Merry — The Lord of the Rings Character Profile

About Merry

One of Frodo's cousin Hobbits who joins the quest. After escaping Ringwraiths and reaching Bree, he is captured by Orcs. He escapes his captors and flees into Fangorn Forest, where he encounters the Ent Treebeard.

Merry appears in 4 titles

• The Lord of the Rings (1978)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) — character page
• 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

Simon Chandler

Appears in

The Lord of the Rings (1978)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Merry — Social Friend — Frodo (Christopher Guard)

  Merry is Frodo's hobbit companion and friend

• Merry — Family Cousin — Pippin (Dominic Guard)

  Merry and Pippin are cousins and close friends

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More characters from The Lord of the Rings

• Frodo (Christopher Guard)
• Gandalf (William Squire)
• Sam (Michael Scholes)
• Aragorn (John Hurt)
• Gollum (voice) (Peter Woodthorpe)
• Galadriel (voice) (Annette Crosbie)
• Treebeard (voice) (John Westbrook)
• Saruman (voice) (Fraser Kerr)
• Wormtongue (voice) (Michael Deacon)
• Character Actor (voice) (Chuck Hayward)
• Character Actor (voice) (Jerry Maren)
• Pippin (Dominic Guard)