Cast and crew
Tolkien
Directed by Dome Karukoski · starring Nicholas Hoult, Colm Meaney and Anthony Boyle
- 19 actors
- 6 in the crew
- 2019
- 1 h 52 min
Tolkien: cast and crew
Director
Actors and characters
- Actors
- 19
- Crew
- 6
- Youngest at release
- 17 yearsTy Tennant
- Eldest at release
- 80 yearsDerek Jacobi
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Nicholas Hoult J.R.R Tolkien
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Colm Meaney Father Francis Morgan
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Anthony Boyle G.B. Smith
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Patrick Gibson R.Q. Gilson
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Laura Donnelly Mabel Tolkien
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Pam Ferris Mrs. Faulkner
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Craig Roberts Sam Hodges
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Adrian Schiller † 2024 English Master
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Owen Teale Headmaster Gilson
The whole cast 19
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Nicholas Hoult J.R.R Tolkien
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Colm Meaney Father Francis Morgan
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Anthony Boyle G.B. Smith
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Patrick Gibson R.Q. Gilson
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Laura Donnelly Mabel Tolkien
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Pam Ferris Mrs. Faulkner
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Craig Roberts Sam Hodges
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Adrian Schiller English Master
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Owen Teale Headmaster Gilson
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Mimi Keene Edith Bratt (Young)
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Tom Glynn-Carney Christopher Wiseman
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Harry Gilby J.R.R Tolkien (young)
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Lily Collins Edith Bratt
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Ty Tennant Christopher Wiseman (young)
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Genevieve O'Reilly Mrs. Smith
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Derek Jacobi Professor Wright
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Jack Riley Christopher Tolkien
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Aaron Neil Sergeant Kahn
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William Wilder White Knight
Crew
Writers 2
Producers 3
Companies
- Production companies
- Searchlight Pictures
- Distributor in the UK
- 20th Century Studios
Questions about the cast of Tolkien
- Who plays J.R.R Tolkien in Tolkien?
- Nicholas Hoult plays J.R.R Tolkien.
- Who plays Father Francis Morgan in Tolkien?
- Colm Meaney plays Father Francis Morgan.
- Who plays G.B. Smith in Tolkien?
- Anthony Boyle plays G.B. Smith.
- Who plays R.Q. Gilson in Tolkien?
- Patrick Gibson plays R.Q. Gilson.
- Who plays Mabel Tolkien in Tolkien?
- Laura Donnelly plays Mabel Tolkien.
- Who plays Mrs. Faulkner in Tolkien?
- Pam Ferris plays Mrs. Faulkner.
- Who directed Tolkien?
- Dome Karukoski.
- Who wrote Tolkien?
- David Gleeson and Stephen Beresford.
- How many actors are in Tolkien?
- 19 actors are credited, and 6 people in the crew.
The cast in numbers
Nicholas Hoult and Craig Roberts had already worked together on 2 films: The Current War (2017) and Kill Your Friends (2015).
Derek Jacobi and Craig Roberts have worked together on one other film: Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans (2019).
Pam Ferris and Jack Riley had already worked together on one film: Holmes & Watson (2018).
William Wilder and Aaron Neil had already worked together on one film: Honour (2014).
With the most films on MovieNCo: Nicholas Hoult (34), Colm Meaney (33) and Derek Jacobi (30).
The cast’s average age at release is 41 (of the 13 actors whose birth date we know).





