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Cast & Crew
74 actors and 161 crew members
Cast
Elijah WoodFrodo
Ian McKellenGandalf
Viggo MortensenAragorn
Sean AstinSam
Andy SerkisGollum / Smeagol
Dominic MonaghanMerry
Billy BoydPippin
John NobleDenethor
David WenhamFaramir
Miranda OttoÉowyn
Bernard HillThéoden
John Rhys-DaviesGimli
Orlando BloomLegolas
Hugo WeavingElrond
Liv TylerArwen
Cate BlanchettGaladriel
Karl UrbanÉomer
Ian HolmBilbo
Sean BeanBoromir
Lawrence MakoareWitchking / Gothmog
Marton CsokasCeleborn
Paul NorellKing of the Dead
Noel ApplebyEverard Proudfoot
Sarah McLeodRosie Cotton
Ali AstinElanor Gamgee
Maisy McLeod-RieraBaby Gamgee
David AstonGondorian Soldier 3
John BachMadril
Sadwyn BrophyEldarion
Alistair BrowningDamrod- Richard EdgeGondorian Soldier 1
Jason FitchUruk 2
Bruce HopkinsGamling
Ian HughesIrolas
Bret McKenzieElf Escort
Bruce PhillipsGrimbold
Shane RangiHarad Leader 2
Todd RipponHarad Leader 1
Thomas RobinsDéagol
Harry SinclairIsildur
Peter TaitShagrat
Joel TobeckOrc Lieutenant 1
Stephen UreGorbag
Sala BakerFeatured Orc
Robert PollockFeatured Orc
Ross DuncanFeatured Orc
Pete SmithFeatured Orc
Jed BrophyFeatured Orc
Lee HartleyFeatured Orc
Billy JacksonFeatured Child
Katie JacksonFeatured Child
Alan HowardThe Ring (voice)- Jane AbbottCoronation Elf (uncredited)
Gino AcevedoCorsair of Umbar (uncredited)- Aidan BellOrc (uncredited)
- Jarl BenzonCoronation Elf (uncredited)
- Jørn BenzonRivendell Elf (uncredited)
Emma DeakinDiamond of Long Cleave (uncredited)
Michael ElsworthCírdan the Shipwright (uncredited)- Clint ElvyHaradrim Warrior (uncredited)
Zo HartleyOrc Helper (uncredited)
Peter JacksonCorsair Bosun (uncredited)
Sandro KoppCoronation Elf (uncredited)
Andrew LesnieCorsair of Umbar (uncredited)
Henry MortensenPelennor Orc (uncredited)
Craig ParkerGothmog / Orc Lieutenant 1 (voice) (uncredited)
Rick PorrasCorsair of Umbar / Beacon Guard (uncredited)
Christian RiversCorsair of Umbar / Beacon Guard (uncredited)
Michael SemanickDrinking Rohan Soldier (uncredited)
Howard ShoreDrinking Rohan Soldier (uncredited)
John StephensonWitchking (voice) (uncredited)
Richard TaylorCorsair of Umbar (uncredited)
Royd TolkienGondorian Ranger (uncredited)- Sam KellyCoronation Elf/Gondorian Soldier (uncredited)
Crew
Directing
- First Assistant Director
- Carolynne Cunningham
Writing
- Screenplay
- Peter JacksonFran WalshPhilippa Boyens
- Novel
- J. R. R. Tolkien
Production
- Executive Producer
- Bob WeinsteinHarvey WeinsteinMark OrdeskyMichael LynneRobert Shaye
- Co-Producer
- Rick PorrasJamie Selkirk
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Andrew Lesnie
- Additional Still Photographer
- Chris Coad
- Data Wrangler
- Stephen Smart
- Focus Puller
- Andrew Stroud
Editing
- Editor
- Jamie Selkirk
- Additional Editor
- Annie Collins
- Color Timer
- Michael Hatzer
Sound
- Original Music Composer
- Howard Shore
- Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Lora Hirschberg
- Foley Editor
- Katy WoodPeter Mills
- Foley Recording Engineer
- Martin OswinAngus Robertson
- Production Sound Mixer
- Hammond Peek
- Sound Designer
- David Farmer
- Sound Effects Editor
- Beau BordersBrent BurgeHayden CollowTim NielsenAddison TeagueCraig TomlinsonDave Whitehead
- Sound Mixer
- Mike JonesJohn McKay
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Gary SummersChristopher BoyesMichael HedgesMichael Semanick
- Sound Recordist
- Ken SavilleMalcolm Cromie
- Supervising Music Editor
- Mark Willsher
- Supervising Sound Editor
- Mike HopkinsEthan Van der Ryn
Art
- Production Design
- Grant Major
- Art Direction
- Joe BleakleyRob OuttersideMark Robins
- Set Decoration
- Dan HennahAlan Lee
- Assistant Art Director
- Jules CookJacqui Allen
- Greensman
- Dan King
- Sculptor
- Jamie BeswarickDaniel Falconer
- Set Dresser
- Gillian West-Walker
- Supervising Art Director
- Dan Hennah
Costume & Make-Up
- Costume Design
- Ngila DicksonRichard Taylor
- Hair Designer
- Peter Swords King
- Hairstylist
- Jeremy Woodhead
- Makeup & Hair
- Peter Owen
- Makeup Artist
- Margaret AstonRick FindlaterKerryn Flewell-SmithSteve HopgoodDavina LamontVivienne MacGillicuddyCatherine MaguireEmma MoncrieffAngela MooarIvana PrimoracAllie RutherfordJanine SchneiderLenore StewartTera TreanorNancy HennahNoreen WilkieGail WilsonJeremy WoodheadLaurelle Ziento
- Makeup Designer
- Peter Swords King
- On Set Dresser
- Aurelian Campbell
- Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Richard Taylor
Visual Effects
- 2D Sequence Supervisor
- Erik WinquistAlex Lemke
- 3D Director
- Bryan Ku
- 3D Supervisor
- Guy Williams
- Animation
- Graham Binding
- Animation Director
- Randall William Cook
- Digital Compositor
- Julian Bryant
- Senior Animator
- Paul Story
- VFX Artist
- Jason Lei HowdenAlexander Nowotny
- VFX Director of Photography
- Alex Funke
- Visual Effects
- Mark Stetson
- Visual Effects Coordinator
- Aaron CowanGlenn Anderson
- Visual Effects Designer
- Christian Rivers
- Visual Effects Producer
- Steve DubinRobyn IsaacsCharlie McClellanEileen MoranJames WhitlamDean Wright
- Visual Effects Supervisor
- Tim CrosbieJim RygielChetan DeshmukhJoe LetteriDean LyonJohn P. Nugent
Crew
- Animal Wrangler
- William Richardson
- Special Effects
- Tania Rodger
- Special Effects Coordinator
- Steve Ingram
- Stunt Double
- Tim Wong
- Stunts
- Sean ButtonCasey O'NeillDaniel AndrewsTrevor BauBrett BeattieShane BlakeyShaughan CampbellRyan CareyJustin B. CarterSebastiano CartierRodney CookGareth CourtneyMana Hira DavisShane DawsonPeter DillonBranko DordevichSteve DrageClint ElvyMorgan EvansAmanda FoubisterWinham HammondJohnny SullivanJacob TomuriSala BakerStuart Thorp
- Visual Effects Art Director
- Jeremy BennettPaul Lasaine
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