Ryan Gage

Ryan Gage, born smack in the middle of January 1983 somewhere in England, has this way of popping up in movies and making you go, “Wait, where have I seen that guy before?” He’s done a bit of everything—acting, producing, you name it. But let’s be real, most folks know him from his weirdly memorable turn in The Hobbit movies. He’s the dude who played Alfrid Lickspittle, that slimy, squirmy little sidekick to the Master of Lake-town. The kind of guy you just want to throw rotten tomatoes at. Anyway, Gage didn’t just magically show up in Middle-earth. He paid his dues in theater and TV, getting his hands dirty in everything from Shakespeare to soap operas. Seriously, the guy’s got range. One minute he’s dodging dragons and trying not to get eaten by Smaug, the next he’s showing up in these intense British dramas where everyone’s wearing tweed and having emotional breakdowns over tea. He’s also dabbled in producing, which is its own kind of madness. You get the sense he likes the chaos, though—juggling different roles, popping up in all sorts of projects. There’s something kinda old-school about him, like he’d be just as comfortable in a black-and-white film as he is with CGI orcs and epic battles. Basically, Ryan Gage isn’t some Hollywood superstar, but he brings a ton of energy and this sneaky charisma to whatever he does. You spot his face, you remember it. That’s gotta count for something.