<Li> Billy Boyd as Peregrin "Pippin" Took: a hobbit who travels with the Fellowship on their journey to Mordor . </Li> <Li> Dominic Monaghan as Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck: a distant cousin of Frodo . Monaghan was cast as Merry after auditioning for Frodo . </Li> <Li> John Rhys - Davies as Gimli: a dwarf warrior who accompanies the Fellowship to Mordor after they set out from Rivendell and a descendant of Durin's Folk . Billy Connolly, who was considered for the part of Gimli, later portrayed Dáin II Ironfoot in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit film trilogy . Rhys - Davies wore heavy prosthetics to play Gimli, which limited his vision, and eventually developed eczema around his eyes . </Li> <Li> Orlando Bloom as Legolas Greenleaf: a prince of the elves' Woodland Realm and a skilled archer . Bloom initially auditioned for Faramir, who appears in the second film, a role which went to David Wenham . </Li>

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