Nah, it was Celeborn, the same guy we saw in Lorien (LotR:FotR EE scenes 37-39). Cirdan was not there at the Grey Havens–cut, I’m sure, to avoid any further confusion by introducing yet another character at this late point in the movie.
'Course, if they had mentioned him earlier…nah.
As to Kate’s expression–I have to say I think that this part was Kate’s worst that I’ve seen. The low, slow voice thing didn’t work for me, the horrid “evil” lighting during the “All shall love me and despair” speech, not to mention the “even the smallest person” bit…well, I didn’t care for any of her scenes, let’s just say that.
You get a glimpse of Cirdan in the prologue for FOTR when Galdriel is speaking of the forging of the rings. He’s in the background on the left – at least that’s the ring with the red stone. The other guy, on the right, is Gil-galad who buys the farm (unseen) moments before Elendil gets dashed against that rock wall. Fortunately, he gave his ring to Elrond, his herald, before doing battle.
Galadriel as portrayed in the movies strikes me as a bit unstable - like a force of nature just barely under control. Those nutty smiles she flashes just reinforce the impression. I kind of liked it, especially the scene where she is tempted by the Ring. While others who are tempted by the Ring kind of become all mesmerized (Faramir), or anxious (Boromir), or fearful (Gandalf), Galadriel lets it all out! She shows the audience what would happen if one of the more powerful “good guys” claimed the Ring - not a pretty sight!
Good observation - and I suspect Cate Blanchett may have very well studied Tolkien on elves in general and Galadriel in particular in evolving the character. Elves have “magical” powers – karme in Tolkien’s terminology – that enable them to affect the world around them in ways not available to humans. Combine this with a sense of arrogance – and most of the High Elves in the Silmarillion are arrogant, and you get the picture that Soup paints.