The teen prima of North, The Ice Storm and The Faculty rang successful his 20s arsenic Frodo Baggins, the unassuming hobbit tasked with trekking to Mordor to destruct the One Ring successful the fires of Mount Doom. Easier said than done!

While he whitethorn ne'er outrun his hobbit past, Wood remains a busy, adventurous actor, with credits including Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Sin City, Everything Is Illuminated, Happy Feet, 9, the FX series Wilfred, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency and Drunk History.

It was reported successful February 2019 that Wood had welcomed his archetypal kid with girlfriend Mette-Marie Kongsved. 

The erstwhile kid histrion known for The Goonies, Encino Man and Rudy kept the whole LOTR mission connected way arsenic the sensible, brave and, supra all, loyal Samwise Ganges.

And Astin has continued to amusement up, successful caller years on The Big Bang Theory, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Stranger Things (RIP superhero Bob) and Young Rock, positive helium voiced Raphael connected the rebooted Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and he'll beryllium connected the 2nd play of HBO's Perry Mason.

Astin has 3 daughters—Alexandra (who played Sam's child Elanor successful LOTR), Elizabeth and Isabella—with woman Christine Harrell.

The planetary treasure, caller from an Oscar information for 1998's Gods and Monsters, was besides double-franchise-dipping, playing Magneto successful the X-Men movies arsenic good arsenic Gandalf in LOTR. He won a SAG Award (and was nominated for different Oscar) for supporting histrion in Fellowship of the Ring.

McKellen has done a big of Broadway since, including King Lear, The Seagull and (with BFF Patrick Stewart) Waiting for Godot, co-starred with Derek Jacobi as one-half of a bickering longtime couple in the U.K. series Vicious, reprised the roles of Gandalf in The Hobbit trilogy and Magneto successful much X-Men movies, portrayed a bee-keeping Sherlock in Mr. Holmes and donned whiskers for Cats.

The English histrion secured his spot successful the motion-capture hallway of fame for his haunting crook arsenic Gollum, but it turned retired helium was adept astatine each kinds of acting (though helium besides memorably played creatures successful King-Kong and the Planet of the Apes franchise).

A sampling from the past decade: Serkis returned to Middle-earth for The Hobbit films, joined the MCU successful The Avengers: Age of Ultron and Black Panther, played Snoke successful the astir recent Star Wars trilogy and was a much layered Alfred in The Batman. He also directed Venom: Let There Be Carnage and is attached to marque the adjacent movie successful the franchise, arsenic good arsenic nonstop an adaptation of Animal Farm.

Serkis is dada to 3 kid actors, Ruby, Sonny and Louis, with woman Lorraine Ashbourne.

It was evident that the English histrion who could marque agelong platinum hairsbreadth and pointy ears sexy had a definite je nais se quois.

After his breakout crook arsenic Elven sharpshooter Legolas, Bloom went connected to starring roles in Troy, Kingdom of Heaven, Elizabethtown, a few Pirates of the Caribbean films and more. Most precocious helium voiced Prince Harry in the HBO Max animated bid The Prince and his Prime Video noir fantasy Carnival Row has been renewed for a 2nd season.

Bloom is dada to girl Daisy with fiancée Katy Perry and lad Flynn with ex-wife Miranda Kerr.

Though a seasoned histrion by the clip helium joined the Fellowship, playing the gallant Aragorn—who ends up king of Gondor and Arnor and happily joined to Arwen—set Mortensen on a full new course starring successful films that reflected his precise peculiar creator sensibilities. 

He went connected to critically acclaimed performances in A History of Violence, Eastern Promises, A Dangerous Method, Captain Fantastick and Green Book, and he's a three-time Oscar nominee.

Mortensen, who has dual American and Danish citizenship, is dada to lad Henry with ex-wife Exene Cervenka. Now he splits his clip betwixt the U.S. and Spain with longtime histrion girlfriend Ariadna Gil.

The 1990s It Girl and girl of Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler starred successful each 3 films arsenic Aragorn's half-elven existent emotion Arwen. After choosing the mortal way successful Return of the King, Tyler starred successful a fig of indie films, arsenic good as big-budget fare like The Incredible Hulk (pre-Mark Ruffalo but inactive portion of the MCU). She played Brad Pitt's earthbound estranged wife in 2019's Ad Astra and appeared connected the archetypal play of 9-1-1: Lone Star, yet exiting owed to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tyler is ma to lad Sailor Gene and girl Lula Rose with spouse Dave Gardner.

Since playing heroic noblewoman Éowyn in The Two Towers and The Fellowship of the King, the Australian histrion has done a assortment of movies and TV, from War of the Worlds with Tom Cruise to Homeland and 24: Legacy. Otto stars adjacent successful the Disney+ series The Clearing, inspired by the true-life communicative of The Family, a '60s-era New Age group successful Australia that believed their yoga teacher was Jesus reincarnated. (So things got existent culty, existent fast.)

Otto has a girl with Peter O'Brien, her hubby since 2003.

The esteemed British actor, known for his run arsenic Dracula successful 7 Hammer Horror productions and cult-classics specified arsenic the archetypal Wicker Man, won over a caller legion of fans arsenic the power-corrupted wizard Saruman. In his aboriginal years, Lee besides appeared in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, arsenic good arsenic respective Tim Burton films and Martin Scorsese's Hugo.

His last movie released successful his beingness earlier his decease astatine 93 successful 2015 was The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, reprising the relation of Saruman successful Jackson's LOTR prequel trilogy.

Arwen's dad, Elrond, wasn't brainsick astir his girl settling down with a specified mortal, but helium ultimately gave his blessing.

Weaving, who was besides double-franchise-dipping arsenic Agent Smith in The Matrix trilogy, remains a prolific histrion who you've seen (or heard) successful V for Vendetta, Captain America, Transformers, Happy Feet, Cloud Atlas, Hacksaw Ridge, Mortal Engines, Patrick Melrose and a fig of Australian productions, the English histrion having lived Down Under for years.

He and longtime spouse Katrina Greenwood are parents to lad Harry (who acts nether the past sanction Greenwood) and girl Holly.

'Twas Holm arsenic Bilbo Baggins who acceptable Frodo disconnected on the full darn escapade erstwhile helium should person been harmless successful the Shire enjoying 2nd breakfast. 

The classically trained Tony and BAFTA victor was prolific before LOTR and remained engaged afterward, reprising the relation of elder Bilbo to Martin Freeman's young Bilbo in The Hobbit trilogy but besides appearing successful films arsenic varied as The Day After Tomorrow, Garden State, The Aviator, Lord of War and Ratatouille, voicing Chef Skinner. 

A begetter of five, Holm died successful 2020 astatine the property of 88.

We ne'er liked the thought of separating bestest friends Merry and Pippin past and we won't bash it now.

Since their heroic acts arsenic members of the Fellowship, Monaghan astir notably played Charlie on Lost (and dated co-star Evangeline Lily for respective years), hosted the BBC America show Wild Things With Dominic Monaghan and was successful Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, portion Boyd was successful Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World and fronted the set Beecake. The Scottish instrumentalist besides performed the song "Edge of Night," from Return of the King, and "The Last Goodbye," which plays implicit the credits of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Boyd has a son, Jack, with woman Alison McKinnon—Monaghan and Wood were among the guests astatine their 2010 wedding.

Better yet, Boyd and Monaghan person remained adjacent pals and they're co-hosts of the podcast The Friendship Onion.

Let's conscionable say, the Australian histrion who played Elven royal Galadriel has made good: Two Oscar wins (supporting histrion for The Aviator successful 2005 and champion histrion for Blue Jasmine in 2014) retired of 7 full nominations and standout turns in so many movies, including 2022 Best Picture nominees Nightmare Alley and Don't Look Up. Blanchett was besides nominated for an Emmy for her portrayal of blimpish crusader Phyllis Schlafly successful the 2020 constricted series Mrs. America.

She has been joined to playwright Andrew Upton since 1997 and they're parents to sons Dashiell, Roman and Ignatius and daughter Edith.

The New Zealander and Flight of the Conchords co-founder made his movie debut arsenic 1 of the Elves of Rivendell in The Fellowship of the Ring, with fans ultimately bestowing the different unnamed character with the moniker Figwit—an acronym for "Frodo is great...Who is that?" (Even the lore has lore in LOTR). He was specified a fashionable summation to the ensemble, helium appeared in Return of the King as well, and played a antithetic elf, Lindir, in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

Outside of Middle-earth, McKenzie teamed with Flight of the Conchords mate Jemaine Clement connected their still-touring musical-comedy duo's eponymous HBO series, won an Oscar for Best Original Song for "Man oregon Muppet" from 2011's The Muppet Movie, and had 3 children with woman Hannah Clarke.

The CGI was moving overtime connected the 6-foot-1 actor, who played dwarf warrior and Fellowship subordinate Gimli, but it was Rhys-Davies' comic transportation that made him a instrumentality favorite. The Welshman, a 1980 Emmy nominee for Shogun and a prima of Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (and The Last Crusade), has been engaged ever since LOTR, mostly successful U.K. productions but also in the likes of the American fairy-tale series Once Upon a Time and Aquaman.

He has 2 children from his matrimony to Suzanne Wilkinson, his woman of 43 years until her decease successful 2010. 

Already a superstar successful his autochthonal England and an accomplished movie villain successful the likes of Patriot Games and Goldeneye, Bean broke hearts arsenic the noble (then compromised, past noble again) Fellowship member Boromir, who yet falls successful conflict successful Return of the King.

Which was bully signifier for breaking hearts arsenic Ned Stark in Game of Thrones.

Bean's been successful dozens of different films, from National Treasure and Troy to Mirror Mirror and The Martian, and helium was astir precocious connected the TNT adaptation of Snowpiercer and the BBC dramas Time and Marriage.

He's been joined to 5th woman Ashley Moore since 2017 and has 3 children from 2 of his erstwhile unions.

Both hailing from New Zealand, the longtime partners successful enactment and life each won 3 Oscars for LOTR: The Return of the King, sharing Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay, portion Jackson won Best Director and Walsh co-wrote the Best Original Song, "Into the West."

Walsh has collaborated with Jackson connected each of his films since 1989's Meet the Feebles, and aft wrapping their archetypal triumphant trilogy, they've since made King Kong, The Lovely Bones and three Hobbit films together. Jackson became a first-time Emmy nominee successful 2022 for producing and directing the epic docuseries The Beatles: Get Back.

He and Walsh are besides parents to lad Billy and girl Katie.