Gimli — The Lord of the Rings Character Profile

About Gimli

A dwarf who joins the Fellowship at Rivendell. After the group splits, he aids Aragorn and Legolas in tracking Merry and Pippin through Fangorn Forest. He later travels to Helm's Deep to participate in the battle against Saruman's army.

Gimli 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

David Buck

Appears in

The Lord of the Rings (1978)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Gimli — Alliance Fellowship Member — Frodo (Christopher Guard)

  Dwarf warrior united with Frodo in the Fellowship

• Gimli — Social Rival Friends — Legolas (Anthony Daniels)

  Gimli and Legolas overcome racial differences to become friends

• Gimli — Alliance Ally — Legolas (Anthony Daniels)

  Legolas and Gimli become allies despite initial differences

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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)
• Pippin (Dominic Guard)
• Character Actor (voice) (Chuck Hayward)
• Wormtongue (voice) (Michael Deacon)
• Treebeard (voice) (John Westbrook)
• Galadriel (voice) (Annette Crosbie)
• Character Actor (voice) (Jerry Maren)