Pippin — The Lord of the Rings Character Profile

About Pippin

Another of Frodo's cousin Hobbits who travels with the Fellowship. After being captured by Orcs en route to Isengard, he escapes alongside Merry and hides in Fangorn Forest, where he meets Treebeard.

Pippin 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

Dominic Guard

Appears in

The Lord of the Rings (1978)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Pippin — Social Friend — Frodo (Christopher Guard)

  Pippin is Frodo's hobbit companion and friend

• Pippin — Family Cousin — Merry (Simon Chandler)

  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)
• Merry (Simon Chandler)
• 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)