The Lord of the Rings franchise is one of the biggest movie franchises out there, alongside the Harry Potter movies, the Star Wars movie, and the Twilight Series. Popular for its excellent adaption of a series of novels onto the big screen, its amazing and ever-improving visuals, as well as its excellent cast, the Lord of the Rings films are iconic.
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Whether it was before the success of the film series or after, there are plenty of famous actors in the films you might not have known starred in other successful films and series. So here are10 other shows and movies you didnt know the Lord Of The Rings cast has been in.
The actress who playsGaladriel in the Lord of the Rings series as well as The Hobbit series has an extensive career and also plays Carol in the popular lesbian film, Carol. Cate Blanchett is one of those actresses that can thought incapable of doingwrong and her choices in film roles have always been excellent.However, some controversy arose in 2013 when she decided to star in Blue Jasmine, a Woody Allen film, despite on-going assault allegations against the man from his step-daughter, Dylan Farrow.
Elijah Wood is famous for playing Frodo in the Lord of the Rings series, but did you know that the famous actor voiced the character Wirt for the animated Cartoon Network series Over the Garden Wall?
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Telling the story of two brothers, Wirt and Greg, who end up over the garden wall and struggle to find their way home, ending up in a lot of fantastical problems they have to work together to get out of.The animated series is beautifully rendered and has an excellent soundtrack written specifically for the series.
Ian McKellen plays Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings films, easily one of the most important roles in the trilogy. However, what fans of the movies might not have realized is that McKellen has also played Magneto from the X-Men series, showing his acting chops and ability to sustain energy in long term roles. Sir Ian McKellen was ordained into knighthood in 1991 for services to the performing artsand almost turned it downbecause he thought the system was unfair regarding who they chose to knight, in his words, with actors qualifying more often than firefighters.
Likea few of the actors on this list, Christopher Lee has starred in many famous series likeLord of the Rings, possibly his most famous series of allbeing theStar Warsseries. The late actor who plays Saruman in theLord of the Ringsseries sadly died in 2015 due to respiratory problems and heart failure, shortly after celebrating his 93rd birthday.
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In the Star Wars series,he playedCount Dooku, a Force-sensitive human and Jedi Master that unfortunately joined the dark side of the Force and became the Dark Lord of the Sith, Darth Tyranus.
The actor who plays Bilbo in the Lord of the Rings series, later played by Martin Freedman in The Hobbit to depict him at a younger age, also voices Skinner, from the Pixar kids' movieRatatouille.A very different role than his Lord of the Rings character, Skinner is the main antagonist inRatatouille, a man who does not like rats at all. And when he discovers Remy, he ends up forcing him to create frozen foods after capturing him. His move from fantasy to voicing a children's cartoon character shows the actor's diverse skill set.
The famous heartthrob is known for many roles, but did you know that the actor who plays Legolas in the Lord of the Rings series also played Will Turner from the Pirates of the Caribbean? Bloom's role as Will Turnerattracted no small share of the limelight,a role that really pushed his career to bigger places as thePirates of the Caribbean moviedeveloped into an outrageously popular film series, starring alongside Keira Knightley and Johnny Depp.
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The actor has had an on-again-off-again relationship with singer Katy Perry, though they seem to have gotten out of their rough patch and are now engaged and expecting their first child.
Merry, alongside Pippin, are among the hobbit members of the Fellowship of the Ring. What audiences might not know about Monaghan is that he also played Charlie Pace on ABC's Lost. Charlie Pace is a regular character on the first three seasons of the TV series documenting the lives of plane crash survivors on the mysterious tropical island they crash into. Monaghan's role shrunk after the first three seasons and he continued to only make occasional appearances until the final season.
Sean Bean, famous for playing Ned Stark in Game of Thrones, plays Boromir in the Lord of the Rings franchise. While part of Sean Bean's fame in most recent memory comes from his excellent depiction of Ned Stark, the other part of his fame comes from his untimely death in theseries, the first big death of the show -- and a dubious honor that seems to follow him from role to role.
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His role in the Lord of The Rings Series also contributed vastly to his fame, naturally. After all, you'll be hard-pressed to find an internet denizen that is not intimately familiar with the"One Does Not Simply" meme.
While Bret McKenzie didn't have a large role in the Lord of the Rings film series, playing an Elf Escort, his role in the film is important because it marks the beginning of hiring more New Zealand actors for the movies, thecountry where themovies are filmed. McKenzie wrote for the show Flight of the Conchords, which hecreated with his best friend Jemaine Clement. The Grammy award-winning comedy actors and musiciansboth play themselves as musicians who only have one fan, played by Kristen Schaal, in this show that was picked up by HBOfor two seasons.
Danish actor Viggo Mortensen is famous for playing Aragorn in the Lord of the Rings series. However, what audiences might not know about the 61-year-old actor is that he also played The Manin the 2009 post-apocalyptic survival film, The Road, based on the novel byCormac McCarthy. While the movie received a limited release in North America, the main actors still garnered substantial praise for their roles. Depicting the lives of a father and son who must stay safe, The (nameless) Man has to protect his son from a group of cannibals who have menaced the streets. Finding out that it is safer down South, the duo travel there while trying to stay alive.
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