The Cast of "Rings of Power"

[Huinesoron]

I've just discovered that back in January 2020, I did an analysis elsewhere of the initial 15 cast members announced for "Rings of Power". That inspired me to put together a list of all the cast members announced so far:

Confirmed roles:


Robert Aramayo - originally announced as "Beldor", the male lead - Elrond (https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492167519439925260?cxt=HHwWmMC92f-cn7UpAAAA)
Markella Kavenagh - originally announced as "Tyra", the female lead - Nori Brandyfoot (https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1493253881651937283?cxt=HHwWhoCy9cyfjbkpAAAA)
Owain Arthur - Durin IV (https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492168323051802626?cxt=HHwWhMC-iePLn7UpAAAA)
Nazanin Boniadi - Bronwyn (https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492168861403299841?cxt=HHwWgoC-jY7rn7UpAAAA)
Tyroe Muhafidin - Theo (https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1516457306497581056?cxt=HHwWgICs7df4xIsqAAAA)
Morfydd Clark - Galadriel (https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492167351902609413?cxt=HHwWioC5uZ-Tn7UpAAAA)
Ismael Cruz Córdova - Arondir (https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492168672051445771?cxt=HHwWloC-qYvgn7UpAAAA)
Sophia Nomvete - Disa (https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492168418358874123?cxt=HHwWlsCylanRn7UpAAAA)
Megan Richards - Poppy Proudfellow (https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1534982703908433920?cxt=HHwWgMClrd6orc0qAAAA)
Dylan Smith - Largo Brandyfoot (https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1534982400869945344?cxt=HHwWgMCixYyXrc0qAAAA)
Charlie Vickers - Halbrand (https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1492169017741778944?cxt=HHwWgIC99Zr0n7UpAAAA)
Daniel Weyman - The Stranger (https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1493253972639076352?cxt=HHwWgMC-6fKkjbkpAAAA)
Benjamin Walker - Gil-Galad (https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1493253777415098372?cxt=HHwWiMCypcSZjbkpAAAA)
Lenny Henry - Sadoc Burrows (https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1533945721929420800?cxt=HHwWgMCqxbjg1ckqAAAA)
Charles Edwards - Celebrimbor (https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1534220750311174144?cxt=HHwWgMCl1Znp0soqAAAA)
Sara Zwangobani - Marigold Brandyfoot (https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1534982566448533504?cxt=HHwWgMComd6grc0qAAAA)
Lloyd Owen - Elendil (https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1489257375114547202)
Maxim Baldry - Isildur (https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1489256109072269317)
Ema Horvath - Eärien (https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1489256612430696453)
Trystan Gravelle - Pharazôn (https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1489260784781721600)
Leon Wadham - Kemen (https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1489257117022187525)
Cynthia Addai-Robinson - Queen Regent Míriel (https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1489256360726315009)


Unknown Roles:


Joseph Mawle - originally announced as "Oren", the main antagonist
Tom Budge


Unidentified posters:

(ie, characters who got a preview poster, but for which no name has yet been confirmed)


Evil sword (https://twitter.com/LOTRonPrime/status/1489257870658916355)


I'll try to keep this updated as more announcements come out (at least for the next, uh, two months, until the series airs).

hS

[Huinesoron]

My 2020 analysis post was over here (https://www.plotprotectors.org/posts/159754) (another forum), and I thought it'd be fun to see how I did:


Joseph Mawle - still unidentified. I said Sauron, but I'm now thinking - maybe Pharazon?
Robert Aramayo - Elrond. I said Aldarion, based on the idea of him as the male lead. I was misled!
Markella Kavenagh - Nori. I said Erendis, again on the female lead concept. I feel like they've moved away from "lead" as a concept, and especially from Elrond and Nori - the trailers have treated Galadriel as the lead character!
Owain Arthur - Durin IV. I said definitely a dwarf, and possibly even King Durin. Spot on!
Nazanin Boniadi - Bronwyn. I said "a native of Middle-earth", and she does seem to be.
Tyroe Muhafidin - Theo. I said he was definitely Bronwyn's child, and given that they've appeared together in pictures, that's still plausible.
Tom Budge - still unidentified, but I wanted him to be... Elrond. :D Presumably Isildur or Elendil, as they're probably on the posters.
Morfydd Clark - Galadriel. I said Galadriel! Way before we knew there was a Galadriel!
Ismael Cruz Córdova - Arondir. I said Haradrim, on the assumption of racism, and I'm pleased to be wrong.
Sophia Nomvete - Disa. Again, I said "almost certainly" Haradrim.
Ema Horvath - still unidentified. I have her as "a probable Numenorean", so she could plausibly be the missing Carine.
Megan Richards - Poppy Proudfellow. I just guessed Numenorean, but frankly she looks like a Hobbit.
Dylan Smith - Largo Brandyfoot. I guessed dwarf, he's a hobbit.
Charlie Vickers - Halbrand. I guessed Numenorean, which I think is correct. He's Galadriel's buddy on her raft.
Daniel Weyman - The Stranger. I guessed he was a Time Lord, and given his 'falling out of the sky on a comet' thing, I'm not going to say I was wrong!


So overall, I didn't do too badly - especially since the presence of Halflings was something I could never have predicted.

hS

[Huinesoron]

The Numenoreans dropped overnight, so I've gone through and added them. Their reveal article is here (https://ew.com/tv/lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-numenor-first-look/).

hS

[Andsigil]

Robert Aramayo looks more like Breelander stock than an Elrond. That face would make for a fine stableboy at the Prancing Pony or muckfarmer near the Midwater Marshes. But an Elrond? No way: utterly lacking in the gravitas which Hugo Weaving projected.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/robert_aramayo_harley_and_the_davidsons_event_gett y_h_2016.jpg