who plays faramir in lord of the rings?
David Wenham
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 In the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy directed by Peter Jackson , Faramir is played by David Wenham . The actor jokes that he got the role because he and Sean Bean , who played Boromir , both had large noses . Faramir and his brother 's appearances were slightly altered from the book : in the films , they have fair hair and are slightly bearded , whereas in the book they were dark @-@ haired and , following a statement in Unfinished Tales , lacked beards . 

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 Peter Jackson also directed three films based on Tolkien 's 1937 novel The Hobbit , a prequel to the Lord of the Rings novels . The first film , The Hobbit : An Unexpected Journey , was released on 12 December 2012 , the second film , The Hobbit : The Desolation of Smaug , was released on 13 December 2013 , and the third film , The Hobbit : The Battle of the Five Armies , was released on 17 December 2014 . Several actors from The Lord of the Rings , including Ian McKellen , Andy Serkis , Hugo Weaving , Elijah Wood , Ian Holm ( as older Bilbo ) , Christopher Lee , Cate Blanchett and Orlando Bloom reprised their roles . 

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 In the BBC 's 1981 radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings , Faramir is voiced by Andrew Seear . The radio drama is known for adhering faithfully to the books , and Peter Jackson gives BBC 's 1981 radio adaptation credit in the production of his film trilogy . The characterisation of Faramir follows that of the original closely ; the character is able to resist the One Ring , in direct contrast to the portrayal in Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy . 

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 From the day Jason was cast , rumours began to fly that a major American actor would be cast alongside him to bolster the film 's international appeal . On 31 July 2007 it was revealed that Sean Astin , world @-@ famous for his part in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy , had been signed for the role . - before filming started , Sean had to ask his agent just who " Dave Jason " was and left the video store with two large bags of David Jason 's back catalogue to watch . The casting of Tim Curry as Trymon and Christopher Lee as the voice of Death was revealed at the same time . The choice of Astin as Twoflower was criticised by some fans , who had anticipated that the tourist would be Oriental . Pratchett responded to this criticism in an open letter , where he noted that he had only described Twoflower as " exotically foreign " until Interesting Times . The choice of Lee to replace Ian Richardson , who had voiced Death in Hogfather , was more widely accepted ; Lee had previously voiced the part in the animated adaptations of Soul Music and Wyrd Sisters . 

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 Figwit is a fan @-@ created name for an unnamed Elven escort in Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy , played by actor and musician Bret McKenzie of Flight of the Conchords fame . The name Figwit derives from an acronym for " Frodo is grea ... who is THAT ? ! ? " [ sic ] . 
