Type movie Release Date Dec 1, 2003 Country New Zealand United States of America Language English Genre Action Adventure Drama Fantasy Cast Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins Ian McKellen as Gandalf the White Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn Sean Astin as Samwise 'Sam' Gamgee Andy Serkis as Gollum / Smeagol Dominic Monaghan as Meriadoc 'Merry' Brandybuck Billy Boyd as Peregrin 'Pippin' Took John Noble as Denethor David Wenham as Faramir Miranda Otto as Éowyn Bernard Hill as King Théoden John Rhys-Davies as Gimli / Treebeard (voice) Orlando Bloom as Legolas Hugo Weaving as Elrond Liv Tyler as Arwen Cate Blanchett as Galadriel Karl Urban as Éomer Christopher Lee as Saruman the White (Extended Cut) Brad Dourif as Gríma Wormtongue (Extended Cut) Ian Holm as Bilbo Baggins Sean Bean as Boromir Lawrence Makoare as Witchking / Gothmog Marton Csokas as Celeborn Paul Norell as King of the Dead Noel Appleby as Everard Proudfoot Ali Astin as Elanor Gamgee David Aston as Gondorian Soldier 3 John Bach as Madril Sadwyn Brophy as Eldarion Alistair Browning as Damrod Richard Edge as Gondorian Soldier 1 Jason Fitch as Uruk 2 Bruce Hopkins as Gamling Ian Hughes as Irolas Bret McKenzie as Elf Escort Sarah McLeod as Rosie Cotton Maisy McLeod-Riera as Baby Gamgee Bruce Phillips as Grimbold Shane Rangi as Harad Leader 2 Todd Rippon as Harad Leader 1 Thomas Robins as Déagol Harry Sinclair as Isildur Peter Tait as Shagrat Joel Tobeck as Orc Lieutenant 1 Stephen Ure as Gorbag Sala Baker as Featured Orc Robert Pollock as Featured Orc Ross Duncan as Featured Orc Pete Smith as Featured Orc Jed Brophy as Featured Orc Lee Hartley as Featured Orc Billy Jackson as Featured Child Katie Jackson as Featured Child Alan Howard as The Ring (voice) Jane Abbott as Coronation Elf (uncredited) Gino Acevedo as Corsair of Umbar (uncredited) Aidan Bell as Orc (uncredited) Jarl Benzon as Coronation Elf (uncredited) Jørn Benzon as Rivendell Elf (uncredited) Emma Deakin as Diamond of Long Cleave (uncredited) Michael Elsworth as Círdan the Shipwright (uncredited) Clint Elvy as Haradrim Warrior (uncredited) Zo Hartley as Orc Helper (uncredited) Peter Jackson as Corsair Bosun (uncredited) Sandro Kopp as Coronation Elf (uncredited) Andrew Lesnie as Corsair of Umbar (uncredited) Joseph Mika-Hunt as Orc (uncredited) Henry Mortensen as Pelennor Orc (uncredited) Craig Parker as Gothmog / Orc Lieutenant 1 (voice) (uncredited) Rick Porras as Corsair of Umbar / Beacon Guard (uncredited) Christian Rivers as Corsair of Umbar / Beacon Guard (uncredited) Michael Semanick as Drinking Rohan Soldier (uncredited) Howard Shore as Drinking Rohan Soldier (uncredited) John Stephenson as Witchking (voice) (uncredited) Richard Taylor as Corsair of Umbar (uncredited) Royd Tolkien as Gondorian Ranger (uncredited) References facebook website imdb