Norman Cates is an American digital compositor and artist for Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy. He was also cast as Fredegar Bolger both in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and for The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game produced by Decipher, Inc.
Overall, he is known for his work in the production of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), and The Avengers (2012).