The Dominion Post reports that Peter Jackson is looking to get Bret McKenzie from Flight of the Conchords for a role in the Hobbit. Before his Flight of the Conchords fame Bret actually had a starring role in the Lord of the Rings. Check out the clip from the film,
Clip of Bret’s appearance in Lord of the Rings:
The story goes on, it would seem not only did he have a tiny role, it helped him get famous.
“A fan saw him on screen, as Frodo was frantically trying to deliver the ring to Mordor, and thought. "Frodo is great ... who is that?" And from that, the acronym Figwit was born. It spawned the tongue-in-cheek figwitlives.net website in honour of the spunky elf – McKenzie was listed as one of Who magazine's 100 sexiest people in 2008 – and an hour-long documentary called Frodo is Great ... Who is That?!! The final Rings instalment The Return of the King also saw the return of McKenzie, as an elf escort to Liv Tyler. He got one line.”
(Source: Burgess, Stuff, Conchord Could Soar in Hobbit rolehttp://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/4834709/Conchord-may-soar-from-Figwit-to-Hobbit-role)
Clip of Bret and Jermaine mocking Lord of the Rings on Flight of the Conchords
Bret Talks about Figwit after the film as his success with Conchords begins to rise..interview on a New Zealand news program