Andy Serkis is reading The Hobbit live and in its entirety on Friday, in an effort to raise money for charity.
The 56-year-old began streaming his online performance of JRR Tolkien's 1937 novel at 10:00 BST.
"Thank you so much for joining me on this huge expedition we're about to go on in our living rooms," Serkis told viewers before he began the reading.
The Gollum actor said over £100,000 had already been raised for NHS Charities Together and Best Beginnings.
Around 15,000 viewers watched the first hour of his reading, dubbed the "Hobbitathon". Serkis played the corrupted character, originally known as Smeagol, in the The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films. Before he began the reading, Serkis thanked "the NHS and all the charities who are out there doing important work saving our lives and keeping us safe". He joked: "We've already reached £100,000, so in fact, I don't even have to do it, goodbye," before pretending to get up and leave.
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