Bilbo Baggins — The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Character Profile

About Bilbo Baggins

A comfort-loving hobbit who joins a dwarven quest, discovering courage and the One Ring.

Bilbo Baggins — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Other

Abilities

Stealth, Riddle solving, Ring invisibility, Burglary

• Strength: 3/10
• Intelligence: 8/10
• Charisma: 7/10
• Morality: 8/10
• Influence: 6/10

Bilbo Baggins appears in 6 titles

• The Hobbit (1977) — character page
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) — character page
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) — character page
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) — character page
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Martin Freeman

Appears in

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Bilbo Baggins — Narrative Mentor & Protagonist — Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen)

  Gandalf acts as the catalyst and guide for Bilbo's transformation from a comfort-loving hobbit to an adventurer.

• Bilbo Baggins — Alliance Reluctant Burglar & Company Leader — Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage)

  Their relationship evolves from mutual suspicion to deep camaraderie through shared peril.

• Bilbo Baggins — Social Fellow Travelers — Ori (Adam Brown)

  Ori and Bilbo bond as companions during the arduous trek across Middle-earth.

• Bilbo Baggins — Social Fellow Travelers — Bofur (James Nesbitt)

  Bofur provides comic relief and steadfast support alongside Bilbo in the company.

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More characters from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

• Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen)
• Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage)
• Bofur (James Nesbitt)
• Ori (Adam Brown)
• Balin (Ken Stott)
• The Great Goblin (Barry Humphries)
• Dori / Bert Troll (Mark Hadlow)
• Bifur / Tom Troll (William Kircher)
• Galadriel (Cate Blanchett)
• Elrond (Hugo Weaving)
• Radagast the Brown (Sylvester McCoy)
• King Thranduil (Lee Pace)