Cast Age Comparison
| Actor | Character | Actor Age | Char Age | Conf | Diff | Source/Hints | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Elijah Wood | Frodo | 22 | 50 | C4 | -28 | LOTR Wiki: Born September 22, TA 2968. Events of ROTK March 3019. Age = 50 (birthday not yet passed) |
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Ian McKellen | 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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Viggo Mortensen | Aragorn | 45 | 87 | C4 | -42 | LOTR Wiki: Born March 1, TA 2931. ROTK March 3019 = 87-88 years old |
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Sean Astin | Sam | 32 | 38 | C4 | -6 | LOTR Wiki: Born April 6, TA 2980. Events of ROTK March 3019. Age = 38 (birthday not yet passed) |
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Andy Serkis | Gollum / Smeagol | 39 | 589 | C5 | -550 | LOTR Wiki explicitly states: died March 25, TA 3019 'aged 589'. Born TA 2430 |
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