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 Name: Bard

 Alias: Bard the Bowman, Bard the Dragon-shooter, King Bard

 Race: Man of Dale

 Played by: Luke Evans

 Character description: Bard has long black hair and is the captain of a group of archers. After he kills Smaug the dragon, he becomes a great leader. He is a Man of Lake-town.

Luke Evans was chosen to play Bard. He is a Welsh actor, having been born in Pontypool and raised in Crumlin, a small village in Newbridge. Luke moved to Cardiff when he was seventeen years old to be coached by singing tutor Louise Ryan. In 1997, he moved to London after he won a scholarship for The London Studio Centre. He graduated in 2000 and has been performing on the West End stage ever since. In 2008, he got his big break when cast as Vincent in the play Small Change at the Donmar Warehouse. He received rave reviews and came to the attention of casting directors and agents from the USA; he was also nominated for Best Newcomer in the Evening Standard Awards and then a couple of years later, was nominated for a 2011 National Movie Award in the category One to Watch.