We all remember how The Lord of the Rings astounded the world way back in 2001-2003. At the time, thousands of moviegoers dreamed of exploring Middle Earth and debated who was the more handsome character: Legolas or Aragorn.
我们都记得《指环王》从2001年至2003年是如何让世界惊艳的。那时，数千影迷都梦想着去探索中土世界，争论着到底精灵王子还是阿拉贡更帅气。

We decided to take a look at how the actors from our favorite fantasy trilogy have changed over the past 15 years since the movies were on our screens.
我们决定看看影片上映15年之后，出演这部我们最爱的幻想三部曲的演员们都怎么样了。

1. Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood)
佛罗多•巴金斯（伊利亚•伍德）

Apart from continuing to act in movies and providing voice acting for animated films, Elijah has founded the sound-recording company Simian Records.
除了继续演电影并为动画影片配音，伊利亚还创办了一家名为“猴子录音”的录音公司。

2. Legolas (Orlando Bloom)
莱戈拉斯（奥兰多•布鲁姆）

When he took on the role of Legolas the Elf, Orlando Bloom was still a largely unknown actor. A few years later, he starred in another highly successful movie, Pirates of the Caribbean.
奥兰多•布鲁姆扮演精灵王子莱戈拉斯这一角色时还是一位默默无闻的演员。几年后，他又出演了另一部非常成功的电影《加勒比海盗》。

3. Gandalf (Ian McKellen)
甘道夫（伊恩•麦克莱恩）

Ian McKellen first starred in movies in the 1970s, but he became particularly well known in the 1990s. His most famous roles were as Nicholas II in the movie Rasputin and as Magneto in the movie adaptations of the X-Men comic books. In 1989 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
伊恩•麦克莱恩最早于20世纪70年代开始主演一些影片，但他是在90年代变得特别出名的。他最有名的角色是在影片《魔僧》中扮演了尼古拉斯二世，并在由漫画《X战警》改编的电影中扮演了万磁王。1989年，女王伊丽莎白二世授予他骑士勋章。

4. Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen)
阿拉贡（维戈•莫特森）

Apart from his acting work, this actor with Danish ancestry is also a famous artist, photographer, poet, and musician. He founded a publishing company which publishes the works of little-known authors. He has also been awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog.
除了表演，这位有丹麦血统的演员还是著名的艺术家、摄影师、诗人和音乐家，他创办了一家出版公司，专门为不出名的小作家出版书籍，他也被授予了丹尼布洛骑士十字勋章。

5. Arwen (Liv Tyler)
阿尔温（丽芙•泰勒）

Before taking on her most famous role, Liv Tyler starred in several successful movies, including Stealing Beauty and Armageddon. The actress now has three children and took on her first job as a movie producer in 2016.
在出演这个最著名的角色之前，丽芙•泰勒已经主演了数部成功影片，包括《偷香》和《世界末日》。这位女演员现在已经有3个孩子，并于2016年开始了自己的制片人生涯。

6. Samwise Gamgee (Sean Astin)
山姆卫斯•詹吉（肖恩•奥斯汀）

Although he has continued to star in movies, his role as the clumsy yet brave hobbit Samwise Gamgee remains Sean's most well-known performance.
尽管他继续主演了多部影片，但笨拙却勇敢的霍比特人山姆卫斯•詹吉一直是肖恩最著名的角色。

7. Merrie (Dominic Monaghan)
梅里（多米尼克•莫纳汉）

Few people know that Dominic was involved in writing the script for The Lord of the Rings alongside fellow actor Billy Boyd. He's also well known for playing Charlie in the TV show Lost.
很少有人知道多米尼克和同台演出的比利•博伊德一起参与了《指环王》的脚本撰写工作。他在电视剧《迷失》中扮演的查理也很有名。

8. Pippin (Billy Boyd)
皮聘（比利•博伊德）

Billy is known for his ability to sing and play the guitar, bass, and drums. He wrote and performed the song "The Edge of Night" in The Return of the King.
比利很出名的是既会唱歌，又会弹奏吉它、贝斯和鼓。《王者归来》中的《夜之边缘》就是由他作曲、演奏的。

9. Boromir (Sean Bean)
博罗米尔（肖恩•宾）

Sean was already a well-known actor by the time he was invited to star in The Lord of the Rings. But his performance in the fantasy blockbuster only made him more famous, and he went on to play notable roles in Troy, Silent Hill, and, of course, Game of Thrones. Incidentally, he also holds a PhD in English literature from the University of Sheffield.
肖恩接受邀请出演《指环王》时就已经很出名了，但在这部幻想大片中的表演让他更加有名气了，后来他继续出色地出演了《特洛伊》、《寂静岭》，当然还有《权力的游戏》。顺便说一句，他还获得了谢菲尔德大学的英语文学博士学位。

10. Éowyn (Miranda Otto)
伊欧玟（米兰达•奥托）

The actress has appeared in movies that, by and large, haven't had wide screenings. In 2014, she starred in I, Frankenstein.
总得来说，这位女演员没有怎么出演大片。2014年，她主演了影片《屠魔战士》。

11. Bilbo Baggins (Ian Holm)
比尔博•巴金斯（伊安•霍姆）

Ian Holm appeared in his first movie in 1958. He's taken on more than 110 roles, including the android Ash in Alien, Napoleon in Time Bandits, Father Vito Cornelius in The Fifth Element, and, of course, Bilbo Baggins. The actor has also been knighted.
伊安•霍姆于1958年出演了第一部影片，至今已扮演过110多个角色，包括《异形》中的机器人阿休、《时光大盗》中的拿破仑、《第五元素》中的维托•科尼利厄斯神父，当然还有比尔博•巴金斯。他也被册封为骑士。

12. Galadriel (Cate Blanchett)
凯兰崔尔（凯特•布兰切特）

Cate has starred in more than 40 movies during her career, as well as 20 theatre productions, earning herself a star on Hollywood Boulevard.
凯特在她的演艺生涯中主演了40多部影片和20部戏剧作品，已在好莱坞大道上为自己赢得了一颗星星。

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