Martin Freeman (Bilbo Baggins), Richard Armitage (Thorin Oakenshield) and Benedict Cumberbatch (Smaug) are the main actors of The Hobbit.

Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Andy Serkis, Christopher Lee, Ian Holm, Elijah Wood, Hugo Weaving and Cate Blanchett were stared in The Lord of the Rings and will reprise their roles in The Hobbit.