The Lord of the Rings

THE LORD OF THE RINGS
Network: Amazon
Casting Director: Theo Park
Network Executive: Peachy Pascal Writer: JD Payne
Patrick McKay
Studio Executive: Kevin Jarzynski Development
Executive, Genre
Series
Source Material By: J.R.R. Tolkien

Storyline: Set in Middle Earth, the television adaptation will explore new storylines preceding J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring.


Roles:

Eldien, Series Regular, Female (20-30) Caucasian - A unique and formidable young woman required for this complex role. Should be able to convincingly appear mid-20s, while also portraying a timeless/eternal quality. Role also requires a strong physical component. Should be comfortable and adept
with classical, heightened/quasi-Shakespearean language. Classical training a plus. TBA (Offer)

Neldor, Series Regular, Male (20-27) Caucasian -
A dramatic role for a young male actor. Needs to emanate a sense of intelligence and
political savvy, but also hold his own in quiet, emotionally intimate scene-work. Will often be
the straight-man in pairings with more out-sized personalities. Will also be action-oriented
at times. Should seem optimistic and early 20s, though also possess a gravitas that belies
a character who could be far older. Needs to be able to speak in a convincingly heightened
rhetorical style (at times quasi-Shakespearean). Classical training a plus.

Brac, Series Regular, Male (35-45) - A rewarding role for a classically-trained, character actor. Actor must be equally
comfortable playing as the irascible, cantankerous component of a dramatic duo, but
also be able to perform straight drama in tear-jerking, emotionally charged
scenarios. Should seem mid-30s-40s; will range in dramatic pairings as a best friend,
a son, a husband and a father. Needs to be able to speak in a convincingly
heightened rhetorical style (at times quasi-Shakespearean). TBA (Choice)


Tyra, Series Regular, Female (16-25) -
A singular young lady needed for this delightful leading role with dramatic and
comedic elements. Characterful. Should be able to play as a wide-eyed 15-17 year
old, but with a strength and maturity beyond her years. Markella Kavenagh (Cast)

Eira, Series Regular, Female (35-45) -
A warm and maternal female actor required for this comedic/dramatic role. Singing ability a plus but not a requirement. TBA (Cast)

Oren, Series Regular, Male (40-60) -
This is a role for an established actor with some dramatic heft. A villain, who can also evoke
a deep sense of pathos and wounded / fallen nobility. Must possess a certain degree of physicality. Should seem middle aged, though must also project a sense of timelessness. Joseph Mawle (Cast)

Calenon, Series Regular, Male (35-45) -
Role for a classically trained leading man, who is equal parts soldier and lover; a
ruggedly-handsome, brooding, Byronic hero. Must possess a certain degree of
physicality. Character should seem mid 30s-40s, though also project a certain sense
of agelessness. Needs to be able to speak in a convincingly heightened rhetorical
style (at times quasi-Shakespearean)
Appearance: Please submit all ethnicities.

Aric, Series Regular, Male (30-40) -
A really charismatic male actor required for this dramatic leading role with comedic
elements. Role has a significant physical component and calls for an actor with real range. TBA (Cast)

Beldor, Series Regular, Male (20-24) -
Male. Early 20s. A dramatic role. Needs to emanate a senseofintelligence and
political savvy, but also hold his own in quiet, emotionally intimate scene-work. Will
often bethestraight-man in pairings with more out-sized personalities. Will also be
action-oriented at times. Should seem optimistic and early 20s, though also possess
a gravitas that belies a character who could be far older. SERIES REGULAR. Needs to
be able to speak in a convincingly heightened rhetorical style (at times
quasi-Shakespearean). Classical training a plus. Will Poulter (Cast)

Asta, Series Regular, Female (50-59) Open
Ethnicity - A major role for a well-established & powerful female actor in her 50s/early 60s. A
high-ranking lady - we are looking for someone with real stature here. She is mighty
but reserved, also shows grace & humor. SERIES REGULAR (up to 6 options)
Appearance: The character portrayed is a diverse female.

Loda, Series Regular, Male (47-58) Caucasian
Male - (late 40s/50s) - series regular (up to 6 options). A fantastic role for a strong
leading male actor in his late 40s/50s. Loda is earthy, deep, solid. Doesnt give his
feelings away easily. Physically strong & fit. Powerful. Appearance: Caucasian
TBD (Choices)

Cole, Series Regular, Male (18-22) Caucasian
Male (18-22) - series regular (up to 6 options). A young athletic male in his very early
20s, to play around 18. He has the weight of the world on his shoulders, so must feel
an old soul. Troubled, but mercurial and charismatic. A great role. Appearance: Caucasian. TBA (Cast)

Kari, Series Regular, Female (30-39) Diverse -
A strong and independent woman, a self-sufficient single mother to a teenage boy.
She is beautiful, proud, clever, and charming. She is also her villages healer. At
times gentle, but also at times fiery, especially when she feels wrongfully judged.
She is torn between her son, her own people and the man with whom she is secretly
in love an outsider to the village who the rest of the community may never accept...
but possibly also the only person in her world with whom she could find real and
lasting happiness. FEMALE 30s series regular (up to 6 options)

Shay, Series Regular, Female (18-24) Caucasian -
FEMALE 18-24 series regular (up to 6 options)
A physically strong, pragmatic, clever young woman. She is studious and ambitious.
She can be serious but has a quick wit and a wry sense of humour. She has the
ability to moderate any argument shes a peacekeeper and the lodestone for her
family. Shes also deeply politically minded, which presents a particular challenge
when the political leanings within her own family become increasingly divided...

Kyrin, Series Regular, Male (12-15) Open Ethnicity -
The son of a widower, KYRIN is a sweet, honorable kid who feels responsible for his
mother. Curious about the world and frustrated by his small-town life. He's been forced to
grow up fast in order to be the man of the house, but really he's still a teenager. Despite
imperfect circumstances, he and his mum are a close-knit team and he can be suspicious
of other people's intentions with her. SERIES REGULAR (up to 6 options)
Appearance: The character portrayed is a diverse male.

Hamsom, Series Regular, Male (44-50) -
Warm, charming, weathered. Kind, sad eyes.
Hes quietly suffering from an ailment he has to hide from his physically demanding
travelling community. He puts on a brave face in public and keeps his physical
suffering to himself. He does this with charm and a twinkle, concealing his sadness
that his family has to cover for him. He loves his family and his strong, practical wife.
Appearance: The character portrayed is Caucasian or of Mixed Ethnicity in his mid
40s 50.

Galanion, Series Regular, Male (40-50) -
MALE series regular (up to 6 options) OR possibly recurring TBC
The character portrayed is in their late 40s early 50s
A man of elegance and great gravitas. A leader of his people, wise and pragmatic to
a fault.
He isnt afraid to manipulate for the greater good. Looking for a classical leading man
here.
Should be comfortable and adept with classical, heightened/quasi-Shakespearean
language. Classical training a plus.
Appearance: Please submit all ethnicities

Daric, Series Regular, Male (35-50) -
30s-50s series regular (up to 6 options)
An amazing leading role for a methodical, thoughtful & immersive actor.
He vacillates between stubborn gravitas and a sense of sweetness and innocence. An
enigmatic figure, he is initially curious, childlike, and very out of place from his surroundings
but with a deep and primal sense of purpose that drives him underneath it all.
This is a physical role expressive nonverbal abilities are going to be required.

Cora, Series Regular, Female (38-42) -
FEMALE 38-42 series regular (up to 6 options)
Practical, solid, earthy. A Matriarch under too much pressure she sweeps any
problems under the rug. Her husband has health problems which could turn into an
issue in their physically demanding travelling community and the pressure of this
and their large family can make her seem dismissive and detached. In reality shes
deeply loving.
She leans too much on her oldest daughter and worries that shes dangerously
curious about the world.
She desperately wants a quiet life and doesnt want to be bothered with the drama of
the outside world.
Appearance: The character portrayed is Caucasian or of Mixed Ethnicity in her late 30-40