The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Cast and Characters

Thorin and his company are being pursued by Azog and his Orc party following the events of the previous film. They are ushered along by Gandalf to the nearby home of Beorn, a skin-changer who can take the form of the bear. That night, Azog is summoned to Dol Guldur by the Necromancer, who commands him to marshal his forces for war. Azog then delegates the hunt for Thorin to his son Bolg. The following day, Beorn escorts the company to the borders of Mirkwood, where Gandalf discovers Black Speech imprinted on an old ruin. This coincides with a telepathic message from Galadriel urging him to investigate the tombs of the Nazgûl. He warns the company to remain on the path and leaves them. Upon entering the forest they lose their way and are ensnared by giant spiders. Bilbo then sets about freeing the dwarves with the help of his recently acquired invisibility ring. He subsequently drops the Ring and first begins to understand its dark influence after he brutally kills a creature to retrieve it.
The remaining spiders are fended off by the Wood-elves led by Tauriel and Legolas. They also capture the Dwarves, and bring Thorin before their king Thranduil. Thorin confronts the Elvenking about his neglect of the Dwarves of Erebor following Smaug's attack 60 years earlier, and is consequently imprisoned with the other Dwarves. Bilbo, having avoided capture, arranges an escape using empty wine barrels that are sent downstream. While being pursued by the Wood-elves, they are ambushed by Bolg and his Orc party, and Kíli is wounded with a Morgul shaft. They engage in a running three-way battle down the river, but ultimately the Dwarves are able to escape both groups of pursuers. Thranduil then seals off his kingdom when an Orc captive reveals an evil entity has returned and is amassing an army in the south, but Tauriel decides to leave and assist the Dwarves. Legolas goes after her. Meanwhile, Gandalf and Radagast go to investigate the tombs of the Nazgûl, which they find to be empty.
The company are smuggled into Esgaroth by a bargeman called Bard. Thorin promises the Master and the people of Laketown a share of the mountain's treasure. It is then revealed that Bard is a descendant of the last ruler of Dale, and possesses the last black arrow capable of killing Smaug. Kíli is forced to remain behind, tended to by Fíli, Óin, and Bofur, as the remaining company receive a grand farewell. Meanwhile, Gandalf travels south to the ruins of Dol Guldur, while Radagast leaves to warn Galadriel of their discovery at the tombs of the Nazgûl. Gandalf finds the ruins infested with Orcs and is ambushed by Azog. The Necromancer overpowers and defeats Gandalf and reveals himself as Sauron.
Thorin and his remaining company reach the Lonely Mountain, where Bilbo discovers the hidden entrance. He is sent in to retrieve the Arkenstone, and while doing so, he accidentally awakens Smaug. While trying to find Bilbo, Smaug reveals his knowledge of Sauron's return. Back in Laketown, Bard attempts to bring the black arrow to the town's launcher, as he fears what may happen when the Dwarves enter the mountain. However, he is arrested in the process and leaves his son to hide the arrow. Bolg and his Orc party then infiltrate the town and attack the four Dwarves, but are quickly dispatched following the arrival of Tauriel and Legolas. Tauriel then tends to Kíli. While Kíli is recovering, he openly admires Tauriel's beauty and wonders if she loves him. Legolas leaves in pursuit of Bolg. Meanwhile, Gandalf watches helplessly as Azog and an Orc army march from Dol Guldur towards the Lonely Mountain.
Back inside the mountain, during a long chase, Bilbo and the Dwarves rekindle the mountain's forge using Smaug's flames to create and melt a large golden statue, hoping to bury Smaug alive in the molten gold. They do so, but Smaug digs his way out of the gold, stumbles out of the mountain and flies off to destroy Laketown as Bilbo watches in horror at what they have unleashed, saying to himself, "What have we done?"



Ian McKellen ...
Gandalf
an Istari wizard who recruits Bilbo and helps to arrange the quest to reclaim the dwarves' lost treasure in Erebor.




Martin Freeman ...
Bilbo
a hobbit hired by the 13 dwarves, on the advice of wizard Gandalf, to accompany them on a quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from Smaug.




Richard Armitage ...
Thorin
the leader of the Company of dwarves and the true heir to Erebor's throne who has returned to reclaim Erebor from Smaug.




Ken Stott ...
Balin
Dwalin's brother.




Graham McTavish ...
Dwalin
Balin's brother




William Kircher ...
Bifur
Bofur and Bombur's cousin




James Nesbitt ...
Bofur
Bombur's brother and Bifur's cousin




Stephen Hunter ...
Bombur
Bofur's brother and Bifur's cousin




Dean O'Gorman ...
Dean O'Gorman ...
Fili
another of Thorin's nephews and Kili's older brother




Aidan Turner ...
Kili
one of Thorin's nephews and Fili's younger brother. He develops romantic feelings towards the Elf Tauriel and falls in love with her





John Callen ...
Oin
Glóin's brother




Peter Hambleton ...
Gloin
Óin's brother and father of Gimli, the noble Dwarf who accompanies Frodo on his quest to destroy the One Ring




Jed Brophy ...
Nori
Dori and Ori's brother.




Mark Hadlow ...
Dori
Nori and Ori's brother





Adam Brown ...
Ori
Dori and Nori's brother




Orlando Bloom ...
Legolas
an elf from Mirkwood and the prince of the Woodland Realm - he is Thranduil's son




Evangeline Lilly ...
Tauriel
the elven Chief of the Mirkwood Guards serving under Thranduil, who develops romantic feelings towards Kili and falls in love with him





Lee Pace ...
Thranduil
the aloof and cold-hearted Elven king of the northern part of Mirkwood (the Woodland Realm)




Cate Blanchett ...
Galadriel
an Elven co-ruler of Lothlórien along with her husband, Lord Celeborn




Benedict Cumberbatch ...
Smaug / Necromancer




Mikael Persbrandt ...
Beorn
A skin-changer who can assume the appearance of a great black bear




Sylvester McCoy ...
Radagast
a Istari wizard whose wisdom is based on nature and wildlife




Luke Evans ...
Bard / Girion




Stephen Fry ...
Master of Laketown
the pompous and greedy mayor of the settlement of Men at Lake-town near the Lonely Mountain




Ryan Gage ...
Alfrid
The Master of Laketown's conniving and arrogant servant




John Bell ...
Bain
Bard's son, who is described as "confident and brave and ready to do battle if required even though he is still a boy





Peggy Nesbitt ...
Sigrid
Bard's daughter





Mary Nesbitt ...
Tilda
Bard's daughter





Manu Bennett ...
Azog
An Orc and the nemesis of Thorin Oakenshield, on whom he seeks revenge for losing his forearm and hand in battle




Ben Mitchell ...
Narzug
An Orc who gets interrogated by Thranduil after the ambush at the River Gate




Stephen Ure ...
Fimbul
Azog's second-in-command




Craig Hall ...
Galion
Thranduil's butler, whose fondness for drink allows for Bilbo and the dwarves' escape attempt




Robin Kerr ...
Elros
an Elf of the Woodland Realm who is a captain of the Woodland Guard and Keeper of the Keys - initially charged with watching the dwarves, he is later charged with watching the Front Gate of Thranduil's Halls





Simon London ...
Feren
an Elf of the Woodland Realm





Mark Mitchinson ...
Braga





Kelly Kilgour ...
Soury




Sarah Peirse ...
Hilda Blanca




Nick Blake ...
Percy