In The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Bret McKenzie of Flight of the Conchords plays an elf at the council of Rivendell. His cameo was so popular with fans that they named the elf Figwit. Peter Jackson brought Figwit back in The Return of the King (2003). Bret played another elf in the Hobbit (2012).

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image showing In The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Bret McKenzie of Flight of the Conchords plays an elf at the council of Rivendell. His cameo was so popular with fans that they named the elf Figwit. Peter Jackson brought Figwit back in The Return of the King (2003). Bret played another elf in the Hobbit (2012).

suitable4vegetarians on December 6th, 2020 at 14:22 UTC »

Fun fact: Figwit stands for “Frodo is Great, Who is That” since he was a background character when Frodo was giving his ‘I’ll take the ring’ speech

bailaoban on December 6th, 2020 at 15:03 UTC »

It's 'Brit.'

SomeNorwegianChick on December 6th, 2020 at 15:07 UTC »

I never recognized him, but he seems pretty perfectly cast to be an elf.