Gimli — The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Character Profile

About Gimli

Fierce dwarf warrior and Legolas's friend.

Gimli — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Other

Abilities

Axe mastery, Combat, Humor, Loyalty

• Strength: 8/10
• Intelligence: 6/10
• Charisma: 8/10
• Morality: 8/10
• Influence: 6/10

Affiliations

• Fellowship of the Ring
• Tolkien's legendarium

Gimli's Known Relations

• Glóin — Father
• Gróin — Relative
• Fellowship of the Ring — Member of

Gimli appears in 4 titles

• The Lord of the Rings (1978) — character page
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) — character page
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

John Rhys-Davies

Appears in

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Gimli — related — Frodo (Elijah Wood)
• Gimli — related — Gandalf (Ian McKellen)
• Gimli — Alliance Fellowship Member — Frodo (Elijah Wood)

  Gimli joins the Fellowship as a dwarf warrior sworn to protect the Ring-bearer.

• Gimli — Alliance Fellowship Members — Legolas (Orlando Bloom)

  Legolas and Gimli serve together in the Fellowship, bridging elven and dwarf traditions.

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More characters from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

• Frodo (Elijah Wood)
• Gandalf (Ian McKellen)
• Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen)
• Sam (Sean Astin)
• Bilbo (Ian Holm)
• Boromir (Sean Bean)
• Elendil (Peter McKenzie)
• Saruman (Christopher Lee)
• Arwen (Liv Tyler)
• Pippin (Billy Boyd)
• Galadriel (Cate Blanchett)
• Legolas (Orlando Bloom)