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J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" was first published in 1937 and the book was adapted into films decades later.
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The films in "The Hobbit" trilogy were released in 2012, 2013, and 2014.
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Actors like Cate Blanchett, Stephen Fry, and Martin Freeman have starred in a number of projects since the film series ended.
J.R.R. Tolkien published "The Hobbit" in 1937, and the book was adapted into a film trilogy decades later.
It's been eight years since "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" (2012) premiered, which was followed by "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" (2013) and "The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies" (2014).
Here's what the cast of the "Hobbit" films has been up to since:
Martin Freeman played Bilbo Baggins.
The trilogy's protagonist Bilbo is a peaceful hobbit who gets roped into being a "burglar" for 13 dwarves trying to rescue their long-lost treasure and home.
Before being cast in the leading role in the fantasy-film trilogy, Martin Freeman was on the British sitcom "The Office" from 2001 to 2003.
He was also in "Love Actually"(2003), "Shaun of the Dead" (2004), and "Hot Fuzz" (2007), and he began his recurring role as Dr. Watson on the BBC series "Sherlock" in 2010.
Freeman continues to act in high-profile films and television shows.
Freeman continued to star as Dr. Watson on "Sherlock" until 2017 and also played Lester Nygaard on the FX series "Fargo."
He's appeared in the films "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" (2016), "Captain America: Civil War" (2016), and "Black Panther" (2018) and has produced a few documentaries.
Most recently, he was on FX's "Breeders" and voiced Bob Cratchit in the animated film "A Christmas Carol" (2020).
Richard Armitage played Thorin, the lead dwarf.
Armitage starred as the lead dwarf of the group that Bilbo joined on his way to the Lonely Mountain.
Before taking on the role of Thorin, Armitage played John Thornton on the BBC miniseries "North and South" in 2004 and he had a role in "Captain America: The First Avenger" in 2011.
Armitage is still acting, taking on film roles and starring as the lead in a television show.
Since "The Hobbit" trilogy, Armitage has continued to act in films like "Alice Through the Looking Glass" (2016) and "Ocean's 8" (2018).
He also starred on the Epix series "Berlin Station" until 2019.
Most recently, he was in "My Zoe" (which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2019) and "Uncle Vanya" (2020). He's set to appear in the drama "Now and Then," which is in post-production.
Sir Ian McKellen played the wizard Gandalf.
Gandalf, played by McKellen in both the "Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" trilogies, convinces Bilbo to help the dwarves on their quest to rescue their treasure.
Aside from playing Gandalf in the "Lord of the Rings" films, the decorated actor previously played countless roles, including Magneto in several "X-Men" films.
McKellen was nominated for Oscars for his performances in "Gods and Monsters" (1998) and "The Fellowship of the Ring" (2001).
A famed actor, McKellen continues to take on roles in film, on television, and on stage.
McKellen has continued to play Magneto in recent "X-Men" films and he appeared as Cogsworth in the 2017 live-action "Beauty and the Beast."
He also played Spooner in the Wyndham's Theatre production of "No Man's Land" in 2016 and was in the 2019 movie adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Cats."
The actor has several projects in the works, including "Hamlet Revenant."
Cate Blanchett played Galadriel.
Although Galadriel doesn't come into Tolkien's writing until the later "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, "The Hobbit" filmmakers added her into the prequels.
Galadriel was played by Cate Blanchett, whose previous movie roles include: "Elizabeth" (1998), "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (1999), "An Ideal Husband" (1999), "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" (2004), "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (2008), "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" (2008), and "Hanna" (2011).
She also won an Oscar for her performance in "The Aviator" (2004).
Blanchett hasn't slowed down since "The Hobbit."
Blanchett has been in a number of successful films since the "Hobbit" trilogy including the live-action "Cinderella" (2015), "Carol" (2016), "Thor: Ragnarok" (2017), "Ocean's 8" (2018), "The House with a Clock in Its Walls" (2018), and "Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle" (2018).
She won an Oscar for her performance in "Blue Jasmine" (2013) and was nominated for an Academy Award for "Carol."
Recently, she appeared in "Where'd You Go, Bernadette" (2019) and starred on the FX series "Mrs. America." On top of having movies in post-production, like "Borderlands" and "Armageddon Time," she is also filming several others.
Benedict Cumberbatch played Smaug the dragon and voiced the Necromancer.
British actor Cumberbatch donned a special motion-capture suit to play the role of Smaug, the dragon who stole the dwarves' treasure, in the last two "Hobbit" films.
He also voiced the Necromancer, an evil sorcerer.
Cumberbatch was already known for his role as Sherlock Holmes on the BBC television series "Sherlock" alongside Freeman, and he also starred in "Atonement" (2007), "The Other Boleyn Girl" (2008), "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (2011), "12 Years a Slave" (2013), and "Star Trek: Into Darkness" (2013).
Cumberbatch continues to be a successful actor.
Playing Dr. Strange in several Marvel films and lending his voice to the role of Shere Khan in "Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle," Cumberbatch has continued to maintain a successful acting and voice-over career.
In 2015, he was nominated for an Oscar for his performance as Alan Turing in "The Imitation Game" and has been nominated for several awards for his role on "Sherlock."
He currently has a few projects in post-production.
Lee Pace played the elf king, Thranduil.
Canadian actor Pace played the arrogant Woodland elf king Thranduil, who was seen in all three "Hobbit" films.
Before "The Hobbit," Pace played Ned on the short-lived comedy "Pushing Daisies" — that role earned him nominated in 2008 for a Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe.
He also played Garrett in "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2" (2012).
Pace picked up roles in Marvel films, on television shows, and on the stage.
Before the third "Hobbit" film was released, Pace played Ronan in "Guardians of the Galaxy" (2014) and "Captain Marvel" (2019).
He also was Joe MacMillan on the AMC show "Halt and Catch Fire" from 2014 to 2017.
Pace is set to appear on the upcoming Apple TV Plus show "Foundation."
Sylvester McCoy played wizard Radagast the Brown.
Radagast the Brown, one of the wizards in Middle-earth played by McCoy, helped Bilbo and the dwarves throughout their journey at various times.
Among his long list of acting credits, McCoy played The Doctor on a few seasons of "Doctor Who" and various spin-offs.
McCoy has acted on several TV series since "The Hobbit."
McCoy has held recurring roles on shows like Netflix's "Sense8" and Dave's "Zapped" and appeared on other television series and in short films.
Most recently, he was in films like "The Circuit" (2019) and "The Owners" (2020).
Manu Bennett played Azog, the orc leader, in all three films.
Even though the evil orc leader Azog was dead in the book, "Hobbit" filmmakers decided to bring him back for the movie trilogy.
You wouldn't necessarily recognize him with all the special effects, but Bennett played Azog in the three films.
Before taking this role, Bennett appeared in the movie "The Marine" (2006) alongside John Cena and on the Starz show "Spartacus."
Over the course of the "Hobbit" films, Bennett picked up a role on the television show "Arrow."
After "The Hobbit," Bennett played Slade Wilson on The CW show "Arrow."
He also had a recurring role on the MTV series "The Shannara Chronicles."
Evangeline Lilly played the beautiful elf Tauriel.
Tauriel, an elf introduced in the second "Hobbit" film, was played by Lilly.
Tauriel and dwarf Kili fall in love in the films, though her character did not exist in the book written by Tolkien.
Before "The Hobbit," Lilly was best known for her role as Kate on the hit ABC series "Lost."
Lilly has since appeared as a high-profile Marvel character.
After "The Hobbit," Lilly took on the role of Hope van Dyne in the 2015 film "Ant-Man", which was followed by a sequel in 2018.
Her character becomes the superhero the Wasp and was in "Avengers: Endgame" (2019). She is also set to appear in a number of movies that are in post-production.
Luke Evans played the hero Bard in the second and third "Hobbit" films.
As Bard, Evans played the hero who slew Smaug the dragon and went on to become the leader of the new kingdom that was created.
Before becoming a dragon slayer, Evans starred in films like "Clash of the Titans" (2010), "The Three Musketeers" (2011), and "Fast and Furious 6" (2013), among others.
Evans went on to star in more high-profile films, most notably the live-action "Beauty and the Beast."
Between "Hobbit" films, Evans played Vlad in the 2014 film "Dracula."
Once the "Hobbit" trilogy was completed, he went on to play Gaston in the 2017 live-action film "Beauty and the Beast."
He also starred in "Furious 7" (2007), "The Girl on the Train" (2016), and "The Fate of the Furious" (2017).
Evans played a recurring role on the TNT show "The Alienist," and he is set appear in "Bear Season," which is in post-production.
Orlando Bloom starred as the elf Legolas in the last two "Hobbit" films.
Although Legolas isn't in "The Hobbit" book, writers brought back the beloved elf for the films of the "Lord of the Rings" prequels.
Aside from his role as Legolas in the original trilogy, Bloom was also well known for his role as Will Turner in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise.
After "The Hobbit," Bloom has starred in several action films, including the latest "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie.
The British actor has since been in films such as "Unlocked" (2017) and "Romans" (2017). He also starred in "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales," the fifth film of the franchise.
Recently, he appeared on the Amazon Prime show "Carnival Row," alongside Cara Delevingne, and is set to be in the sci-fi film "Needle in a Timestack," which is in post-production.
Stephen Fry played the Master of Laketown in the second and third "Hobbit" films.
Famous British actor Fry played the greedy Master of Laketown in the last two "Hobbit" films.
Fry's long list of roles in the television and film include Oscar Wilde in "Wilde" (1997), Deitrich in "V for Vendetta" (2015), Mycroft Holmes in "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" (2011), and Dr. Gordon Wyatt on Fox's "Bones."
Fry has continued acting.
Fry's acting career has continued to take off since the third "Hobbit" movie.
He's had roles in the films "The Man Who Knew Infinity" (2015) and "Love and Friendship" (2016) as well as parts on several series like CBBC's "Danger Mouse" and CBS' "The Great Indoors."
Fry is currently involved with multiple films that are in post-production.
Stephen Colbert had a small role as a spy in the second "Hobbit" film.
Talk-show host and "Lord of the Rings" die-hard Colbert had a small role in "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug."
Although he is most known for being a late-night host and writer, Colbert has also had a number of small parts in films and on television, including on shows like NBC-USA's "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm," and NBC's "The Office."
Colbert continues to host "The Late Show" on CBS.
Even though his cameo in "The Hobbit" didn't carry Colbert more into the world of feature films, he has still made appearances on television shows including Netflix's "House of Cards" and "Bojack Horseman," and on Adult Swim's "Rick and Morty."
Colbert continued to host the satirical "Colbert Report" until 2014, and in 2015, he took over "The Late Show" on CBS, which he still hosts today.
Stephen Hunter played Bombur.
Australian actor Hunter landed his breakout acting role as one of the dwarves journeying to reclaim their lost treasure.
In 2016, Hunter landed a recurring role on the Australian ABC1 show "Janet King" and he continues to pick up other television and movie appearances, like "Two Heads Creek" (2019) and "Escape from Pretoria" (2020).
Ken Stott played the dwarf Balin.
Scottish actor Stott took on the role of dwarf Balin, a close advisor to Thorin.
Before Balin, Stott won the Laurence Olivier Award for best actor in a supporting role in the 1995 play "Broken Glass."
He was nominated for several other Olivier awards for his work on stage and for British Academy Television Awards for his roles on ITV's "The Vice" and BBC Four's "Hancock and Joan."
After the final installment of "The Hobbit," Stott quickly started work on the BBC One-Starz show "The Missing" as Ian Garrett. In 2015, he was nominated for a BAFTA for best supporting actor for that role.
Also in 2015, he won the best supporting actor in television at the British Academy Scotland Awards for the same performance.
He has since appeared on other TV series and in films like "The Mercy" (2017) and "Strike" (2018). Stott is set to be in "The Dig" in 2021.
Graham McTavish played Dwalin.
Before he got the part as Dwalin the dwarf, McTavish had smaller roles on television shows including CBS' "Numb3rs," "NCIS," and "CSI: Miami," and ABC's "Lost" and "Pushing Daisies."
He also played a regular character on Fox's "24" in 2010 and starred in the film "Secretariat."
Today, McTavish is best known for his role as Dougal Mackenzie on the popular Starz show "Outlander," and he also starred in the films "Creed" (2015) and "The Finest Hours" (2015).
He recently appeared in "Aquaman" (2018) and he starred in and directed his first project, "This Guest of Summer," which is in post-production.
William Kircher played Bifur as well as one of the trolls in the first "Hobbit" film.
William Kircher played Bifur and he also voiced one of the three trolls in "An Unexpected Journey."
Since the third "Hobbit" movie was released, Kircher has been credited in several short films and smaller movies.
His most recent feature film, "The Axiom," is a horror movie, and he also has several projects in the works.
James Nesbitt played Bofur in "The Hobbit."
Northern Irish actor Nesbitt played the dwarf Bofur in the "Hobbit" trilogy.
Before that appearance, he is most famous for his leading role as Adam Williams on the popular ITV British comedy "Cold Feet," which initially ran from 1997 to 2003.
Since "The Hobbit" ended, Nesbitt has taken on recurring roles on several television shows, including on "The Missing."
In 2016, the long-running "Cold Feet" was revived, including Nesbitt's lead character. The show recently aired episodes in 2020.
Dean O'Gorman played Fíli.
Although he had several roles before "The Hobbit," New Zealand actor O'Gorman is most known for his role as Fíli, the brother to dwarf Kíli.
Since his part in the trilogy films, O'Gorman has acted in the film "Trumbo" (2015) with Bryan Cranston. He also appeared on shows like Three's "Golden Boy" and TVNZ One's "The Bad Seed."
Aidan Turner played Kíli, brother to Fíli.
Kíli the dwarf, played by Irish actor Turner, is the brother to Fíli. In "The Hobbit," the siblings are the youngest of their company. And, in the film trilogy, Kíli also falls in love with an elven woman named Tauriel.
Before playing Kíli, Turner performed in stage productions and on some Irish and British television shows.
In 2015, Turner was cast as Ross Poldark, the lead on the TV show "Poldark." The series wrapped in August 2019, and he now has several projects in post-production.
John Callen played the dwarf Óin.
Although he has played numerous roles on television and in movies, Callen is best known for playing Óin, one of the dwarves and brother to Gloin in "The Hobbit" films.
Recently, he appeared on Acorn TV's crime show "Straight Forward," among other series.
Peter Hambleton played the dwarf Glóin and voiced one of the trolls in the first "Hobbit" film.
Hambleton played Glóin, brother to Óin, in the "Hobbit" films, which is the role he is best known for, but he did win a New Zealand Film and TV Award for best supporting actor in 1995 for his role in "The Last Tattoo" (1994).
The Kiwi actor has made two television appearances since "The Hobbit" films were released, one in 2015 and one in 2018. He also has been in two movies.
Mark Hadlow played the dwarf Dori and one of the trolls in "An Unexpected Journey."
Before being cast as Dori in "The Hobbit," Hadlow most notably performed in the 2005 film "King Kong."
On top of his appearances in several films, Hadlow has a recurring role on a new animated children's show that takes place in New Zealand and on a drama. He has several projects in the works.
Jed Brophy was Nori in "The Hobbit" and had previously played an orc in two "Lord of the Rings" films.
Before playing the dwarf Nori in "The Hobbit," Jed Brophy played an orc in "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" and "The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King."
He was in the 2005 "King Kong" film, also directed by Peter Jackson, and the 2009 film "District 9."
Since "The Hobbit," Brophy had a recurring role on "The Shannara Chronicles" and on several TV miniseries.
He and Hadlow also starred in the 2018 New Zealand film "Blue Moon."
Adam Brown played Ori and it was his first film role.
In his first-ever film role, Brown played the young dwarf Ori. Brown also cofounded a comedy writing and performing group called Plested and Brown.
Brown has continued to work with Plested and Brown, but has also gotten roles in the films "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" (2017) and "The Emoji Movie" (2017).
He also made an appearance on the Netflix show, "The End of the F***ing World."
Brown is set to be in the film "Stanleyville," which is in post-production.
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