Elijah Wood Frodo Ian McKellen Gandalf Liv Tyler Arwen Viggo Mortensen Aragorn Sean Astin Sam Cate Blanchett Galadriel John Rhys-Davies Gimli / Treebeard (voice) Bernard Hill Théoden Christopher Lee Saruman (Extended Edition) Billy Boyd Pippin Dominic Monaghan Merry Orlando Bloom Legolas Hugo Weaving Elrond Miranda Otto Éowyn David Wenham Faramir Brad Dourif Gríma (Extended Edition) Karl Urban Éomer John Noble Denethor Andy Serkis Gollum / Sméagol Ian Holm Bilbo Sean Bean Boromir Lawrence Makoare Witchking / Gothmog Marton Csokas Celeborn Paul Norell King of the Dead Alan Howard Voice of the Ring (voice) Noel Appleby Everard Proudfoot Ali Astin Elanor Gamgee David Aston Gondorian Soldier 3 John Bach Madril Sadwyn Brophy Eldarion Alistair Browning Damrod Jason Fitch Uruk 2 Phil Grieve Orc commander (Extended Edition) Bruce Hopkins Gamling Ian Hughes Irolas Bret McKenzie Elf Escort Sarah McLeod Rosie Cotton Maisy McLeod-Riera Baby Gamgee Bruce Phillips Grimbold Shane Rangi Harad Leader 2 Todd Rippon Harad Leader 1 Thomas Robins Déagol Harry Sinclair Isildur Bruce Spence Black Lieutenant (Extended Edition) Peter Tait Shagrat Joel Tobeck Orc Lieutenant 1 Sala Baker Featured Orc Robert Pollock Featured Orc Jed Brophy Featured Orc Michael Elsworth Círdan the Shipwright (uncredited) Craig Parker Gothmog / Orc Lieutenant 1 (voice) (uncredited) John Stephenson Witchking (voice) (uncredited)