Learn The Hobbit Characters

New to the Hobbit fandom? Can't remember characters well? Fear not with this guide you'll know them like the back of your hand and by the next time you see the films you won't get confused.

First we will start off with our protagonist:

Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) is our main character. He is a Hobbit of the
Shire and has no interest in adventures until gandalf gives him a little nudge
out the door. He goes on the long journey to the Lonely mountain to help Thorin
reclaim his homeland.

Next we have the Dwarves:

Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage)
is the leader of the company. He is the son
of Thrain and the Grandson of Thror.
He is the next in line to rule and is trying
to reclaim his homeland.

Fili (Dean O'Gorman) and Kili (Aidan Turner)
 are the youngest of all the Dwarves and are Thorin's
nephews that venture out on the Quest to reclaim
Erebor.

  

 From Left to right we have Dori (Mark Hadlow),
Nori (Jed Brophy) and Ori (Adam Brown).
These three are brothers, Ori draws and
writes and is seen in The LOTR when the
Fellowship go into the mines of Moria. He
is also the youngest between his brothers.

Here we have Bombur (Stephen Hunter),
Bofur (James Nesbitt) and Bifur (William Kircher).
Bofur and Bombur are brothers and Bifur is the cousin. 

    

   

Oin (John Callen) and Gloin (Peter hambleton)
are brothers Oin is hard of hearing and
Gloin is Gimli's (from LOTR) dad.

Balin (Ken Stott) and Dwalin (graham Mctavish)
are also brothers. Dwalin is a tough fighter and
balin is an old warrior. We also see Balin's tomb
in the mines of Moria.

 Wizards:

Saruman (Christopher Lee) is the most powerful
wizard. We see in LOTR that he is working
for the necromancer. He is suppose to be using
his powers for the good but he chooses to
use it for the opposite.

           

Gandalf (Ian Mckellen) is our main wizard who
gives Bilbo the adventure. He leaves the company
to look into what darker power lives in Middle
Earth by the orders of galadriel.

 

Radagast (Sylvester McCoy) is a wizard who has
interest in the forest and looks after the
creatures. He is the one who discovers that the
Necromancer is still alive and that Dol Guldur
isn't abandoned.

Elves:

Elrond (Hugo Weaving) is the lord of Rivendell.
He is half-elven and is part of the white
council.

Thranduil (Lee Pace) is the King of Mirkwood.
He is vain and doesn't care much about Dwarves.
He desires white gems from the Lonely Mountain
and only offers to help Thorin if he gives
him the jewels he wants.

  

   Legolas (Orlando Bloom) is thranduil's son.
   he cares for tauriel but follows in his father's
 footsteps. He also has a dislike in Dwarves
until LOTR where he befriends Gimli
(a Dwarf).

Tauriel (Evangeline Lily) is the captain
of the Elven-Guard in the Woodland
Realms. She is a Silvan Elf who
goes to help the Dwarves.

Galadriel (Cate Blanchett) is the lady of Lothlorien.
She gives gandalf the order to go to the High
Fells and keeps a watch over Middle-Earth.

Men:

This is the Master of laketown (Stephen Fry).
He is greedy and steals all of Laketown's
food and money. He doesn't like Bard so
he locks him in prison.

Alfrid (Ryan Gage) is the servant of the master
who also hates bard. He tells lies about him to
the master and tries to stop him and watch
his every move.

Bard (Luke Evans) is the ancestor of Girion
who was Lord of Dale. he is the bowman
and it is his duty to kill off Smaug with the
black Arrow. he lost his wife and lives
with his son and two daughters.

Orcs:

Azog (Manu Bennett) is the Pale Orc who
wants to kill the Dwarves and wants to
behead Thorin. He works for Sauron
(Necromancer).

Bolg (Conan Stevens) is the son of Azog.
He carries on with his father's work of hunting
down the dwarves.

An Old Hobbit:

Gollum (Andy Serkis) was once a hobbit called
Smeagol. When he found the One Ring he
became this creature and forgot about his
past.

Finally here are the big villains:

Smaug (Benedict Cumberbatch) is the dragon
from the North who comes to Erebor killing
many Dwarfs. Dragons are attracted to gold
He steals the treasure and sleeps
there for many years.

Sauron a.k.a the necromancer (also played by
Benedict Cumberbatch) is the Dark Lord
who is building an army and searching
for the One Ring.

So there you have it, all the characters you need to know in order to fully understand the film. If you know these brief descriptions i guarantee your knowledge on the characters will grow as you watch it.