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Elijah Wood Surprises Couple at Hobbiton Wedding

An official Hobbiton TikTok captured the Matamata cameo after the wedding photographer invited him to join photos.

Overview

  • Sharik and Jessica Burgess-Stride were married at the Hobbiton movie set in Matamata on 27 October.
  • The couple and photographer Cath Ullyett say Wood paused to watch them sign documents before stepping in for congratulatory photos.
  • Hobbiton Tours posted video and images of the encounter to its official TikTok account, which quickly drew more than 16.7 million views in a day.
  • Wood was visiting New Zealand for the Armageddon Expo, with co-star Andy Serkis also in the country that weekend.
  • Early online guesses that the guest was Billy Boyd were dispelled when Hobbiton shared photos confirming Wood.