what actress played tauriel
But at a special screening and after-party last night in New York, the spotlight was on the elves â Evangeline Lilly and Orlando Bloom. In the film, Lilly plays the wood elf Tauriel, while Bloom reprises his âLord of the Ringsâ role as flaxen-haired Legolas. The actors greeted an eclectic group of guests at the Cinema Society screening, including actor Patrick Wilson, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt and Napster creator Sean Parker.