<P> Bret McKenzie , half of the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords and a Wellington native , first landed a small role as an extra in The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring . He appears sitting next to Aragorn during the council in Rivendell scene . When it is decided that the Ring must be destroyed , Frodo offers to take the Ring to Mordor , and Elrond proclaims the formation of the Fellowship of the Ring . The elf was dubbed `` Figwit '' by Tolkien fan Iris Hadad ; after seeing Frodo agree to take the ring , saying `` I will take it '' , the film switches to a shot where Figwit can be seen standing on the far right , and Hadad 's initial reaction was `` Frodo is grea ... who is THAT ? ! ? '' Later , Hadad corresponded with her university friend Sherry de Andres , and the two created the first Figwit fan website , www.figwitlives.net , calling him `` Legolas for the thinking woman '' . </P>
<P> Bret McKenzie , half of the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords and a Wellington native , first landed a small role as an extra in The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring . He appears sitting next to Aragorn during the council in Rivendell scene . When it is decided that the Ring must be destroyed , Frodo offers to take the Ring to Mordor , and Elrond proclaims the formation of the Fellowship of the Ring . The elf was dubbed `` Figwit '' by Tolkien fan Iris Hadad ; after seeing Frodo agree to take the ring , saying `` I will take it '' , the film switches to a shot where Figwit can be seen standing on the far right , and Hadad 's initial reaction was `` Frodo is grea ... who is THAT ? ! ? '' Later , Hadad corresponded with her university friend Sherry de Andres , and the two created the first Figwit fan website , www.figwitlives.net , calling him `` Legolas for the thinking woman '' . </P>
who played elf in lord of the rings
who played elf in lord of the rings
Bret McKenzie
Bret McKenzie