The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 premiere

1. Elijah Wood

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Elijah Wood is an American actor best known for portraying Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's blockbuster Lord of the Rings film trilogy. In addition to reprising the role in The Hobbit series, Wood also played Ryan in the FX television comedy Wilfred (2011) and voiced Beck in the Disney XD animated ...

2. Viggo Mortensen

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Since his screen debut as a young Amish farmer in Peter Weir's Witness (1985), Viggo Mortensen's career has been marked by a steady string of well-rounded performances.

Mortensen was born in New York City, to Grace Gamble (Atkinson) and Viggo Peter Mortensen, Sr. His father was Danish, his mother ...

3. Cate Blanchett

Actress | Carol

Cate Blanchett was born on May 14, 1969 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, to June (Gamble), an Australian teacher and property developer, and Robert DeWitt Blanchett, Jr., an American advertising executive, originally from Texas. She has an older brother and a younger sister. When she was ten ...

4. Hugo Weaving

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Hugo Wallace Weaving was born on April 4, 1960 in Nigeria, to English parents Anne (Lennard), a tour guide and teacher, and Wallace Weaving, a seismologist. Hugo has an older brother, Simon, and a younger sister, Anna, who both also live and work in Australia. During his early childhood, the ...

5. Miranda Otto

Actress | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Miranda Otto is an Australian actress. Otto is a daughter of actors Barry Otto and Lindsay Otto, and half-sister of actress Gracie Otto. She began her acting career at age 18 in 1986, and has appeared in a variety of independent and major studio films. Otto made her major film debut in Emma's War (...

6. David Wenham

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

David Wenham is an Australian actor who is known for his portrayals of Faramir from The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Friar Carl from the Van Helsing franchise and Dilios from 300. He also acted in Moulin Rouge, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Dark City, Top of the Lake, SeaChange ...

7. Karl Urban

Actor | Star Trek

Originally from Wellington, New Zealand, Karl Urban now lives in Auckland. Born on June 7, 1972, he is the son of a leather-goods manufacturer (who had hoped that Karl would follow in his footsteps). His first acting role was when he was 8 -- he had a line on a television series. However, he did ...

8. John Noble

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Artistic Director of Stage Company of South Australia 1977 - 87. Head of Drama, Brent St. School of Arts (Sydney) 1997-00. Directed over 80 plays, including 'Sons of Cain' on London's West End (1986). Freelance actor. Semi-regular in TV series 'All Saints'. Voice and acting teacher.

9. Marton Csokas

Actor | Æon Flux

Marton was born in Invercargill, Aotearoa (New Zealand), to Margaret Christine (Rayner), a nurse, and Márton Csókás, a mechanical engineer. His father is Hungarian and his mother is Australian (of English, Irish, and Danish origin). He inherited some of his talents from his father, who was also a ...

10. Lawrence Makoare

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Lawrence Makoare was born on March 20, 1968 in Bastion Point, Auckland, New Zealand. He is an actor, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), Die Another Day (2002) and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).

11. Thomas Robins

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Thomas Robins is an Emmy Award winning Producer, Writer and Director based in Wellington, New Zealand. He is the co-owner of the award winning production company KHF Media. Previously an actor known for his roles as Deagol in The Lord Of The Rings and Young Thrain in The Hobbit, he now focuses on ...

12. Peter Jackson

Producer | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Sir Peter Jackson made history with The Lord of the Rings trilogy, becoming the first person to direct three major feature films simultaneously. The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King were nominated for and collected a slew of awards from around the globe, with The ...

13. Richard Taylor

Special_effects | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Richard Taylor is known for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), King Kong (2005) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).

14. Andrew Lesnie

Cinematographer | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Andrew Lesnie was an Australian cinematographer who frequently worked with Peter Jackson. He did the photography for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies. He also did the photography for Babe, King Kong, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, I Am Legend and The Lovely Bones. He passed away...

15. Christian Rivers

Director | Mortal Engines

Christian Rivers is known for Mortal Engines (2018), King Kong (2005) and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).

16. Fran Walsh

Writer | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Fran Walsh is a New Zealand writer and wife of New Zealand film director Peter Jackson. She co-wrote The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, which is seen by many as Jackson's magnum opus and one of the most significant film series ever made. She also wrote The Hobbit trilogy, a prequel to Jackson's ...

17. Philippa Boyens

Writer | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Philippa Boyens is a New Zealand writer and producer who has co-written several of Peter Jackson's films. She co-wrote the Academy Award winning Lord of the Rings trilogy, the Hobbit trilogy which is a prequel to the Lord of the Rings films, The Lovely Bones, Mortal Engines, and the 2005 remake of ...

18. Jamie Selkirk

Editor | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Jamie Selkirk is known for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), King Kong (2005) and Heavenly Creatures (1994).

19. June Hancock

20. Helen Clark

Actress | Give Kate A Voice

Helen Clark was born on February 26, 1950 in Hamilton, New Zealand. She is an actress, known for Give Kate A Voice (2019), Strassman (1998) and The Jaquie Brown Diaries (2008). She has been married to Professor Peter Davis since 1981.

21. Kerry Prendergast

Self | Einmal Mittelerde und zurück

22. Liv Tyler

Actress | Armageddon

Liv Tyler is an actress of international renown and has been a familiar face on our screens for over two decades and counting. She began modelling at the age of fourteen before pursuing a career in acting. After making her film debut in Bruce Beresford's Silent Fall, she was cast by fledgling ...

23. Andy Serkis

Actor | War for the Planet of the Apes

English film actor, director and author Andy Serkis is known for his performance capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation and voice work for such computer-generated characters as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001-2003) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), ...

24. Orlando Bloom

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Copeland Bloom was born on January 13, 1977 in Canterbury, Kent, England. His mother, Sonia Constance Josephine Bloom (née Copeland), was born in Kolkata, India, to an English family then-resident there. The man he first knew as his father, Harry Bloom, was a legendary ...

25. Billy Boyd

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Billy Boyd was born in 1968 in Glasgow, Scotland, to Mary and William Boyd. The talented young boy, inspired by Star Wars to try acting, got his first taste of it in his school's production of Oliver Twist when he was 10. Boyd's parents were extremely supportive, driving over two hours to get him ...

26. Sean Astin

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Sean Patrick Astin (né Duke; February 25, 1971) is an American actor, voice actor, screenwriter, director, producer, family man, author, marathon runner, political activist and philanthropist who is well known for his film debut portraying Mikey in Steven Spielberg's The Goonies (1985), for playing...

27. Christine Astin

Producer | Kangaroo Court

Christine Astin is best known for her work as an Academy Award nominated producer on Kangaroo Court (1994) as well as for her position as Vice President and CFO of Lava Entertainment.

Christine was born Christine Louise Harrell to Nancy Miller and firefighter Frank Harrell on September 12, 1967 just...

28. Ali Astin

Actress | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Ali Astin was born on November 27, 1996 in California, USA. She is an actress, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), Bad Kids of Crestview Academy (2017) and Matter of Time.

29. Bernard Hill

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Bernard Hill is an English actor. He is well recognized for playing King Théoden in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Captain Edward Smith in Titanic, and Luther Plunkitt, the Warden of San Quentin Prison in the Clint Eastwood film True Crime. Hill was also known for playing roles in television ...

30. Dominic Monaghan

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Dominic Monaghan is best known for his role in the movie adaptations of "Lord of the Rings". Before that, he became known in England for his role in the British television drama Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996).

Monaghan was born in Berlin, West Germany, to British parents Maureen, a nurse, and ...

31. John Rhys-Davies

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Welsh actor John Rhys-Davies was born in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, Wales, to Mary Margaretta Phyllis (nee Jones), a nurse, and Rhys Davies, a mechanical engineer and Colonial Officer. He graduated from the University of East Anglia and is probably best known to film audiences for his roles in the...

32. Barrie M. Osborne

Producer | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Barrie M. Osborne was born on February 7, 1944 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and production manager, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002). He is ...

33. Ian McKellen

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Widely regarded as one of greatest stage and screen actors both in his native Great Britain and internationally, twice nominated for the Oscar and recipient of every major theatrical award in the UK and US, Ian Murray McKellen was born on May 25, 1939 in Burnley, Lancashire, England, to Margery ...

34. Michael Lynne

Producer | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Michael Lynne was born on April 23, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). He was married to Ninah ...

35. Dean Barker

Self | The Project

36. Mikey Havoc

Actor | The Amazing Extraordinary Friends

Mikey Havoc is known for The Amazing Extraordinary Friends (2006), Power Rangers S.P.D. (2005) and Inside the Arena (1998).

37. Claire Chitham

Actress | Fresh Eggs

Claire Margaret Chitham is a New Zealand television actress. Claire rose to fame as Waverley Harrison (née Wilson) in the New Zealand TV show Shortland Street (1992) from 1994-5 and 1997-2005 and Aurora Bay in Outrageous Fortune (2005) from 2006-2007.

Her first television role was a guest appearance...

38. Neil Finn

Soundtrack | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Neil Finn is a songwriter. He was born in Te Awamutu, a small New Zealand town on May 27, 1958, the youngest child to accountant, Richard Finn, and Irish immigrant, Mary Finn (nee Mullane). Neil's happy childhood included parties in the family home, complete with wine and song, catholic priests in ...

39. Charlotte Dawson

Self | Inside Film Awards

Charlotte Dawson was born in New Zealand. She left New Zealand at age 16 to model in Europe and New York. After about ten years of modeling she moved to Australia, where she worked in television and in the fashion industry. In 2002 she returned to Auckland, where she worked on shows How's Life, ...

40. Pete Hodgson

Self | Bro'Town

41. Jeremy Wells

Writer | Stunt Line

Jeremy Wells was born on June 7, 1977. He is a writer and actor, known for Stunt Line (2015), Eating Media Lunch (2003) and The Civilian (2015).

42. Kieran Dawson

Camera_department | Jurassic World Dominion

Kieran Dawson is known for Jurassic World Dominion (2022), Wonder Woman (2017) and The Flash (2023).

43. Kate Hawkesby

Self | The Jaquie Brown Diaries

44. Rena Owen

Actress | Star Wars: The Bad Batch

Rena Owen is an international award-winning actress, and one of only six in the world and the only female to date to have worked with both filmmaking legends George Lucas and Steven Spielberg during her illustrious career that spans 35 years working in theater, television, film and voice work.

One ...

45. Alan Doak

46. Linda Clark

Actress | Doctor Who

Linda Clark is known for Doctor Who (2005), Emmerdale Farm (1972) and Meeting (2020).

47. Tania Rodger

Special_effects | King Kong

Tania Rodger is known for King Kong (2005), Elysium (2013) and District 9 (2009).

48. Calum Gittins

Actor | The King's Speech

Calum Gittins was born on July 16, 1986 in Auckland, New Zealand. He is an actor, known for The King's Speech (2010), 6 Days (2017) and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002).

49. Phoebe Gittins

Actress | The Lovely Bones

Phoebe Gittins is known for The Lovely Bones (2009), The Sorrows (2013) and The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024).

50. Sarah McLeod

Actress | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Sarah McLeod was born on July 18, 1971 in Putaruru, New Zealand. She is an actress and talent agent, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) and We're Here to Help (2007).