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- Elijah Wood (Frodo) Despite his short stature, the ringbearer Frodo casts a long shadow, and continues to be the role Wood is most identified with. But the onetime child actor hasn’t been resting on his laurels: The very year after the release of Return of the King, Wood appeared in the Oscar-winning film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) as Patrick, who uses the memories of Jim Carrey’s Joel to try to seduce Kate Winslet’s Clementine.
- Sean Astin (Sam) The Goonies star, who in LOTR played Frodo’s loyal gardener turned unlikely hero, followed up the trilogy with a supporting role in Showtime’s postapocalyptic series Jeremiah and a big-screen turn in Adam Sandler-Drew Barrymore rom-com 50 First Dates (2004).
- Ian McKellen (Gandalf) The two-time Oscar nominee (including a nod for supporting actor as the gray-bearded wizard Gandalf in Fellowship of the Ring) may be in his mid-80s now, but age hasn’t slowed him down a bit.
- Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn) Mortensen, who played the heroic ranger Strider turned King Aragorn in the trilogy, followed Return of the King with a not-far-removed role in Hidalgo (2004), as a cowboy in a horse race.
Mar 5, 2021 · The schedule for the reunion events is as follows: From March 25: The Fellowship of the Ring featuring Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and Elijah Wood. From April 1: The Two Towers featuring Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Viggo Mortensen, and Liv Tyler.
Jul 17, 2024 · From Sir Ian McKellen to Cate Blanchett, here's an update on the Lord of the Rings actors now and what they've been up to.
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- Legolas
- Gimli
- Frodo Baggins
- Samwise Gamgee
- Meriadoc “Merry” Brandybuk
- Peregrin “Pippin” Took
- Gandalf
- Boromir
- Galadriel
The warrior that became king has proven himself an incredibly eclectic actor after he was done with Middle Earth. Viggo Mortensen has since been nominated for three Academy Awards, and one of his most prominent roles was in Matt Ross’s indie film, Captain Fantastic. He played Ben, a father who decides to raise his kids away from society and technol...
The interpreter of the world’s most badass elf had his career catapulted to stardom overnight as Legolas quickly became a fan-favorite. He followed up the successful franchise starring in another one – he played Will Turner in three Pirates of the Caribbean movies, and then returned to Middle Earth to play a younger Legolas in two installments of t...
Middle Earth’s bravest dwarf has worked a lot since the trilogy wrapped. Rhys-Davies has lent his powerful voice to several characters, including the troll, Grand Pabbie, in ABC’s Once Upon a Time, Galahad in Netflix’s Wizards, and the Brine King in 2018’s Aquaman. Outside the voice acting realm, Rhys-Davies was recently in The Shannara Chronicles,...
The hobbit tasked with the most difficult job (carrying the One ring and destroying it) has also done a bunch of voice work, most notably in Happy Feet, God of War III, Star Wars: Resistance, and Summer Camp Island. Wood has also taken on roles in very different projects, such as sci-fi series, Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, and FX’s Wilf...
If you are a Stranger Things fan, you know exactly where Sean Astin has been in the last few years. But aside from that, Astin has had fun on TV: he guest-starred in 24, Alphas, The Strain, The Librarians, The Big Bang Theory, Supergirl, and others. He lent his voice to Raphael in the recent Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series and was the ...
Shortly after playing one of the hobbits, Dominic Monaghan was cast in another cultural phenomenon – ABC’s long-running hit series Lost. After that, he played a mysterious character in the short-lived thriller series, Flash Forward. He was also in other TV shows such as The Hundred Code, The Unknown, and Quantum Break. For a while, he even starred ...
Billy Boyd was featured in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies in a different way: the song “The Last Goodbye” from his band, Beecake, played in the end credits. Aside from that, Boyd was recently in Grey’s Anatomy and Outlander. In 2021, he starred in the horror indie film, An Intrusion, with Keir Gilchrist.
Before The Lord of the Rings, McKellen had already become famous in the geek world by playing super-villain, Magneto, in the X-Men franchise. He last reprised the role in X-Men: Days of Future Past. From the original nine-member Fellowship, he was the only one to return for all installments of The Hobbit film series. Recently, he starred in the Bri...
After betraying the Fellowship of the Ring, regretting it, and dying, Sean Bean surprised us once again in Game of Thrones by playing fan-favorite, Ned Stark, and starring in one of the most surprising plot twists in the series. Before and after that, he was in National Treasure, Flightplan, Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, and The Martian. O...
Cate Blanchett, the two-time Academy Award winner, has landed incredible roles throughout the years and played some important historical figures such as Elizabeth I in Elizabeth and Elizabeth: The Golden Age and Bob Dylan in I’m Not There. Aside from Sir Ian McKellen, she was the only cast member to return to all installments of The Hobbit trilogy....
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May 31, 2024 · From Sir Ian McKellen to Cate Blanchett, here is an update on the Lord of the Rings actors and what they are up to these days.
Jan 2, 2023 · Two decades after the conclusion of the epic trilogy of movies, what is the cast of Peter Jackson's adaptation of The Lord of the Rings up to today?
Feb 14, 2024 · Over two decades after The Return of the King, fands are still interested in the Lord of the Rings cast; where are they now? Find out their main roles after LotR.
