It was recently revealed that due to a break in filming, Amazon’s upcoming Lord of the Rings series had lost actor Will Poulter from its lead role. As the series carefully crafts its first of two planned seasons it has been revealed that a new lead actor has stepped in to the frame.
Deadline reports that Game of Thrones alum Robert Aramayo has joined the series. He takes on the young hero role, referred to as Beldor in production notes. At the time of writing both Aramayo and Amazon had yet to comment on the casting.
Aramayo played Young Ned Stark on seasons six and seven of HBO’s fantasy blockbuster series Game Of Thrones. He also starred as Bill Harley in Discovery’s Harley and the Davidsons miniseries and co-stars in the upcoming Netflix miniseries Behind the Eyes. His feature credits includes Nocturnal Animals, Eternal Beauty and the upcoming Antebellum, The Empty Man and The King’s Man. He is repped by UTA, 42, MJ Management and Stone Genow.
No release date has been set for the Lord of the Rings series as yet.
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