 In Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" film series, Welsh actor Luke Evans portrays Bard, appearing in the latter two films of the trilogy, "" (2013) and "" (2014).Evans was cast in June 2011.Bob Strauss of "Los Angeles Daily News" felt that Evans' portrayal managed to expand on the character, while Erik Kain of "Forbes" felt that his portrayal was "solid", but was "never given quite enough breathing room".