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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is an American fantasy television series developed by J. D. Payne and Patrick McKay for the streaming service Amazon Prime Video. It is based on J. R. R. Tolkien's history of Middle-earth, primarily material from the appendices of the novel The Lord of the Rings (1954–55). The series is set thousands of years before the novel and depicts the major events of Middle-earth's Second Age. It is produced by Amazon MGM Studios in association with New Line Cinema. The series features a large ensemble cast portraying characters from Tolkien's writings as well as original creations for the series.

Background

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Amazon acquired the global television rights for J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (1954–55) in November 2017. The company's streaming service, Prime Video, gave a multi-season commitment to a series based on the novel and its appendices, to be produced by Amazon Studios in association with New Line Cinema and in consultation with the Tolkien Estate.[1] J. D. Payne and Patrick McKay were set as showrunners of the series,[2] titled The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,[3] which is set in the Second Age of Middle-earth, thousands of years before Tolkien's The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings.[4] It follows a large cast of characters and covers all the major events of the Second Age from Tolkien's writings: the forging of the Rings of Power, the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron, the fall of the island kingdom of Númenor, and the last alliance between Elves and Men.[3]

The series was originally expected to be a continuation of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003) and The Hobbit (2012–2014) film trilogies, but Amazon later clarified that their deal with Tolkien's estate required them to keep the series distinct from the films.[5] Despite this, the showrunners intended for it to be visually consistent with the films and wanted any returning characters to look like they could grow up to be their film counterparts.[6] Amazon confirmed in September 2019 that filming for the first season would take place in New Zealand, where Jackson's films were made.[7] Seven of the season's main actors were New Zealanders,[8] with the rest of the cast coming from Australia, Sri Lanka, the United Kingdom, and the United States.[9] In August 2021, Amazon announced that it was moving production of future seasons to the UK where more than half of the cast was from.[10]

Overview

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This section gives an overview of the cast for each season. It notes the race or people that each character is organized into, and whether they come from Tolkien's writings or are an original creation for the series.

Starring cast

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Overview of the starring cast for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Character Actor Race or people Created by Tolkien Appearances
Season 1 Season 2 Season 3
Galadriel Morfydd Clark[a] Elves Yes Starring
Sadoc Burrows Lenny Henry Harfoots — Starring Does not appear
Marigold Brandyfoot Sara Zwangobani — Starring Does not appear
Largo Brandyfoot Dylan Smith — Starring Does not appear
Nori Brandyfoot Markella Kavenagh — Starring Does not appear
Poppy Proudfellow Megan Richards — Starring Does not appear
Elrond Robert Aramayo Elves Yes Starring
Gil-galad Benjamin Walker Yes Starring Does not appear
Arondir Ismael Cruz Córdova — Starring Does not appear
Bronwyn Nazanin Boniadi Low Men — Starring Body double Does not appear
Theo Tyroe Muhafidin — Starring Does not appear
Celebrimbor Charles Edwards Elves Yes Starring Does not appear
Gandalf[b] Daniel Weyman Maiar Yes Starring
Durin IV Owain Arthur Dwarves Yes Starring Does not appear
Sauron[c] Charlie Vickers[d] Maiar Yes Starring
Disa Sophia Nomvete Dwarves — Starring Does not appear
Elendil Lloyd Owen High Men Yes Starring Does not appear
Míriel Cynthia Addai-Robinson Yes Starring
Pharazôn Trystan Gravelle Yes Starring Does not appear
Isildur Maxim Baldry Yes Starring Does not appear
Eärien Ema Horvath — Starring Supporting Does not appear
Kemen Leon Wadham — Starring Supporting Does not appear
Dark Wizard Ciarán Hinds Maiar Yes Does not appear Starring Does not appear
Durin III Peter Mullan Dwarves Yes Supporting Starring Does not appear

Notes:

  1. ^ Amelie Child-Villiers portrays young Galadriel in a supporting role for the first season.
  2. ^ Gandalf is known as "The Stranger" until the end of the second season.
  3. ^ Sauron poses as the human "Halbrand" in the first season and as the Elf "Annatar" in the second.
  4. ^ Jack Lowden portrays Sauron's previous form in a supporting role for the second season.

Supporting and other cast

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Overview of the supporting and other cast for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Character Actor Race or people Created by Tolkien Appearances
Season 1 Season 2 Season 3
Finrod Will Fletcher Elves Yes Supporting Does not appear
Thondir Fabian McCallum — Supporting Does not appear
Rían Kip Chapman — Supporting Does not appear
Malva Thusitha Jayasundera Harfoots — Supporting Does not appear
Vilma Maxine Cunliffe — Supporting Does not appear
Dilly Brandyfoot Beau Cassidy — Supporting Does not appear
Waldreg Geoff Morrell Low Men — Supporting Does not appear
Tredwill Peter Tait — Supporting Does not appear
Rowan Ian Blackburn — Supporting Does not appear
Médhor Augustus Prew Elves — Supporting Does not appear
Revion Simon Merrells — Supporting Does not appear
Ontamo Anthony Crum High Men — Supporting Does not appear
Valandil Alex Tarrant — Supporting Does not appear
Adar Joseph Mawle Orcs — Supporting Does not appear
Sam Hazeldine Does not appear Supporting Does not appear
Tar-Palantir Ken Blackburn High Men Yes Supporting Does not appear
The Nomad Edith Poor Easterlings — Supporting Does not appear
The Ascetic Kali Kopae — Supporting Does not appear
The Dweller Bridie Sisson — Supporting Other Does not appear
Círdan Ben Daniels Elves Yes Does not appear Supporting Does not appear
Diarmid Nicholas Woodeson Low Men — Does not appear Supporting Does not appear
Mirdania Amelia Kenworthy Elves — Does not appear Supporting Does not appear
Glûg Robert Strange Orcs — Does not appear Other Does not appear
Brânk Zates Atour Easterlings — Does not appear Other Does not appear
Kilta Arkie Reece — Does not appear Other Does not appear
Narvi Kevin Eldon Dwarves Yes Does not appear Supporting Does not appear
Barduk Stuart Bowman — Does not appear Other Does not appear
Belzagar Will Keen High Men — Does not appear Supporting Does not appear
Estrid Nia Towle Low Men — Does not appear Supporting Does not appear
High Priest William Chubb High Men — Does not appear Other Does not appear
Damrod Benjamin Walker[a] Trolls — Does not appear Other Does not appear
Hagen Gabriel Akuwudike Low Men — Does not appear Other Does not appear
Tom Bombadil Rory Kinnear Unknown Yes Does not appear Supporting Does not appear
Snaggleroot Jim Broadbent Ents — Does not appear Supporting Does not appear
Winterbloom Olivia Williams — Does not appear Supporting Does not appear
Camnir Calam Lynch Elves — Does not appear Supporting Does not appear
Merimac Gavi Singh Chera Stoors — Does not appear Supporting Does not appear
Gundabale Earthauler Tanya Moodie — Does not appear Supporting Does not appear
Vorohil Charlie Rix Elves — Does not appear Other Does not appear
Rían Selina Lo — Does not appear Other Does not appear
Daemor Oliver Alvin-Wilson — Does not appear Other Does not appear
Goldberry Raya Yarbrough Unknown Yes Does not appear Other Does not appear

Notes:

  1. ^ Visual effects supervisor Jason Smith also portrays Damrod for a small role in the second season.

Elves

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The main Elves in the series are the Noldor (High Elves) who traveled from the Undying Lands of Valinor to fight the Dark Lord Morgoth in Middle-earth. Since Morgoth's defeat, their power—the "Light of the Eldar"—has begun to fade. Also included in the series are Silvan Elves (Wood Elves) who never lived in Valinor.[11][12] Half-Elves, descendants of unions between Elves and Men, can choose between living a mortal or immortal life.[13]

Created by Tolkien

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Actors portraying Elves include Morfydd Clark, Benjamin Walker, Ismael Cruz Córdova, and Charles Edwards
  • Galadriel (portrayed by Morfydd Clark):
    An Elven warrior who believes evil is returning to Middle-earth,[14] and is deceived by the Dark Lord Sauron in his disguise as the human Halbrand during the first season. Executive producer Lindsey Weber said Galadriel is humbled by her mistakes in the first season and has to evaluate her future. The second season also explores how she is affected by the Ring of Power Nenya.[15] The series shows the character's journey from a warrior to the "elder stateswoman" that she is portrayed as in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. The showrunners based her initial depiction in the series on a letter in which Tolkien described a young Galadriel as being of "Amazon disposition".[6] Based on Tolkien's description of Galadriel's hair being "lit with gold", the wig used for her in the series includes gold-plated and silver-plated strands.[16] Amelie Child-Villiers portrays young Galadriel.[17]
  • Finrod (portrayed by Will Fletcher): Galadriel's brother who died hunting Sauron, inspiring her to continue the search[18][19]
  • Elrond (portrayed by Robert Aramayo):
    A half-Elven politician.[14] Aramayo was interested by the pressure that Elrond faces living up to the legacy of his father, Eärendil, and by Elrond's choice to be immortal compared to his brother Elros whom Elrond had to watch grow old and die.[20] Elrond goes from being optimistic and eager to world-weary and closed-off throughout the series.[6]
  • Gil-galad (portrayed by Benjamin Walker):
    The High King of the Elves who rules from the realm of Lindon.[21] The character is mentioned in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in a poem called "The Fall of Gil-galad", and Walker said the series would expand on that. He highlighted the character's "odd gift of foresight. He's prescient, and he's ahead of the curve. He can kind of feel the pulse of evil rising."[20]
  • Celebrimbor (portrayed by Charles Edwards):
    The Elven-smith who forges the Rings of Power,[14] after being deceived by the Dark Lord Sauron. Celebrimbor is the greatest Elvish craftsmen since his grandfather Fëanor who created the famous Silmarils during the First Age. Edwards described the character as vain, ambitious, and desperate to create something that will outshine the Silmarils.[22] He also compared the character to J. Robert Oppenheimer, the "father of the atomic bomb".[23] The showrunners said Celebrimbor was the "principal protagonist" of the second season.[24]
  • Círdan (portrayed by Ben Daniels): Known as "Círdan the Shipwright", he is an expert shipwright and the master of the Grey Havens who bears the Ring of Power Narya[25]

Introduced in the first season

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  • Thondir (portrayed by Fabian McCallum): An Elf hunting for Sauron with Galadriel[26]
  • Rían (portrayed by Kip Chapman): An Elf hunting for Sauron with Galadriel[26]
  • Arondir (portrayed by Ismael Cruz Córdova):
    A Silvan Elf with a forbidden love for the human healer Bronwyn,[14] similar to Tolkien's love stories about Beren and Lúthien and Aragorn and Arwen.[6] Arondir is a frontline soldier rather than the "royal and regal" Elves that are traditionally focused on in Tolkien's stories.[27] Córdova, who is Puerto Rican, was proud to be the first non-white actor to portray an Elf in a Tolkien adaptation despite facing racist comments about his casting.[27][28] Because of these responses, Córdova felt he needed to be "undeniable... the most Elven Elf that I could be". He trained in martial arts such as wushu, kung fu, and capoeira for the character's action sequences.[28]
  • Médhor (portrayed by Augustus Prew): An Elf serving with Arondir in the Southlands who is killed by Orcs[29]
  • Revion (portrayed by Simon Merrells): The Elven Watchwarden of the Southlands who is killed by Orcs[29]

Introduced in the second season

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  • Mirdania (portrayed by Amelia Kenworthy): A protégé of Celebrimbor,[30] who is manipulated by Sauron. The latter pushes Mirdania from the walls of Eregion to her death and blames Celebrimbor.[31]
  • Camnir (portrayed by Calam Lynch): An Elven map-maker and navigation expert who joins Elrond's band of warrior-elves.[32] He is shot by an Orc and healed by Galadriel using Nenya.[33]
  • Vorohil (portrayed by Charlie Rix): An Elven swordsman who joins Elrond's band of warrior-elves[33]
  • Rían (portrayed by Selina Lo): One of the greatest archers from Lindon who joins Elrond's band of warrior-elves,[32] and dies during the Siege of Eregion[31]
  • Daemor (portrayed by Oliver Alvin-Wilson): An Elven swordsman who joins Elrond's band of warrior-elves and is killed by the Barrow-wights[33]

Dwarves

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The series depicts the Dwarf realm of Khazad-dûm in its "full glory", compared to the ruins that are seen in the Lord of the Rings films.[14] A key part of this is the discovery of the rare ore mithril in the mines of Khazad-dûm.[34]

Created by Tolkien

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Owain Arthur and Sophia Nomvete star as Dwarves in the series
  • Durin IV (portrayed by Owain Arthur):
    The prince of Khazad-dûm,[14] who has a close relationship with Elrond. Arthur attributed the characters' onscreen relationship to the real friendship he developed with Aramayo.[35] Durin IV is disowned by his father at the end of the first season and watches the king descend into darkness in the second.[22] Arthur's beard, hair, and facial prosthetics took two-and-a-half hours to apply each day. The beard, which came in 16 pieces, included strands of real copper. It was supported by a hook on Arthur's costume due to its weight.[36]
  • Durin III (portrayed by Peter Mullan):
    The king of Khazad-dûm,[37] who falls into madness in the second season after being given a Ring of Power.[22] His actions awaken the Balrog that lives below Khazad-dûm, endangering the kingdom, until he sacrifices himself to trap the creature again.[38][39] This event was originally intended for the end of the first season but could not be included then due to budgetary restrictions, which allowed the relationships between Durin IV, Disa, and Durin III to be further developed in the second season before the latter's death.[40]
  • Narvi (portrayed by Kevin Eldon): A great craftsman and architect who serves as an advisor to the king[41]

Introduced in the first season

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  • Disa (portrayed by Sophia Nomvete):
    Durin IV's wife and the princess of Khazad-dûm.[14] Arthur described the two characters as "the power couple of Middle-earth".[35] Nomvete said Disa wants to support her husband and kingdom, but she also has her own ambitions similar to the character Lady Macbeth from William Shakespeare's play Macbeth.[42] The character's costumes have more flowy designs than other Dwarves', taking inspiration from water running over rocks.[43] The female Dwarves in the series were expected to have beards like the males, but the producers did not want them to lose their femininity so opted for more subtle facial hair rather than heavy beards.[44]

Introduced in the second season

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Low Men

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The people of the Southlands in Middle-earth are categorized as "Low Men".[46] These include the villagers of Tirharad, who are descended from followers of the Dark Lord Morgoth.[47]

Introduced in the first season

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Nazanin Boniadi starred as Bronwyn in the first season, but chose not to return for the second
  • Waldreg (portrayed by Geoff Morrell): A Tirharad villager who joins the Orcs.[26][48] He is killed by a Warg, under the command of Sauron, in the second season.[49]
  • Tredwill (portrayed by Peter Tait): A Tirharad villager. Tait previously portrayed an Orc in the Lord of the Rings films.[50]
  • Rowan (portrayed by Ian Blackburn): A Tirharad villager who is killed by Waldreg as proof of the latter's loyalty to the Orcs[26][48]
  • Bronwyn (portrayed by Nazanin Boniadi):
    A single mother and healer who owns an apothecary in the village of Tirharad, and is in love with the Elf Arondir.[14] Boniadi, an activist focused on women's rights, said she connected to the character's ideals and fight for a better world. Boniadi chose not to return for the second season and said this decision was unrelated to her choice to take a break from acting and focus on activism.[51] The second season reveals that Bronwyn has succumbed to the poison from an Orc's arrow which she was shot with during the first season.[49]
  • Theo (portrayed by Tyroe Muhafidin):
    Bronwyn's son,[52] who discovers a broken sword that is the key to turning the Southlands into the dark land of Mordor.[47] Muhafidin was 15 when production began and the producers anticipated that his voice would break during filming. They planned to re-record all of his dialogue at the end of the first season. This proved to be unnecessary when the production halted early due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Muhafidin's voice dropped before filming re-started.[53] Theo's story in the second season revolves around his grief over Bronwyn's death.[49][53]

Introduced in the second season

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  • Diarmid (portrayed by Nicholas Woodeson): A refugee from the Southlands who carries the heraldry of their lost king. Sauron takes this heraldry from a dying Diarmid during a shipwreck.[54]
  • Estrid (portrayed by Nia Towle): A woman that Isildur encounters after the eruption of Mount Doom,[55] who is one of the Wild Men that bear the mark of Adar[56]
  • Hagen (portrayed by Gabriel Akuwudike): One of the Wild Men who bears the mark of Adar and attacks travelers near Pelargir. He is betrothed to Estrid.[56]

High Men

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The people of the island kingdom of Númenor are categorized as "High Men".[46] They are descended from Elrond's brother Elros,[57] and were originally in close contact with the Elves. Over time, many Númenóreans have turned away from the Elves and grown envious of their immortality. The people with this ideology become known as the "King's Men" while those who remain friendly with the Elves are known as "The Faithful".[58]

Created by Tolkien

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Picture of Lloyd Owen
Picture of Cynthia Addai-Robinson
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Lloyd Owen, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, and Maxim Baldry star as key characters from the island kingdom of Númenor
  • Elendil (portrayed by Lloyd Owen):
    A Númenórean sailor and Isildur's father who will eventually be a leader in the last alliance between Elves and Men.[59] Owen said the series was Elendil's hero's journey, developing him to the point where he is ready to be a leader. The character steps up in the second season to help Queen Míriel after she is blinded at the end of the first season.[60]
  • Míriel (portrayed by Cynthia Addai-Robinson):
    Introduced as the queen regent of Númenor,[59] Míriel leads Númenórean forces to the Southlands of Middle-earth where they suffer heavy losses and she loses her eyesight.[60]
  • Pharazôn (portrayed by Trystan Gravelle):
    A Númenórean advisor to queen regent Míriel,[59] who emerges as the leader of the "King's Men" contingent who are against the Elves.[61]
  • Isildur (portrayed by Maxim Baldry):
    Elendil's son who will eventually become a warrior and king.[14] The writers wanted to explore Isildur's story more than the source material so the audience would feel that it ends in tragedy rather than foolishness. Co-showrunner Patrick McKay compared the character to Al Pacino's Michael Corleone from The Godfather (1972).[6] Isildur is presumed dead at the end of the first season,[60] and Baldry described the second season as forcing the character to survive and grow-up, developing him into a man and a warrior.[62]
  • Tar-Palantir (portrayed by Ken Blackburn): The king of Númenor and Míriel's father who dies in the first-season finale[63]

Introduced in the first season

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  • Ontamo (portrayed by Anthony Crum): A cadet in the Númenórean Sea Guard and Isildur's friend,[64] who dies during the eruption of Mount Doom[65]
  • Valandil (portrayed by Alex Tarrant): A cadet in the Númenórean Sea Guard and Isildur's friend[64]
  • Eärien (portrayed by Ema Horvath):
    Elendil's daughter and Isildur's sister who joins the Númenórean Builder's Guild.[66] In the second season, Eärien moves toward the opposite side of the growing Númenórean conflict than her father. Owen compared this dynamic to Elendil being religious and Eärien being an atheist.[42] Horvath and Baldry bonded to portray siblings, including by bungee jumping and zip-lining together.[59]
  • The Sail Master (portrayed by Antonio Te Maioha): The instructor of the Númenórean Sea Guard[67]
  • Kemen (portrayed by Leon Wadham):
    Pharazôn's son.[59] Wadham felt privileged children could outdo their parents or just "coast with a level of entitlement", and Kemen initially does the latter. He has to "interrogate what he stands for" in the series.[68]

Introduced in the second season

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  • Belzagar (portrayed by Will Keen): A lord from the north of Númenor who supports Pharazôn's plan to challenge Míriel for the throne[69]
  • The High Priest (portrayed by William Chubb): A member of the Faithful[45]

Easterlings

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The people who live in the land of Rhûn, in the east of Middle-earth, are known as "Easterlings". Rhûn is largely unexplored in Tolkien's works and previous adaptations.[70]

Introduced in the first season

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  • The Nomad (portrayed by Edith Poor), the Ascetic (portrayed by Kali Kopae), and the Dweller (portrayed by Bridie Sisson):
    Referred to as "The Mystics", these three women from Rhûn search for the Stranger, believing him to be Sauron and wanting to venerate him. The showrunners were inspired by the Three Witches from Shakespeare's play Macbeth when creating the characters. The Mystics are defeated by the Stranger at the end of the first season, when he banishes them to the unseen world and their true forms are revealed to be "hideous and horrible".[71] The second season reveals that the Mystics serve the Dark Wizard, who uses the blood of one of his acolytes to summon the Dweller and express disapproval with her failure to capture the Stranger.[72]

Introduced in the second season

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  • Brânk (portrayed by Zates Atour): The leader of the Gaudrim, riders who wear masks to hide the "curse upon their flesh". He offers to capture the Stranger for the Dark Wizard.[73]
  • Kilta (portrayed by Arkie Reece): A member of the Gaudrim who hunts the Stranger and his companions[73]

Halflings

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The showrunners believed the series would not feel like Middle-earth without the diminutive Hobbits,[14] who do not appear in Tolkien's history until the Third Age. They decided to explore precursors to the Hobbits called Harfoots who live in a nomadic, secretive society.[14] In the second season, a tribe of Hobbit-like Stoors are introduced. Precursors to River-folk like Smeagol from The Lord of the Rings, the Stoors live in an arid canyon in Rhûn.[74]

Introduced in the first season

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Lenny Henry and Markella Kavenagh portray Harfoots in the series
  • Sadoc Burrows (portrayed by Lenny Henry): The leader of the Harfoots,[75] who is killed by the Mystics at the end of the first season[76]
  • Marigold Brandyfoot (portrayed by Sara Zwangobani): A Harfoot and Nori's stepmother[77]
  • Malva (portrayed by Thusitha Jayasundera): A Harfoot who advocates for leaving behind the Brandyfoot family[78]
  • Vilma (portrayed by Maxine Cunliffe): A Harfoot[26]
  • Largo Brandyfoot (portrayed by Dylan Smith): A Harfoot and Nori's father[77]
  • Elanor "Nori" Brandyfoot (portrayed by Markella Kavenagh):
    A Harfoot with a "yearning for adventure".[20][79] She develops a "Tolkienian relationship" with the Stranger, similar to that between the Hobbit Frodo Baggins and the Wizard Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings.[80] Kavenagh wanted Nori to remain aware of her family responsibilities and not become selfish in her ambitions.[81] Nori travels with the Stranger to Rhûn in the second season; Kavenagh related to her character's excitement in visiting the new land due to her own excitement at filming on location in the Canary Islands.[22]
  • Dilly Brandyfoot (portrayed by Beau Cassidy): A Harfoot and Nori's sister[26]
  • Poppy Proudfellow (portrayed by Megan Richards):
    An orphaned Harfoot and Nori's best friend, who is driven by her loyalty to Nori.[75] Richards said Poppy has personal growth in the second season as she travels with Nori and the Stranger to Rhûn.[82]

Introduced in the second season

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  • Merimac (portrayed by Gavi Singh Chera): A Stoor that Nori and Poppy encounter in the desert, also known as "Nobody"[33]
  • Gundabale Earthauler (portrayed by Tanya Moodie): The leader of the Stoors who is focused on keeping her community alive and safe[74][83]

Orcs and Trolls

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The armies of the Dark Lords include Orcs and Trolls.[84][85] The series presents the origins of the Orcs as initially being corrupted Elves, as suggested by Tolkien in The Silmarillion (1977), and explores what this means for them as sentient beings rather than "monsters".[84] This includes depicting female and child Orcs,[86][87] and expanding on Orc culture. The showrunners wanted to use practical prosthetics for the Orcs where possible.[88]

Introduced in the first season

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  • A Snow-troll is encountered by Galadriel in an abandoned fortress in the northern wastelands of Forodwaith[89]
  • Adar (portrayed by Joseph Mawle in season 1, Sam Hazeldine in season 2):
    A corrupted Elf, one of the first Orcs, and their current leader,[90][91] who creates the land of Mordor so the Orcs can live free from their enemies and Sauron.[92] Adar prefers the term "Uruk", the name for Orcs in Black Speech, an idea that came from Mawle who personally disliked the word "Orc" being used on set.[93]: 26:35–32:07  Hazeldine had worked with Mawle before taking over the role. He felt they did not look like each other, but said this was mitigated by the character's heavy prosthetics. The prosthetics initially took seven hours to apply but this was eventually reduced to five. Hazeldine said his biggest challenge was speaking in Black Speech. However, he asked for more of his lines to be translated into the language because he felt that was appropriate for the character.[92]
  • Vrath (portrayed by Jed Brophy): An Orc who serves Adar. Brophy previously played multiple Orcs in the Lord of the Rings films and had a supporting role as the Dwarf Nori in the Hobbit films.[94]

Introduced in the second season

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  • Glûg (portrayed by Robert Strange):
    An Orc who serves Adar, but who does not blindly follow orders and has his own motivations related to his family. The showrunners described Glûg as the "Orc with an arc" for the second season, using him to further explore ideas about Orcs being more complex than the audience might expect. Strange previously played multiple Orcs in the first season.[87]
  • Damrod (voiced by Benjamin Walker in "The Eagle and the Sceptre", Jason Smith in "Doomed to Die"):
    A Hill-troll who joins Adar's forces, described as an "eater of Dragon bones".[85] He is killed by Arondir, Elrond, and Gil-galad during the Siege of Eregion.[95] Smith is the visual effects supervisor for the series and provided reference for the character's movements, which were inspired by Jonathan Banks's Mike Ehrmantraut from the television series Breaking Bad (2008–2013) and Better Call Saul (2015–2022).[85][96]

Maiar

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Maiar are angelic beings that can take on different forms. They serve the Valar, who are the equivalent of gods in Tolkien's mythology. The Maiar include the five Istari (Wizards) who appear as human men.[97][98]

Created by Tolkien

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Charlie Vickers stars as the Dark Lord Sauron while Daniel Weyman and Ciarán Hinds portray Wizards
  • Gandalf (portrayed by Daniel Weyman):
    One of the Istari who falls from the sky in a flaming meteor and befriends the Harfoot Nori.[99] Wizards are primarily associated with the Third Age, but they do travel to Middle-earth before then in some of Tolkien's writings, and the showrunners wanted to have a "Tolkienian relationship" between a Wizard and a halfling similar to Gandalf and Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings.[80][38][100] The character is initially called "The Stranger" and there was speculation about his identity. The first-season finale confirms that he is a Wizard and references dialogue spoken by Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings,[99] but he is not confirmed to be Gandalf until the second-season finale. The showrunners said they were unsure which Wizard he would be at first, but they decided that Gandalf—who they called "Lord of the Rings's most beloved character"—was the right choice after establishing the Stranger's connection with halflings and Tom Bombadil.[38][100]
  • Sauron (portrayed by Charlie Vickers):
    The shapeshifting former lieutenant of the Dark Lord Morgoth who disguises himself as the human Halbrand and the Elf Annatar, the "Lord of Gifts", to deceive the people of Middle-earth.[101][102] Payne explained that Sauron sees himself as a hero who wants to "heal and rehabilitate Middle-earth" by controlling its people using the Rings of Power.[22][103] The Halbrand disguise was created for the series as a way for the showrunners to deceive the audience just as Sauron deceives the other characters, leading up to the reveal that Halbrand is Sauron at the end of the first season.[104][105][106] McKay felt the second season's focus on Sauron as Annatar would be more impactful because of the time he spent with other characters in the first season when he was posing as Halbrand, compared to if they started the series with Sauron as a prominent antagonist.[102][105] Jack Lowden portrays Sauron's previous form in a flashback during the second season.[107]
  • Durin's Bane:
    A Balrog, a demonic servant of Morgoth whose form is of fire and shadow. In Tolkien's history, Durin's Bane sleeps beneath Khazad-dûm until being disturbed by the Dwarves greedily mining for mithril during the Third Age. In The Rings of Power, Durin's Bane is first awoken during the Second Age,[98][108] by the actions of King Durin III. A confrontation between the two characters was one of the earliest ideas conceived for the series, and takes place in the second-season finale. The showrunners said Durin III puts "the genie back in the bottle—at least for now" when he sacrifices himself fighting the Balrog while a cavern collapses around them.[38][39]
  • The Dark Wizard (portrayed by Ciarán Hinds):
    One of the Istari who has been corrupted.[109][39] The showrunners confirmed that he is one of the five Wizards from Tolkien's writings, but denied speculation that he is Saruman due to that character's corruption not coming until later in Tolkien's history. They intended for the audience to learn more about the character as Gandalf does, and Payne said "for now he's defined not by his title or name, but by his deeds—which are dark".[100][39]

Other beings

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Created by Tolkien

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  • Morgoth: The first Dark Lord who fought the free peoples of Middle-earth during the First Age[11]
  • Shelob:
    An evil, giant spider. The offspring of Ungoliant, a spider-like evil spirit, Shelob lives in the Dark Forest in Mordor where Isildur fights her in the second season. While the creature's design was based on the New Zealand tunnel-web spider in the Lord of the Rings films, the series' version is based on research into every kind of spider in the world including a South African tarantula that Tolkien was bitten by as a child.[62][110]
  • Tom Bombadil (portrayed by Rory Kinnear):
    A whimsical and mysterious figure who the Stranger encounters in the land of Rhûn. The showrunners chose to include Tom after he was excluded from previous The Lord of the Rings adaptations. Kinnear took inspiration from his young daughter to capture the character's child-like energy and chose to use the Cornish dialect to differentiate Tom from the series' other characters and reflect that he is "like the oldest part of Britain".[111]
  • Goldberry (voiced by Raya Yarbrough): Tom Bombadil's wife who is known as the daughter of the Withywindle river. Yarbrough is the wife of series composer Bear McCreary.[112]

Introduced in the second season

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  • Snaggleroot (voiced by Jim Broadbent): An Ent, a tree-like being known as a shepherd of the forest[113]
  • Winterbloom (voiced by Olivia Williams): An Entwife.[114] The Ents have lost the Entwives by the events of The Lord of the Rings, so the series is an opportunity to show the Entwives onscreen.[115]

See also

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