Any film that calls itself “The Battle of Five Armies” lets you know that there are going to be a lot of characters. It’s been a year since the last adventures of Bilbo Baggins and the rest of the cast of characters. Here’s a quick reminder of some of the major players.
Alfrid (Ryan Gage): Chief henchman to the Master of Lake-town.
Azog (Manu Bennett): Orc leader who pursues Thorin and the Company of Dwarves.
Bain (John Bell): Son of Bard the Bowman.
Balin (Ken Stott): Dwarven leader who joins the Company of Dwarves.
Bard the Bowman (Luke Evans): Enlists every man in Dale to take up weapons against the Orc horde tearing through the city.
Bifur (William Kircher): Part of the Company of Dwarves.
Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman): Hobbit, who has traveled with the company of Dwarves because of his thievery skills, now looks to help broker peace.
Bofur (James Nesbitt): A member of the Company of Dwarves group.
Bolg (John Tui): Orc warlord who’s the son of Azog.
Bombur (Stephen Hunter): One of the Company of Dwarves.
Dain (Billy Connolly): Ironfoot and his Dwarven army collide with the Elven forces.
Dori (Mark Hadlow): Flute playing part of the Company of Dwarves.
Dwalin (Graham McTavish): Company of Dwarves member who was a Dwarf of the House of Durlin.
Elrond (Hugo Weaving): Mighty Elven king who’s the Lord of Rivendell.
Fili (Dean O’Gorman): One of the youngest members of the Company of Dwarves.
Galadriel (Cate Blanchett): Gandalf’s ageless friend and powerful ally in the White Council.
Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen): After managing to escape near death, Gandalf hopes to rally the armies of Elves, Dwarves and Men to stand together.
Gloin (Peter Hambleton): One of the Company of Dwarves.
Kili (Aidan Turner): Member of the Company of Dwarves who has feelings for Tauriel.
Legolas (Orlando Bloom): Thranduil’s only son. The Elf is a master archer.
Nori (Jed Brophy): Part of the Company of Dwarves.
Oin (John Callen): Company of Dwarves members.
Ori (Adam Brown): One of the loyal Company of Dwarves.
Radagast (Sylvester McCoy): Wizard who helps Gandalf.
Saruman (Christopher Lee): Powerful wizard who goes on a darker journey in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy.
Smaug (Benedict Cumberbatch): Fire-breathing dragon that attacks Lake-town
Tauriel (Evangeline Lilly): Captain of Elvin Guard banished for the rebellious act of helping the Company of Dwarves.
Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage): He is ready to sacrifice friendship and honor in his search for the legendary Arkenstone.
Thranduil (Lee Pace): Leader of the Elves who in Erebor finds himself in a face-to-face with a very changed Thorin.
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