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 Name: Bombur

 Alias: Poor fat Bombur

 Race: Dwarf of Khazad-dûm (not of Durin’s line)

 Played by: Stephen Hunter

 Character description: Bombur is a huge, fat dwarf. Brother of Bofur and cousin of Bifur, he plays the drum and wears a pale green hood.

The actor chosen to play Bombur was New Zealand actor and voiceover artist, Stephen Hunter. Stephen plays mainly comedic characters in TV shows, having appeared in only one movie before being cast as Bombur. He is most famous for being in a Toyota ad with his top off and he doesn’t mind being overweight: if he’d been slim, he wouldn’t have been cast as Bombur.

Stephen started out acting in school plays and then he began recording radio ads before moving to Sydney seven years ago to become an actor. At first he stayed with friends before getting his own place. He found himself an agent and auditioned unsuccessfully for a role in The Lord of the Rings. To pay the bills, he started doing ads and voiceover jobs, but financially times were tough – he couldn’t get a part-time job because he had to be available in case his agent rang with an acting job.