Hard to believe, but true: it will soon be 20 years since the first of the three The Lord of the Rings films featured on the big screen. More than 60 speaking roles were cast for the massively successful trilogy.
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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:03 Hard to believe, but true.
00:07 It will soon be 20 years since the first of the three
00:11 The Lord of the Rings films featured on the big screen.
00:15 More than 60 speaking roles were cast for the massively
00:22 successful trilogy.
00:26 We'll show you what the supporting cast looked like
00:29 today, 20 years after.
00:31 Karl Urban played the loyal and kindhearted Marshall Yeomer,
00:40 who is also the nephew of the King of Rohan.
00:43 Urban can be seen starring in the second film, The Lord
00:51 of the Rings--
00:51 The Two Towers.
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00:56 Denether, the steward of the kingdom of Gondor,
01:00 was played by John Noble.
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01:05 After The Lord of the Rings, John Noble
01:08 mainly worked in productions like Sleepy Hollow or Legends
01:13 of Tomorrow.
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01:16 He was the wisest elf, and Galadriel's husband,
01:20 Celeborn Martin Kasokas.
01:23 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:27 The actor last appeared in the film, The Last Duel.
01:31 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:34 Halder, the elf, was portrayed by Craig Parker.
01:39 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:43 He has remained loyal to acting to this day,
01:47 but features more in television series such as Rain or Charmed.
01:51 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:55 John Rhys-Davies embodied Gimli.
01:58 He starred in many films since the trilogy, most recently
02:03 in Bad Cupid in 2021.
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02:09 The Briton also works as a voice actor these days.
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02:17 Harry Sinclair brought Isildur to life,
02:20 but that was his only big role.
02:22 Harry also tried his hand at writing and directing,
02:26 but his last project came to an end back in 2013.
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02:34 Grimma Wormtongue was played by Brad Dorif.
02:37 [MUSIC PLAYING]
02:40 Brad is still successful in the film business to this day.
02:44 He was last seen in the series Chucky in 2021.
02:48 [MUSIC PLAYING]
02:52 Rosie was the wife of Sam and was played by Sarah McLeod.
02:57 After The Lord of the Rings, Sarah
03:00 could not build on her success.
03:02 Her last engagement was in 2010.
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