil of Dol Amroth; she dies when Faramir is five, and is to him "but a memory of loveliness in far days and of his first grief". After her death Denethor becomes sombre, cold, and detached, but the relationship between Faramir and his elder brother Boromir, who is five years older, only grows closer, even though Denethor openly favours Boromir. Faramir is used to giving way and not airing his own opinions. Faramir displeases his father by welcoming the wizard Gandalf to Minas Tirith, Gondor's capital. Faramir, eager for knowledge, learns much from Gandalf about Gondor's history.
Faramir looks much like Boromir, who is described as "a tall man with a fair and noble face, dark-haired and grey-eyed, proud and stern of glance". In Faramir, "by some chance the blood of Westernesse [runs] nearly true". He does not enjoy fighting for its own sake.
Gondor had long been threatened by the nearby realm of Mordor, and in 3018 (when Faramir was 35) the Dark Lord Sauron begins the War of the Ring, attacking the ruined city of Osgiliath that guards the river crossing to Minas Tirith. Faramir and Boromir commands the defence.
Shortly before the battle, Faramir has a prophetic dream, in which a voice speaks of the "Sword that was Broken" that is to be found at Imladris far to the north, about the awakening of "Isildur's Bane", the approach of "Doom", and the appearance of "the Halfling". Faramir decides to journey to Imladris and seek the advice of Elrond the Half-elven, but Denethor sends Boromir instead.
"The Two Towers".
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 “For myself,” said Faramir, “I would see the White Tree in flower again in the courts of the kings, and the Silver Crown return, and Minas Tirith in peace: Minas Anor again as of old, full of light, high and fair, beautiful as a queen among other queens: not a mistress of many slaves, nay, not even a kind mistress of willing slaves. War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all; but I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend: the city of the Men of Númenor; and I would have her loved for her memory, her ancientry, her beauty, and her present wisdom.”
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 , "The Two Towers"
Faramir first encounters the hobbits Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee in Ithilien, and recognises them to be the Halflings mentioned in his dreams. Faramir questions Frodo about his quest, and Frodo reveals that he, along with eight other companions including Boromir, had set out from Rivendell. During the interrogation, Faramir asks often about Boromir, since he knows, as Frodo does not, that Boromir is already dead. One night, Faramir had waded down to the Anduin after seeing a boat there. It contained the dead body of his brother, who had been killed by Orcs after Frodo had left the group. Frodo tries to avoid the subject of his quest, but Faramir realises that Frodo was carrying something important to Sauron. Sam accidentally speaks of Boromir's desire for the One Ring, thus revealing what Frodo is carrying. Faramir then shows the crucial difference between him and his proud brother:
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Faramir is wise enough to know that such a weapon is not to be used. He sees how his brother had been tempted beyond his strength, and wishes that he had gone on the quest himself. He gives the Hobbits provisions and sends them on their way, warning Frodo that their guide, Gollum, is treacherous, and that an unknown terror lives on the pass of Cirith Ungol, where Gollum is leading them.
"The Return of the King".
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 [Pippin said:] 'Here was one with an air of high nobility such as Aragorn at times revealed, less high perhaps, yet also less incalculable and remote: one of the Kings of Men born into a later time, but touched with the wisdom and sadness of the Elder Race. [...] He was a captain that men would follow, [...] even under the shadow of the black wings [of the Nazgûl].'
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The following evening, Faramir sends his company to reinforce the garrison at Osgiliath, while he and three men ride to Minas Tirith. They are pursued by the Nazgûl. Faramir rides back to help the fallen and is rescued by Gandalf. At Minas Tirith, Faramir reports to Denethor and Gandalf that he had met Frodo and Sam. Denethor becomes angry that Faramir had let them go to Mordor with the Ring, instead of bringing it to him.
The Witch-king of Angmar, leader of the Nazgûl, leads a large army from Minas Morgul, and seizes Osgiliath. Faramir stays with the rearguard, and is gravely wounded. The city's cavalry bring him back to Minas Tirith, and the Battle of the Pelennor Fields begins. Denethor believes the unconscious Faramir to be fatally injured. He has a funeral pyre built for himself and Faramir. The Hobbit Pippin Took, sworn into Denethor's service, alerts Gandalf, and Faramir is rescued from the flames. Mad with grief, Denethor lies down on the pyre, burning himself alive.
After the battle, Aragorn heals Faramir with "athelas" in the Houses of Healing. Recuperating, Faramir meets the Lady Éowyn of Rohan, and falls in love with her. At first, Éowyn refuses his advances, only desiring to find honour in death, but soon she loves him in return. Faramir becomes Steward, and prepares the city for the arrival of Aragorn, now King of Gondor. On the day of the coronation, Faramir surrenders his Stewardship. Aragorn, however, renews the office, announcing that as long as his line lasts, Faramir's descendants would be Stewards of Gondor. He makes Faramir Prince of Ithilien. In addition, as Steward Faramir serves as the King's chief counsellor and rules Gondor when the King is absent. With Éowyn, he settles in Ithilien, among the hills of the Emyn Arnen; they have a son named Elboron. After Faramir's death at the age of 120, his son succeeds him. Barahir, Faramir's grandson, writes "The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen", said in the frame story to have been inserted in the "Thain's Book" by the writer Findegil.
Analysis.
Medieval knight.
The Tolkien scholar Elizabeth Solopova states that Faramir's decision to reject the One Ring shows influences from a kind of courage and behaviour that was known to Tolkien from the medieval poem "The Battle of Maldon". By not taking the Ring, Faramir rejects the desire for power and glory which a defeat of Sauron would bring him.
The Tolkien scholar Jane Chance analyses Faramir's place in what she identifies as an elaborate web of relationships based on a medieval Germanic worldview. Firstly, she describes Faramir and Boromir as a pair of opposites, good and evil brothers, which she likens to Theoden and Denethor whom she considers a pair of good and evil "Kings". Secondly, she explores what she sees as a series of parallel instances of feudal allegiance (a man's oath of service to his lord, in return for protection) and betrayal (the breaking of that oath) involving Faramir and Frodo. Sam serves Frodo faithfully, but accidentally betrays him to Faramir with the smoke from his cooking fire and then by mentioning the Ring. Gollum's allegiance to Frodo is in the form of an oath sworn on the Ring, to obey Frodo and not to run off. Frodo "betrays" Gollum by luring him into the captivity of Faramir's men. Gollum then swears to Faramir that he will never return to the forbidden pool. The last of the parallel allegiance relationships is that Faramir grants Frodo protection, in the manner of a Germanic lord, and in return Frodo offers his service. Thirdly, after the War of the Ring, society is renewed as Aragorn marries Arwen, bringing the races of Man and Elf together, while in parallel to that Faramir marries Éowyn, bringing together the nations of Rohan and Gondor.
Medieval outlaw.
Several scholars have noted a likeness between Faramir and the legendary medieval figure of Robin Hood. Marjorie Burns sees a sign of Englishness, "a Robin Hood touch", in the green-clad Faramir and his men hunting the enemy in the forested Ithilien. P.N. Harrison comments that Faramir's "wilderness dwelling, his skill with the bow, and his choice of a green cloak, mask, and gauntlets as clothing all invite direct comparisons" with the outlaw of Sherwood Forest. Ben Reinhard, in "Mythlore", writes that while there are medieval-style knights in "The Lord of the Rings", and Faramir's conduct and speech are in many ways perfectly chivalric, he is definitely not a "knight in shining armour". Instead, he leads the attack on the men of Harad "in a thoroughly unchivalric guerilla ambuscade", while "clothing, weaponry, tactics, and [concealed] refuge" all indicate the opposite of the shining knight: the outlaw in the Greenwood.
Tolkien's personal experiences.
Tolkien's biographer John Garth, in his book "Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth", writes that the resemblance between Faramir and the author, which Tolkien admitted in a letter ("As far as any character is 'like me', it is Faramir"), was that the two men were both soldiers and scholars, Faramir having "a reverence for the old histories and sacred values that helps him through a bitter war." Tolkien served as an officer in the British Army during the First World War, fighting in the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Tolkien bestowed his dream of "darkness unescapable" on Faramir, who narrates the dream to Éowyn. Of this, Tolkien wrote, "when Faramir speaks of his private vision of the Great Wave, he speaks for me. That vision and dream has been ever with me — and has been inherited (as I only discovered recently) by one of my children, Michael."
The scholar of literature Melissa A. Smith suggests that Tolkien's First World War experience of war brides may be reflected in Faramir's brief courtship of Éowyn. She notes that Tolkien wrote in response to criticism that "In my experience feelings and decisions ripen very quickly (as measured by mere 'clock-time', which is actually not justly applicable) in periods of great stress, and especially under the expectation of imminent death". Smith adds that Tolkien indeed married Edith Bratt just before he was posted to the Western Front in France.
Development.
In "The History of The Lord of the Rings", Christopher Tolkien recorded that his father had not foreseen the emergence of Faramir during the writing of the book, only inventing him at the actual point of his appearance in "The Two Towers". Tolkien himself noted that the introduction of Faramir had led to postponement of the book's dénouement and to further development of the background for Gondor and Rohan.
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Faramir said: "Do not scorn pity that is the gift of a gentle heart, Éowyn! But I do not offer you my pity. For you are a lady high and valiant and have yourself won
renown that shall not be forgotten; and you are a lady beautiful, I deem, beyond even the words of the Elven-tongue to tell. And I love you. Once I pitied your sorrow. But now, were you sorrowless, without fear or any lack, were you the blissful Queen of Gondor, still I would love you. Éowyn, do you not love me?"
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In early drafts, Tolkien had used the familiar forms "thou" and "thee" to show a sudden shift in the relationship between Faramir and Éowyn, a "deliberate change to a form of affection or endearment". Christopher Tolkien comments that
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Portrayal in adaptations.
Art.
Faramir appears in several illustrations created by John Howe, Ted Nasmith and Anke Eißmann for "The Lord of the Rings" and related products. One of the scenes from the book that received many depictions is Faramir and Éowyn's meeting at the top of Minas Tirith.
Radio.
In the BBC's 1981 radio adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings", Faramir is voiced by Andrew Seear. The radio drama adhered faithfully to the books, and Peter Jackson gave the adaptation credit in the production of his film trilogy.
Film.
In Rankin/Bass' 1980 adaptation of "The Return of the King", a dark-haired man taken to be Faramir is shown next to Éowyn in greeting Aragorn as he arrives to Minas Tirith.
In Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, Faramir is played by David Wenham. The actor joked that he got the role because he and Sean Bean, who played Boromir, both had large noses. The plot of the second film, "", introduces a significant deviation from the book: Faramir does not at first let Frodo, Sam, and Gollum go, but decides to bring them and the Ring to Gondor. He takes them to Osgiliath and not until the Nazgûl attack the city and Frodo comes under the threat of capture does he release them. Jackson's explanation is that he needed another adventure to delay Frodo and Sam, because the episode at Cirith Ungol was moved to the third film, and so a new climax was needed. On the timeline given by Tolkien, Frodo and Sam had only reached the Black Gate at the time of the fall of Isengard. Jackson argues that it was necessary for Faramir to be tempted by the Ring because in his films everyone else was tempted, and letting Faramir be immune would seem inconsistent to a film audience. Jackson's portrayal of the Rangers' treatment of Gollum, who is beaten up, and Faramir's implicit compliance, have been criticised. In the book, Faramir calls the creature "Sméagol" instead of "Gollum", and tells his men to "treat him gently, but watch him".
In the extended edition of "The Two Towers", Jackson included an invented flashback scene in which Denethor neglects Faramir in favour of Boromir when sending him to Rivendell, so that Faramir wanted to please his father by bringing him the Ring. (The relationship is similarly strained in the book, but his father's favouritism does not seem to affect his decisions in Ithilien.) Reviewers have opined that the extended edition presents Faramir in a more favourable light.
Video games.
Faramir is a bonus playable character in the video game "". In a bonus video track within this game, Wenham says that "Faramir and Boromir were brothers, and it isn't beyond possibility that Faramir would have gone to Rivendell instead. And if that [had] happened, Faramir could have survived and returned to Gondor."
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Lawrence Makoare
New Zealand actor
Lawrence Makoare (born 20 March 1968) is a New Zealand Māori actor. He is most known for his roles in "The Lord of the Rings" film series as several prominent antagonists, including Lurtz the Uruk-Hai and the Witch-King of Angmar.
Career.
Makoare was a road construction builder who drifted into acting after he accompanied a girlfriend to a drama class and was picked out by the teacher to perform because of his impressive height. He began his career performing as a stuntman.
Makoare is best known for his roles in "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" film trilogies. In ', he portrayed the Uruk-hai leader Lurtz, and in ', he portrayed the Witch-king of Angmar as well as Gothmog, the Orc commander at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. In ', he portrayed the Orc commander Bolg, son of Azog. Due to filming commitments on "Marco Polo", Makoare was unavailable during the pick-ups shooting of ', in which Bolg is portrayed by John Tui instead.
Makoare is also popular among "" fans, having played two memorable characters in the third season: a Barbarian leader in episode "The Quill Is Mightier..."; and Maecanus (a minion of Aphrodite) in episode "Fins, Femmes and Gems". In 2002, he portrayed Mr. Kil in the James Bond film "Die Another Day". The director of The Dead Lands, Toa Fraser, was not enthusiastic about using Makoare as the warrior, but was won over by the way he managed, after a few directing hints, to turn in a performance that made him weep.
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Afshin Zinouri
Iranian voice actor
Afshin Zinouri (; born April 23, 1976) is an Iranian voice actor who is known for Persian voice-dubbing foreign films and TV programs. He was born in Tehran. He is known for dubbing over Elijah Wood's role as Frodo Baggins from "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy and has also dubbed over some of Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon's voice roles in films they starred in.
He is also an actor and television host.
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Boromir
Fictional character in The Lord of the Rings
Boromir is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. He appears in the first two volumes of "The Lord of the Rings" ("The Fellowship of the Ring" and "The Two Towers"), and is mentioned in the last volume, "The Return of the King". He was the heir of Denethor II (the 26th Steward of Gondor) and the elder brother of Faramir. In the course of the story Boromir joined the Fellowship of the Ring.
Boromir is portrayed as a noble character who believed passionately in the greatness of his kingdom and fought indomitably for it. His great stamina and physical strength, together with a forceful and commanding personality, made him a widely admired commander in Gondor's army and the favourite of his father Denethor. As a member of the Fellowship, his desperation to save his country ultimately drove him to betray his companions and attempt to seize the Ring, but he was redeemed by his repentance and brave last stand.
Commentators have remarked on Boromir's vainglory and desire for the Ring. They have compared him both to other proud Tolkien characters such as Fëanor and Túrin Turambar, and to medieval heroes like Roland, who also blew a horn in battle and was killed in the wilderness. His boat-funeral, too, has been likened to Scyld Scefing's ship-burial in "Beowulf".
Boromir appears in animated and live-action films of "Lord of the Rings", and in radio and television versions.
Appearances.
Boromir is the son of Denethor II and Lady Finduilas of Dol Amroth. He has a younger brother Faramir. A year after Faramir was born their father became the ruling Steward of Gondor, and Boromir became heir apparent, inheriting the Horn of Gondor. When Boromir's mother Finduilas dies, he is only 10.
Denethor always favours Boromir over Faramir; he loves Boromir "too much, perhaps; the more so because they were unlike".
In response to prophetic dreams that come to Faramir and later to himself, Boromir claims the quest of riding to Rivendell. His journey lasts a hundred and eleven days, and he travels through "roads forgotten" to reach Rivendell, though, as he says, "few knew where it lay". Boromir loses his horse while crossing the Greyflood and travels the rest of the way on foot.
"The Fellowship of the Ring".
In "The Fellowship of the Ring", Boromir arrives at Rivendell just as the Council of Elrond is commencing. There he tells of Gondor's attempts to keep the power of Mordor at bay. He tries to persuade the council to let him take the One Ring to defend Gondor, but is told that it would corrupt and destroy its user, and alert Sauron to its presence. He accepts this for the moment. He agrees to accompany Aragorn to Gondor's capital, Minas Tirith, and since their path lies with the Fellowship for the first part of the journey, he pledges to protect the Ring-bearer, Frodo.
Boromir accompanies the Fellowship south from Rivendell. Before departing, he sounds the Horn of Gondor, saying he "would not go forth like a thief into the night". On the journey south, he questions the wisdom of their leader Gandalf. On the Fellowship's attempt to pass over the Misty Mountains, he advises that firewood be collected before the attempt to climb Caradhras, saving them from freezing in a blizzard. In the retreat from Caradhras, Boromir proves his strength as he and Aragorn force a way through shoulder-high snowbanks back down the mountain.
The Fellowship then pass under the mountains through the caverns of Moria where Gandalf is killed, and Aragorn becomes their guide. At the borders of the Elven realm of Lothlórien, Boromir is unnerved by the thought of entering, pleading with Aragorn to find another way "though it led through a hedge of swords"; he cites stories of elvish witchcraft, and the "strange paths" they had already taken which had caused Gandalf's death. Once in Lórien, Boromir is greatly disturbed by Galadriel's testing of his mind, telling Aragorn "not to be too sure of this lady and her purposes". On parting, Galadriel gives Boromir a golden belt and an Elven-cloak.
Boromir had always planned to go to Minas Tirith, and despite the consensus reached at Rivendell that the Ring must be destroyed in Mordor, he urges the Fellowship to accompany him to Minas Tirith before going on to Mordor. As Frodo ponders his course from Parth Galen, Boromir privately urges him to use the Ring in Gondor's defence, rather than to "throw it away". Finally, he succumbs to the temptation to take the Ring for himself, justifying this by his duty to his people and his belief in his own integrity.
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After seeing that Frodo is unconvinced, Boromir half begs, half commands him to at least lend the Ring, and when Frodo still refuses, Boromir leaps to seize it. Frodo vanishes by putting on the Ring and flees, intending to continue the quest alone. Boromir, realizing his betrayal, immediately repents of his actions and weeps. Searching unsuccessfully for Frodo, he tells the Fellowship of Frodo's disappearance, though not of his own misdeeds. The hobbits in a frenzy scatter to look for Frodo. Aragorn, suspecting Boromir's part in Frodo's flight, orders him to follow and protect Merry and Pippin. The Fellowship is attacked by a band of orcs.
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Fighting to defend Merry and Pippin, Boromir is mortally wounded by orc-arrows. In Pippin's words:
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Blasts from Boromir's horn alert Aragorn, but he comes too late to prevent the hobbits' capture. As Boromir lies dying, he remorsefully confesses to attempting to take the Ring from Frodo. He urges Aragorn to save Minas Tirith, as he himself has failed. Aragorn reassures him that he has not failed, that indeed "few have gained such a victory". Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas place Boromir's body in one of their Elven boats, with his sword, belt, cloak, broken horn, and the weapons of his slain foes about him. They set the boat adrift in the river toward the Falls of Rauros, singing the "Lament of the Winds" as his funeral song.
Three days later, Faramir, to his and their father's great grief, see the boat bearing his dead brother floating down the River.
Names and titles.
Boromir is the son and heir apparent of Denethor, the ruling Steward of Gondor. Appendix A calls him "Captain of the White Tower", while Faramir called him "High Warden of the White Tower" and "our Captain-General".
"Boromir" was described by Tolkien as a name "of mixed form"; it combines Sindarin "bor(on)-" 'steadfast' and Quenya "míre" 'jewel'. But the Stewards of Gondor also often bore names "remembered in the songs and histories of the First Age", regardless of meaning, and the name "Boromir" did appear during the First Age in "The Silmarillion". The eleventh steward of Gondor, Denethor I, had as well a son called Boromir who was described as a great warrior. This might have been an inspiration for Denethor II to name his first son.
Analysis.
Morality.
Boromir's desire for the Ring has been described as well-intentioned but uninformed by the potential danger. His perception of Middle-earth is biased by a belief that divine powers have chosen Gondor to lead the fight against evil. He is always eager to praise the great deeds of Gondor, including his own. Boromir's hubris makes him prey to the malign power of the Ring, and he seals his own doom when he attacks Frodo to seize it. He makes way thereby for Aragorn to become the future king of Gondor, in a manner similar to Virgil's character Turnus. He speaks of using the Ring in the service of Gondor, but his talk of "strength in a just cause" indicates, writes the Tolkien critic Tom Shippey, only how matters would begin. He comments that Boromir never quite says "the end justifies the means", though the thought makes his corrupted behaviour entirely believable.
In Christian terms, Boromir atones for his assault on Frodo by single-handedly but vainly defending Merry and Pippin from orcs, which illustrates the Catholic theme of the importance of good intention, especially at the point of death. This is clear from Gandalf's statement: "But he [Boromir] escaped in the end... It was not in vain that the young hobbits came with us, if only for Boromir's sake."
Boromir has been likened to other Tolkien characters such as Fëanor or Túrin Turambar who display vainglorious excess, a trait in leaders that Tolkien despised. The character of Boromir has been compared to the legendary medieval hero Roland. Both blow a horn in the distress of battle and both are eventually killed in the wilderness while defending their companions, although Roland is portrayed as blameless and heroic throughout. Further, Roland's death gives the appearance of signalling the end of the ruling dynasty.
Boat-funeral.
The ship-burials of the seafaring Numenoreans in "The Lost Road and Other Writings" have been compared to those of the Viking age as described in the "Prose Edda" and in the Old English poem "Beowulf"; Boromir is similarly given a boat-funeral. As with Scyld Scefing's funeral ship in "Beowulf", no-one knows where the boat goes to in the end, but for Tolkien the suggestion that it goes to a mysterious land in the uttermost West was fascinating, and he developed it at length in "The Lost Road".
Portrayal in adaptations.
In both Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated film and in the subsequent BBC Radio serial, Boromir is played by Michael Graham Cox.
Boromir is played by Carl-Kristian Rundman in the 1993 Finnish miniseries "Hobitit".
In Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, Boromir is played by Sean Bean. His line "One does not simply walk into Mordor" became famous enough for Bean to comment that the "one does not simply" meme (with variant endings) would "probably be my unintended legacy". In a departure from the structure of Tolkien's book, Boromir's death is shown at the end of "" (2001), instead of being related at the beginning of "The Two Towers".
In "" (2002), Boromir appears in the theatrical version only briefly during the beginning flashback sequence of Gandalf's fight with the Balrog in Moria. The Extended Edition adds two additional flashbacks: first when Faramir remembers finding Boromir's body and his cloven horn in the elven boat washed up on shore; and in longer flashback (the only scene of the film trilogy where Boromir and Faramir are seen speaking to each other), after Boromir's victory in Osgiliath and before his departure for Rivendell. The two brothers are seen celebrating and laughing before their father interrupts, asking him to go to Rivendell to seek the One Ring. Here Boromir apparently knows that "Isildur's Bane" is the One Ring, and he is chosen by his father, despite his reluctance to go, in response to a summons from Elrond.
In "" (2003), Boromir appears in the theatrical version during a brief flashback as Pippin remembers his heroic self-sacrifice. In the Extended Edition of the film, Boromir appears briefly when Denethor looks at Faramir and imagines for a moment that he sees Boromir walking towards him, smiling.
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Michael Graham Cox
English actor
Michael Graham Cox (6 January 1938 – 30 April 1995) was an English actor.
Career.
Born at Wolverhampton, and educated at Wolverhampton Grammar School, Cox moved to London after graduating in Music with German from Bristol University in the 1960s. First living at a flat in Oxford Street, he soon settled at Randolph Crescent W9, later being relocated by The Paddington Church Commissioners to a garden flat around the corner at 32 Clifton Gardens close to his favourite pubs The Warrington, The Prince Alfred, and The Warwick Castle, where he frequently socialised with friends including Jane Morgan, Tony Osoba, Michael Aspel and John Inman.
He is best remembered for voicing Boromir in the 1978 film "The Lord of the Rings" and the same character in the 1981 radio serialisation, as well as voicing Bigwig in the feature film "Watership Down". But his 'Palmer' in Ken Russell's 1969 'Women in Love' is arguably his career highlight.
In 1982 he appeared as Wally Brabham in "Minder" episode 10 of series 3; "Broken Arrow".
Cox had a minor role in Richard Attenborough's "A Bridge Too Far" and "Cry Freedom". He appeared many times on stage and in television dramas such as Grange Hill, as kindly teacher Mr. Butterworth. He also starred with Derek Nimmo and Rosemary Leach in the TV sitcom "Life Begins at Forty". Other BBC radio dramas produced and directed by Jane Morgan (a lifelong, friend and colleague) included her Dickens series.
Stratford roles with the Old Vic on tour of the late 1950s embedded Cox as Shakespearean. West End stage roles in early 1960s included Coward's 'Hay Fever' with Prunella Scales, Roland Culver. 1970s saw him at the Roundhouse with the Prospect Theatre's Histories tour. The 1970's and 1980s saw him as Antony to Delphine Seyrig's Cleopatra, and alongside James Bolam's King Lear, together with several other productions at The Young Vic, at The Cut.
Cox died on 30 April 1995 at a hospice in Wimbledon, following several strokes, diabetic complications and finally dementia, all alcohol induced. He was buried next to his brother John at the Catholic Diocese of Beaconsfield. His wife Davina Beswick, a fellow alumnus of Bristol Old Vic died on 31 July 2018 at Sudbury, Suffolk. Their only child, Dominic, a Cambridge-educated architect, John's only child Susan (his niece), and her mother June, survive him, residing in Western Kenya, and Banbury, Oxfordshire, respectively.
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Frodo Baggins
Fictional hobbit protagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings
Frodo Baggins (Westron: "Maura Labingi") is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's writings and one of the protagonists in "The Lord of the Rings". Frodo is a hobbit of the Shire who inherits the One Ring from his cousin Bilbo Baggins, described familiarly as "uncle", and undertakes the quest to destroy it in the fires of Mount Doom in Mordor. He is mentioned in Tolkien's posthumously published works, "The Silmarillion" and "Unfinished Tales".
Frodo is repeatedly wounded during the quest and becomes increasingly burdened by the Ring as it nears Mordor. He changes, too, growing in understanding and compassion, and avoiding violence. On his return to the Shire, he is unable to settle back into ordinary life; two years after the Ring's destruction, he is allowed to take ship to the earthly paradise of Valinor.
Frodo's name comes from the Old English name "Fróda", meaning "wise by experience". Commentators have written that he combines courage, selflessness, and fidelity and that as a good character, he seems unexciting but grows through his quest, an unheroic person who reaches heroic stature.
Internal history.
Background.
Frodo is introduced in "The Lord of the Rings" as Bilbo Baggins's cousin and adoptive heir. Frodo's parents, Drogo Baggins and Primula Brandybuck, had been killed in a boating accident when Frodo was twelve; Frodo spends the next nine years living with his maternal family, the Brandybucks, in Brandy Hall. At the age of twenty-one, he is adopted by Bilbo, who brings him to live at his home, Bag End in the Shire. He and Bilbo share the same birthday, the 22nd of September. Bilbo introduces Frodo to the Elvish languages, and they often go on long walking trips together.
"The Fellowship of the Ring".
Frodo comes of age as Bilbo leaves the Shire. Frodo inherits Bag End and Bilbo's ring. Gandalf, uncertain about the origin of the ring, warns Frodo to avoid using it and to keep it secret. Frodo keeps it hidden for the next seventeen years, and it gives him the same longevity it had given Bilbo. Gandalf returns to tell him that it is the One Ring of the Dark Lord Sauron, who is seeking to recover and use it to conquer Middle-earth.
Realising that he is a danger to the Shire as long as he remains there, Frodo decides to take the Ring to Rivendell, home of Elrond, a mighty Elf-lord. He leaves with three companions: his gardener Samwise Gamgee and his cousins Merry Brandybuck and Pippin Took. They are just in time, for Sauron's most powerful servants, the Nine Nazgûl, have entered the Shire as Black Riders, looking for the Ring. They follow Frodo's trail, nearly intercepting him.
The hobbits escape into the Old Forest. They are waylaid by the magic of Old Man Willow, but rescued by Tom Bombadil, who gives them shelter and guidance. They are caught in fog on the Barrow Downs by a barrow-wight and put under a spell. Frodo breaks free, attacks the barrow-wight, and summons Bombadil, who again rescues the hobbits and sets them on their way.
At the "Prancing Pony" inn, Frodo receives a delayed letter from Gandalf and meets a man calling himself Strider, a Ranger; his real name is Aragorn. The One Ring slips onto Frodo's finger in the inn's common room, turning him invisible. This attracts the Nazgûl, who ransack the hobbits' empty rooms in the night. Strider leads the group through the marshes.
While encamped on Weathertop, they are attacked by five Nazgûl. The leader, the Witch-king of Angmar, stabs Frodo with a Morgul blade, the wound threatening to turn him into a wraith under the Nazgûl's control. Reaching Rivendell, he is healed by Elrond.
The Council of Elrond resolves to destroy the Ring by casting it into Mount Doom in Mordor, Sauron's realm. Frodo, realizing that he is destined for this task, steps forward to be the Ring-bearer. A Fellowship of nine companions is formed to assist him: the hobbits, Gandalf, Aragorn, the dwarf Gimli, the elf Legolas, and Boromir, a man of Gondor. Bilbo, living in Rivendell, gives Frodo his sword Sting and a coat of Dwarf mail made of "mithril". The company, unable to cross the Misty Mountains by a pass, enters the mines of Moria. Frodo is stabbed by an Orc with a spear, but his "mithril" mail-shirt saves his life. Gandalf was killed battling a Balrog. Aragorn leads them out to Lothlórien. There Galadriel gives Frodo an Elven cloak and a phial, which carries the Light of Eärendil to aid him on his quest.
The Fellowship travels by boat down the Anduin River and reaches the lawn of Parth Galen, just above the impassable falls of Rauros. There, Boromir, succumbing to the lure of the Ring, tries to take it by force. Frodo escapes by putting it on. This breaks the Fellowship; the company is scattered by invading Orcs. Frodo chooses to continue the quest alone, but Sam follows him.
"The Two Towers".
Frodo and Sam make their way through the wilds, followed by the monster Gollum, who has been tracking them, seeking to reclaim the Ring, which he had lost to Bilbo (as portrayed in "The Hobbit"). Gollum attacks the hobbits, but Frodo subdues him with Sting. He takes pity on Gollum and spares his life, making him promise to guide them through the dead marshes to the Black Gate. They find the gate impassable; Gollum tells them of "another way" into Mordor, and Frodo, over Sam's objections, lets him lead them south into Ithilien. There they meet Faramir, younger brother of Boromir, who takes them to a hidden cave. Frodo allows Gollum to be captured by Faramir, saving Gollum's life but leaving him feeling betrayed. Faramir provisions the hobbits and sends them on their way, warning Frodo to beware of Gollum's treachery.
They pass Minas Morgul, where the pull of the Ring becomes overwhelming, and climb the Endless Stair to cross into Mordor. At the top they enter a tunnel, not knowing it is the home of the giant spider Shelob. Gollum hopes to deliver the hobbits to her and retake the Ring after she had killed them. Shelob stings Frodo, rendering him unconscious, but Sam drives her off with Sting and the Phial of Galadriel. Believing that Frodo is dead, Sam takes the Ring and continues the quest. Soon, however, he overhears Orcs taking Frodo for questioning, saying that he is still alive.
"The Return of the King".
Sam rescues Frodo and returns the Ring. Dressed in scavenged Orc-armour, they set off, trailed by Gollum. At Mount Doom, Frodo enters the chasm where Sauron had forged the Ring. Here Frodo loses the will to destroy the Ring, and puts it on, claiming it for himself. Gollum attacks the invisible Frodo, biting off his finger and reclaiming the Ring. As he dances in elation, Gollum falls with the Ring into the fiery Cracks of Doom. The Ring is destroyed, and with it Sauron's power. Frodo and Sam are rescued by Great Eagles as Mount Doom erupts, destroying Mordor.
After Aragorn's coronation, the four hobbits return home. They find that the fallen wizard Saruman and his agents have taken over the Shire and started to industrialize it. Frodo and his companions lead a rebellion and defeat the intruders. Even after Saruman attempts to stab Frodo, Frodo lets him go, only for Saruman to be killed by his henchman Gríma Wormtongue. The hobbits restore the Shire to its prior state of peace and goodwill. While successful in his quest, Frodo never recovers from the physical and emotional wounds he suffered on the quest. After two years, Frodo and Bilbo as Ring-bearers are granted passage to Valinor.
Other works.
"The Sea-Bell" was published in Tolkien's 1962 collection of verse "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil" with the sub-title "Frodos Dreme". Tolkien suggests that this enigmatic narrative poem represents the despairing dreams that visited Frodo in the Shire in the years following the destruction of the Ring. It relates the unnamed speaker's journey to a mysterious land across the sea, where he tries but fails to make contact with the people who dwell there. He descends into despair and near-madness, eventually returning to his own country, to find himself utterly alienated from those he once knew.
"Frodo the halfling" is mentioned briefly at the end of "The Silmarillion", as "alone with his servant he passed through peril and darkness" and "cast the Great Ring of Power" into the fire.
In the poem "Bilbo's Last Song", Frodo is at the Grey Havens at the farthest west of Middle-earth, about to leave the mortal world on an elven-ship to Valinor.
"The Hunt for the Ring" in "Unfinished Tales" describes how the Black Riders travelled to Isengard and the Shire in search of the One Ring, purportedly "according to the account that Gandalf gave to Frodo". It is one of several mentions of Frodo in the book.
Family tree.
The Tolkien scholar Jason Fisher notes that Tolkien stated that hobbits were extremely "clannish" and had a strong "predilections for genealogy". Accordingly, Tolkien's decision to include Frodo's family tree in "Lord of the Rings" gives the book, in Fisher's view, a strongly "hobbitish perspective". The tree also, he notes, serves to show Frodo's and Bilbo's connections and familial characteristics. Frodo's family tree is as follows:
Concept and creation.
Frodo did not appear until the third draft of "A Long-Expected Party" (the first chapter of "The Lord of the Rings"), when he was named Bingo, son of Bilbo Baggins and Primula Brandybuck. In the fourth draft, he was renamed Bingo Bolger-Baggins, son of Rollo Bolger and Primula Brandybuck. Tolkien did not change the name to Frodo until the third phase of writing, when much of the narrative, as far as the hobbits' arrival in Rivendell, had already taken shape. Prior to this, the name "Frodo" had been used for the character who eventually became Pippin Took. In drafts of the final chapters, published as "Sauron Defeated", Gandalf names Frodo "Bronwe athan Harthad" ("Endurance Beyond Hope"), after the destruction of the Ring. Tolkien states that Frodo's name in Westron was "Maura Labingi".
Analysis.
Name and origins.
Frodo is the only prominent hobbit whose name is not explained in Tolkien's Appendices to "The Lord of the Rings". In a letter Tolkien states that it is the Old English name "Fróda", connected to "fród", "wise by experience". The Tolkien scholar Tom Shippey suggests that the choice of name is significant: not, in Tolkien's phrase, one of the many "names that had no meaning at all in [the hobbits'] daily language". Instead, he notes, the Old Norse name "Fróði" is mentioned in "Beowulf" as the minor character "Fróda". "Fróði" was, he writes, said by Saxo Grammaticus and Snorri Sturluson to be a peaceful ruler at the time of Christ, his time being named the "Fróða-frið", the peace of "Fróði". This was created by his magic mill, worked by two female giants, that could churn out peace and gold. He makes the giants work all day long at this task, until they rebel and grind out an army instead, which kills him and takes over, making the giants grind salt until the sea is full of it. The name "Fróði" is forgotten. Clearly, Shippey observes, evil is impossible to cure; and Frodo too is a "peacemaker, indeed in the end a pacifist". And, he writes, as Frodo gains experience through the quest, he also gains wisdom, matching the meaning of his name.
Character.
Michael Stanton, writing in the "J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia", describes Frodo's character as combining "courage, selflessness, and fidelity", attributes that make Frodo ideal as a Ring-bearer. He lacks Sam's simple sturdiness, Merry and Pippin's clowning, and the psychopathology of Gollum, writes Stanton, bearing out the saying that good is less exciting than evil; but Frodo grows through his quest, becoming "ennobled" by it, to the extent that returning to the Shire feels in Frodo's words "like falling asleep again".
Christ figure.
Tolkien was a devout Catholic, and wrote in his private letters that his Middle-earth stories were Christian. Scholars including Peter Kreeft, Paul E. Kerry, and Joseph Pearce state that there is no one complete, concrete, visible Christ figure in "The Lord of the Rings", but Frodo serves as the priestly aspect of Christ, alongside Gandalf as prophet and Aragorn as King, together making up the threefold office of the Messiah.
Tragic hero.
The Tolkien scholar Jane Chance quotes Randel Helms's view that in both "The Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings", "a most unheroic hobbit [Bilbo, Frodo] achieves heroic stature" in a quest romance. Chance writes that Frodo grows from seeing the threat as external, such as from the Black Riders, to internal, whether within the Fellowship, as shown by Boromir's attempt on the Ring, or within himself, as he struggles against the controlling power of the Ring.
Verlyn Flieger, a scholar of literature and of Tolkien's works, summarizes Frodo's role in "Lord of the Rings": "The greatest hero of all, Frodo Baggins, is also the most tragic. He comes to the end of his story bereft of the Ring, denied in his home Shire the recognition he deserves, and unable to continue his life as it was before his terrible adventure."
Both medical and Tolkien scholars have suggested that Frodo, returning "irreparably wounded" from his quest, could be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, making him one of several characters in "The Lord of the Rings" with mental illnesses.
Providence.
The Tolkien critic Paul H. Kocher discusses the role of providence, in the form of the intentions of the angel-like Valar or of the creator Eru Ilúvatar, in Bilbo's finding of the Ring and Frodo's bearing of it; as Gandalf says, Frodo was "meant" to have it, though it remains his choice to co-operate with this purpose.
Allegiances and betrayals.
Frodo is at the centre of a complex web of medieval feudal-style allegiances and betrayals, involving Sam, Gollum, and Faramir. Sam serves him faithfully, but accidentally betrays him to Faramir with the smoke from his cooking fire, and then by mentioning the Ring. Frodo offers his service to Faramir, who reciprocally grants him protection in the manner of a feudal lord to a vassal. Gollum swears to Frodo not to run off, and for a time guides him faithfully; Frodo is obliged by Faramir to lure Gollum into captivity, which Gollum sees as a betrayal. Gollum then swears to Faramir never to revisit the forbidden pool outside Faramir's secret stronghold. Frodo thus appears both as a feudal master (to Sam and Gollum) and as a feudal vassal (to Faramir).
Adaptations.
Frodo appears in adaptations of "The Lord of the Rings" for radio, cinema, and stage. In Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated version, Frodo was voiced by Christopher Guard. In the 1980 Rankin/Bass animated version of "The Return of the King", made for television, the character was voiced by Orson Bean, who had previously played Bilbo in the same company's adaptation of "The Hobbit". In the "massive" 1981 BBC radio serial of "The Lord of the Rings", Frodo is played by Ian Holm, who later played Bilbo in Peter Jackson's film adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings". In Leningrad Television's two-part 1991 teleplay "Khraniteli" (Keepers [of the Ring]), Frodo was played by Valery Dyachenko, while in the Finnish broadcaster Yle's 1993 television miniseries "Hobitit", the role is played by Taneli Mäkelä.
In Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy (2001–2003), Frodo is played by the American actor Elijah Wood. Dan Timmons writes in Janet Brennan Croft's 2004 "Tolkien on Film" that the themes and internal logic of the Jackson films are undermined by the portrayal of Frodo, which he considers a weakening of Tolkien's original.
The film critic Roger Ebert writes that he missed the depth of characterisation he felt in the book, Frodo doing little but watching other characters decide his fate "and occasionally gazing significantly upon the Ring". Peter Travers of "Rolling Stone", however, wrote that Wood played the role with "soulful conviction", and that his portrayal matured as the story progressed. Wood reprised the role in a brief appearance in "".
On stage, Frodo was portrayed by James Loye in the three-hour stage production of "The Lord of the Rings", which opened in Toronto in 2006, and was brought to London in 2007. Frodo was portrayed by Joe Sofranko in the Cincinnati productions of "The Fellowship of the Ring" (2001), "The Two Towers" (2002), and "The Return of the King" (2003) for Clear Stage Cincinnati.
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Faramir Colles
Faramir Colles is an area of small hills on Titan, the largest moon of the planet Saturn. The hills are located near Titan's equator at 4° north and 153° east within the Shangri-La region.
Faramir Colles is named after Faramir, a Gondorian prince in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle Earth who appears most prominently in "The Lord of the Rings". The name follows a convention that Titanean colles (hills or small knobs) are named after characters in Tolkien's work. The name was formally announced on December 19, 2012.

Bruce Hopkins (actor)
New Zealand actor (born 1955)
Raymond Bruce Hopkins (born 25 November 1955) is a New Zealand actor, most famous for his portrayal of Gamling in "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy by Peter Jackson and for playing the voice of evil alien Choobo on "Power Rangers Ninja Storm". He also founded ActionActors, an actor-specific temporary employment agency, with Bruce Hurst.
Hopkins was born in Invercargill, the son of Colleen Marguerite and Bill Hopkins, a crayfisherman. He was a crayfisherman and a PE teacher before dedicating himself to the performing arts. He has worked as a professional dancer, theater company actor, television and film actor, voice actor, and radio host.
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James Loye
British actor (born 1979)
James Loye (born 23 May 1979, Bristol, United Kingdom) is a British actor. He originated the part of Frodo Baggins in the Toronto and London production (Theatre Royal Drury Lane) of Lord of the Rings the Musical.
He trained at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. His theatre credits include Cymbeline and Twelfth Night at Regents Park Open Air Theatre for which he was nominated for the Ian Charlson award. He played Prince Charming in Rufus Norris' Sleeping Beauty at The Barbican, Young Vic and New Victory Theatre New York. His other credits include work at The Bristol Old Vic, Chichester Festival Theatre, Birmingham Rep, Salisbury Playhouse and The Sheffield Crucible.
He now lives in Montreal, Canada where he continues to work in theatre, television, film and the video games. Theatre includes Butcher, Robin Hood, Centaur Theatre, The Sound of Music, NAC. His television credits includes The Art of More (Season 1), Being Human, Ascension and Mohawk Girls. Film credits include and Francois Girard's film Hochelaga Land of Souls (release 2017). He has appeared in Assassin's Creed Video games for Ubisoft and Eidos' Deus Ex.
For UK television, he has played Lieutenant David Mellis in the award-winning BBC series "Dunkirk", and his radio credits include "The White Guard, Who Shot Shelly?, Molière Imaginaire and King Lear".
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List of original characters in The Hobbit film series
This is a list of original characters found in Peter Jackson's series of film adaptations of J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 novel "The Hobbit".
Men.
Alfrid Lickspittle (portrayed by Ryan Gage) is a cowardly and greedy sycophant. He was a government official of the town of Esgaroth and the Master of Lake-town's conniving servant.
Betsy Butterbur, a relative of Barliman Butterbur from "The Fellowship of the Ring", appears as a barmaid of "The Prancing Pony" in the prologue of "", portrayed by Peter Jackson's daughter Katie Jackson.
Bill Ferny, a henchman of Saruman who confronted Frodo Baggins in Bree, was absent from Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" series. However, his father appears in "" as an assassin hired by Azog to neutralise Thorin at the Prancing Pony. He is portrayed by Dallas Barnett.
Braga (portrayed by Michael Mitchinson) is captain of the Lake-town Guard, a role held by Bard in the book. He has, however, just as little to no regard for the common folk of Lake-town as the Master and Alfrid.
Hilda Bianca (portrayed by Sarah Peirse) is a woman of Lake-Town, among the first to spot the dwarves as Bard leads them through the city.
Percy (portrayed by Nick Blake) is the gatekeeper of Lake-Town and a friend of Bard.
Tilda and Sigrid (portrayed by Mary and Peggy Nesbitt respectively) are the daughters of Bard the Bowman. In Tolkien's legendarium, Bain is the only known child of Bard.
Elves.
Tauriel (portrayed by Evangeline Lilly) is a female Elf from Mirkwood and the Chief of the Guards for the Elvenking, Thranduil. She also has a romantic subplot with the dwarf Kili.
Elros (portrayed by Robin Kerr) is an Elf of the Woodland Realm appearing in "". He is a captain of the Woodland Guard and Keeper of the Keys.
Feren (portrayed by Simon London) is an Elf of the Woodland Realm. He serves as one of Thranduil's chief lieutenants during the Battle of The Five Armies.
Hobbits.
Fredegar Bolger - Overweight hobbit and friend of Frodo Baggins omitted from the film adaptation of "The Fellowship of the Ring". A character sharing Fredegar's name and physique appears in the epilogue of "", where he buys some of Bilbo's furniture from the auctioneer, Mr. Grubb.
Fredegar Chubb (portrayed by Eric Vespe from Ain't It Cool News) is a Hobbit who sells Bilbo a fish at the market in the extended edition of "". Vespe was present on set making reports on the location shooting; he was invited to appear as an extra in Hobbiton scenes, and was then promoted to a minor speaking part.
Master Worrywort (portrayed by Timothy Bartlett) is a hobbit of the Shire and a neighbor of Bilbo's.
Orcs.
Fimbul (portrayed by Stephen Ure) is an Orc and Warg rider, one of Yazneg's orcs.
Grinnah (portrayed by Stephen Ure) is the goblin who introduces the Dwarves to the Great Goblin and searches their possessions. He is killed by Kili as the dwarves and Gandalf make their escape.
Narzug (portrayed by Ben Mitchell) is one of Azog's Hunter Orcs. He is taken captive by Legolas and Tauriel in "" and brought to the Elvenking's halls, where, after interrogation, he is decapitated by Thranduil.
Ragash is an Orc who relays to Azog that the army is ready to attack on the next day's morning in "". Ragash is portrayed by Allan Smith, while Martin Kwok provides his voice.
Yazneg (portrayed by John Rawls) is a fierce Orc lieutenant and second-in-command of Azog's hunter party in "An Unexpected Journey". He finds Thorin's Company while they camp at night in the Lone Lands, and he leads the attack of the Hunter Orcs against the party as they flee the Trollshaws. He is killed by Azog on Weathertop.
The goblin scribe (portrayed by Kiran Shah) is a tiny goblin with a brief appearance as a scribe and messenger for the Great Goblin in "".
The Keeper of the Dungeons (portrayed by Conan Stevens) is a large, heavily armored Orc that appears briefly in ' and then again in '. He is first seen during the Battle of Azanulbizar where is seen among the army of Orcs. He later appears in Dol Guldur where he brutally tortures the imprisoned Gandalf for trespassing in his master's fortress. In the extended edition, he interrogates Gandalf on the whereabouts of the Elven Rings of Power.
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The Lord of the Rings (musical)
2006 stage musical
The Lord of the Rings is a stage musical with music by A. R. Rahman, Värttinä, and Christopher Nightingale, and lyrics and book by Shaun McKenna and Matthew Warchus, based on the novel of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien. It is the most prominent of several theatre adaptations of the novel. Set in the world of Middle-earth, the musical tells the tale of a humble hobbit who is asked to play the hero and undertake a treacherous mission to destroy an evil, magic ring without being seduced by its power.
The musical has been performed in four professional productions. It was first performed in 2006 at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto. The second production opened at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London's West End in June 2007 where it played until July 2008. The musical was revived in 2023 at the Watermill Theatre in Berkshire, winning Best Regional Production in TheWhatsOnStage Awards 2024. The Watermill production was announced to open in July 2024 at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, before transferring to the Civic Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand in November 2024. In January 2025, the production embarked on an Australian tour, opening with a new cast at the State Theatre in Sydney.
The production will return to the UK for a run at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth in October 2025, before embarking on a European tour.
Productions.
Toronto.
The London-based theatre producer Kevin Wallace and his partner, Saul Zaentz, who held the stage and film rights, in association with Toronto theatre owner David Mirvish and concert promoter Michael Cohl, produced a stage musical adaptation. The book and lyrics were written by Shaun McKenna and Matthew Warchus. The music was by A. R. Rahman and Värttinä, collaborating with Christopher Nightingale. The three-and-a-half-hour-long three-act production, with a cast of 65 actors, was mounted in Toronto, Canada, at the Princess of Wales Theatre, at a cost of approximately C$30 million. It was promoted as a spectacle of unusual scale. It starred Brent Carver as Gandalf and Michael Therriault as Gollum, and was directed by Matthew Warchus and choreographed by Peter Darling, with set and costume design by Rob Howell. The production began performances on 4 February 2006, had its opening on 23 March 2006, and its final performance on 3 September 2006. The show played to almost 400,000 people in Toronto. It was nominated for 15 Dora Awards, winning