Bilbo Baggins…we loved British actor Ian Holm in that role in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and we can’t wait to see him reprise the role in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. We also loved him for his role as Sam Mussabini in Chariots of Fire which earned him an a special award at Cannes Film Festival and an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor.
Sir Ian has a long and distinguished career in both stage and film having already established himself as a star with the Royal Shakespeare Company before playing Richard III in BBC’s Wars of the Roses in 1965.
In 1967 he won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play as Lenny in The Homecoming by Harold Pinter.