--- title: "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey" cast: 48 crew: 97 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012): cast and crew 48 cast and 97 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Martin Freeman](https://film.one/person/martin-freeman.md) as Bilbo Baggins - [Ian McKellen](https://film.one/person/ian-mckellen.md) as Gandalf the Grey - [Richard Armitage](https://film.one/person/richard-armitage.md) as Thorin Oakenshield - [James Nesbitt](https://film.one/person/james-nesbitt.md) as Bofur - [Ken Stott](https://film.one/person/ken-stott.md) as Balin - [Sylvester McCoy](https://film.one/person/sylvester-mccoy.md) as Radagast the Brown - [Barry Humphries](https://film.one/person/barry-humphries.md) as The Great Goblin - [Dean O'Gorman](https://film.one/person/dean-ogorman.md) as Fili - [Aidan Turner](https://film.one/person/aidan-turner.md) as Kili - [Graham McTavish](https://film.one/person/graham-mctavish.md) as Dwalin - [Adam Brown](https://film.one/person/adam-brown-1193833.md) as Ori - [Peter Hambleton](https://film.one/person/peter-hambleton.md) as Gloin / William Troll - John Callen as Oin - Mark Hadlow as Dori / Bert Troll - [Jed Brophy](https://film.one/person/jed-brophy.md) as Nori - William Kircher as Bifur / Tom Troll - Stephen Hunter as Bombur - [Andy Serkis](https://film.one/person/andy-serkis.md) as Gollum - [Cate Blanchett](https://film.one/person/cate-blanchett.md) as Galadriel - [Lee Pace](https://film.one/person/lee-pace.md) as King Thranduil - [Hugo Weaving](https://film.one/person/hugo-weaving.md) as Elrond - [Christopher Lee](https://film.one/person/christopher-lee.md) as Saruman the White - [Ian Holm](https://film.one/person/ian-holm.md) as Old Bilbo Baggins - [Elijah Wood](https://film.one/person/elijah-wood.md) as Frodo Baggins - [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://film.one/person/benedict-cumberbatch.md) as Necromancer - Manu Bennett as Azog the Defiler - Conan Stevens as Bolg - Jeffrey Thomas as Thror - Michael Mizrahi as Thrain - John Rawls as Yazneg - Stephen Ure as Fimbul / Grinnah - Timothy Bartlett as Master Worrywort - [Bret McKenzie](https://film.one/person/bret-mckenzie.md) as Lindir - Kiran Shah as Goblin Scribe - Glenn Boswell as Dwarf Miner - Thomas Robins as Young Thrain - Ruby Acevedo as Cute Young Hobbit - Katie Jackson as Cute Young Hobbit - Isaac Miller as Cute Young Hobbit - Ella Olssen as Cute Young Hobbit - Louis Ashbourne Serkis as Cute Young Hobbit - Sonny Ashbourne Serkis as Cute Young Hobbit - Ruby Ashbourne Serkis as Cute Young Hobbit - [Terry Notary](https://film.one/person/terry-notary.md) as Great Goblin / Yazneg (uncredited) - [Peter Jackson](https://film.one/person/peter-jackson.md) as Running Dwarf in Erebor (uncredited) - Brendan Casey as King Thranduil's Lieutenant - Jarred Blakiston as Musical Elf (uncredited) - Paul Kingdom as Dwarf Civilian (uncredited) ## Directing - [Peter Jackson](https://film.one/person/peter-jackson.md): Director - Kendall Finlayson: Third Assistant Director - Liz Tan: Second Unit First Assistant Director - Joanne Pearce: Additional Second Assistant Director - Emma Cross: Second Assistant Director - Bruno Du Bois: Second Second Assistant Director - Joshua Watkins: Additional Second Assistant Director - Hannah McKenzie-Yates: Third Assistant Director - Bryon Darling: Second Second Assistant Director - Danielle Blake: Second Second Assistant Director - Victoria Sullivan: Script Supervisor - Guy Campbell: Second Assistant Director - [Carolynne Cunningham](https://film.one/person/carolynne-cunningham.md): First Assistant Director - [Andy Serkis](https://film.one/person/andy-serkis.md): Second Unit Director - Carolina Jiménez: Layout ## Writing - [Guillermo del Toro](https://film.one/person/guillermo-del-toro.md): Screenplay - [Fran Walsh](https://film.one/person/fran-walsh.md): Screenplay - [Philippa Boyens](https://film.one/person/philippa-boyens.md): Screenplay - [Peter Jackson](https://film.one/person/peter-jackson.md): Screenplay - J. R. R. Tolkien: Novel ## Production - Ken Kamins: Executive Producer - Amy Hubbard: Casting - [Carolynne Cunningham](https://film.one/person/carolynne-cunningham.md): Producer - [Peter Jackson](https://film.one/person/peter-jackson.md): Producer - [Zane Weiner](https://film.one/person/zane-weiner.md): Producer, Unit Production Manager - Victoria Burrows: Casting - Toby Emmerich: Executive Producer - John Hubbard: Casting - [Fran Walsh](https://film.one/person/fran-walsh.md): Producer - Alan Horn: Executive Producer - Liz Mullane: Casting - Carolyn Blackwood: Executive Producer - Tim Hope: Production Assistant - Cale Hetariki: Travel Coordinator - Vanessa Redmond: Second Assistant Accountant - Jack Nicol: Production Assistant - Adrianne Ng: Assistant Accountant - Rachel Gilkison: Production Secretary - Shelley Hopkins: Second Assistant Accountant - Amy Gurr: Second Assistant Accountant - Eleanor Lefever: Assistant Accountant - Linus Murphy: First Assistant Accountant - Averil Mawhinney: Production Accountant - Dale Martin: Production Assistant - Shaun Davis: Second Assistant Accountant - Daniel Chen: Assistant Accountant - Andrea O'Fee: Assistant Accountant - Sebastian Marr: Payroll Accountant - Kitrina Edwards: Travel Coordinator - Jonathan Harding: Second Assistant Accountant - Caroline O'Fee: Assistant Accountant - Anna Houghton: Producer's Assistant - Emma Worley: Assistant Production Coordinator - Kate Mulligan: Assistant Production Coordinator - Jules Bayliss: Production Assistant - Mathew Gordon: Location Manager - Lili Jenkins: Casting Assistant - Emma Dockery: Casting Assistant - Simon Cox: Casting Assistant - Toby Guidry: Casting Associate - Grace Cole: Extras Casting Assistant - Nicola Benton: Casting Assistant - Boris Kunac: Unit Manager - Stephanie Weststrate: Production Supervisor - Helene Takacs: Production Coordinator - Victoria Beynon-Cole: Extras Casting - Miranda Rivers: Location Casting - Brigitte Yorke: Unit Production Manager - Eileen Moran: Co-Producer - Scot Boland: Casting - [Philippa Boyens](https://film.one/person/philippa-boyens.md): Co-Producer - Matt Dravitzki: Associate Producer - Ann Robinson: Casting - Amanda Walker: Associate Producer - Carey Johnson: Location Coordinator ## Camera - [Andrew Lesnie](https://film.one/person/andrew-lesnie.md): Director of Photography - Chris Winter: Data Wrangler - Michael Vivian: Dolly Grip - Corey Moana: Grip - David Shaw: Dolly Grip - Will Mathews: Grip - Cameron McLean: Steadicam Operator, Camera Operator - Luke Saulbrey: Grip - Garth Michael: Second Assistant Camera - Brenden Holster: First Assistant Camera - Tony Keddy: Key Grip - Winston Harris: Grip - Conrad Hawkins: Grip - Simon Harding: Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator - Nick Flyvbjerg: Grip - [Grant Harvey](https://film.one/person/grant-harvey.md): Grip - Huw Griffiths: Best Boy Grip - Laetitia Belen: Third Assistant Camera - Sam Bailey: Second Assistant Camera - Colin Deane: First Assistant Camera - James H. Fisher: Still Photographer - Todd Eyre: Still Photographer --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Our review: https://film.one/film/the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey.md