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
• Markella Kavenagh - originally announced as "Tyra", the female lead - Nori Brandyfoot
• Owain Arthur - Durin IV
• Nazanin Boniadi - Bronwyn
• Tyroe Muhafidin - Theo
• Morfydd Clark - Galadriel
• Ismael Cruz Córdova - Arondir
• Sophia Nomvete - Disa
• Megan Richards - Poppy Proudfellow
• Dylan Smith - Largo Brandyfoot
• Charlie Vickers - Halbrand
• Daniel Weyman - The Stranger
• Benjamin Walker - Gil-Galad
• Lenny Henry - Sadoc Burrows
• Charles Edwards - Celebrimbor
• Sara Zwangobani - Marigold Brandyfoot
• Lloyd Owen - Elendil
• Maxim Baldry - Isildur
• Ema Horvath - Eärien
• Trystan Gravelle - Pharazôn
• Leon Wadham - Kemen
• Cynthia Addai-Robinson - Queen Regent Míriel

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

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 (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. 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.

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.