Roles by Age
| Movie | Character | Actor Age | Char Age | Conf | Diff | Source/Hints | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) | Gandalf the Grey | 75 | 2019 | C3 | -1944 | Istari arrived in Middle-earth around T.A. 1000 • Physical form approximately 2000 years old during The Hobbit |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) | Gandalf | 64 | 2000-11000 | C2 | -6436 | LOTR Wiki: Gandalf is a Maia, created before Arda. Arrived in Middle-earth around TA 1000. No canonical age exists as Maiar are immortal beings. The commonly cited ~2019 years refers only to time since arriving in Middle-earth |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) | Gandalf | 63 | - | C1 | LOTR Wiki: Gandalf (Olórin) is a Maia, born 'before the creation of Arda'. Arrived in Middle-earth TA 1000. |
Actor Age
Actor’s real age when the production was filmed or released
Char Age
The character’s age as stated or implied in the story
Diff
Difference between actor age and character age (green = close, red = far apart)
Source/Hints
Where the character age was found or how it was inferred
Confidence Scale
C5
Canonical — age explicitly stated in the production
C4
Canonical — derived from dates or events in the story
C3
Strong secondary source (script, novelization, creator interview)
C2
Inferred range — estimated from context clues
C1
Unknown — no reliable age information found