 Alongside many other British and Irish actors , Nesbitt was cast in Peter Jackson 's three @-@ part film The Hobbit , as the dwarf <unk> . Nesbitt had not read <unk> <unk> 's novel but accepted the role immediately . As the film was scheduled to take over 12 months to make in New Zealand , Nesbitt 's wife and daughters moved with him , and his daughters were enrolled in a New Zealand school . Filming commenced in March 2011 . The first part , The Hobbit : An <unk> Journey , was released in December 2012 , the second part , The Hobbit : The <unk> of <unk> , in December 2013 , and the third and final part , The Hobbit : The Battle of the Five Armies , in December 2014 . 
