The Hobbit was directed by Peter Jackson.
Manu Bennett . He has also appeared as the orc commander Azog the Defiler in Peter Jackson 's three-part film adaptation based on The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien , as supervillain Slade Wilson/Deathstroke in The CW TV series Arrow . The Hobbit is a film series consisting of three high fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson . The films also feature Manu Bennett , Sylvester McCoy , Stephen Fry , Mikael Persbrandt , Barry Humphries , and Lawrence Makoare .