What is the name of the hobbit played by Martin Freeman in The Hobbit film trilogy?

The hobbit played by Martin Freeman in The Hobbit film trilogy is Bilbo Baggins. Freeman portrays Bilbo across Peter Jackson’s three films released between 2012 and 2014.

Bilbo is the protagonist of Tolkien’s 1937 novel The Hobbit. He begins as a comfort-loving resident of Hobbiton, but Gandalf persuades him to become the company’s burglar during its journey to the Lonely Mountain. There, Bilbo encounters Gollum and finds the One Ring, an event that connects the earlier story to The Lord of the Rings.

Martin Freeman’s performance presents Bilbo’s change from a cautious homebody into a resourceful adventurer. The film trilogy expands the relatively short novel with material from Tolkien’s wider history and appendices. Bilbo is also the uncle and adoptive guardian of Frodo Baggins, who becomes the central ring-bearer in The Lord of the Rings.