The Hobbit films starred an actor.
John Barry Humphries , AO , CBE ( born 17 February 1934 ) is an Australian comedian , actor , satirist , artist , and author . Sir Ian Murray McKellen , ( born 25 May 1939 ) is an English actor . Richard Crispin Armitage ( born 22 August 1971 ) is an English film , television , theatre and voice actor . The Hobbit (film series) . The films also feature Manu Bennett , Sylvester McCoy , Stephen Fry , Mikael Persbrandt , Barry Humphries , and Lawrence Makoare .