Squint

The Squint was a Man of Bree and father of the Squint-eyed Southerner who worked as an assassin, mercenary and bandit along with his partner in crime Bill Ferny Sr..

Biography
In TA 2941, the Squint was hired by Azog, along with his partner Ferny to assassinate Thorin II Oakenshield and found him in Brre at the Prancing Pony but failed to kill him due to the appearance of Gandalf and later left the inn by the time of his warning to Thorin about someone planning to murder him.

Portrayal in adaptations

 * The Squint was portrayed by Matt Smith in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, and due to his name, he was the non-canonical father of the Squint-eyed Southerner.

Appearances

 * The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (first appearance)