Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Announces New Cast Members for S2
The Lord of the
Rings: The Rings of Power has announced seven new recurring cast members for the forthcoming
second season, currently in production in the UK.
GABRIEL
AKUWUDIKE
Gabriel
Akuwudike is a British-Nigerian actor who has appeared in the acclaimed series Hanna
(Prime Video). Other TV credits include Ridley Road (BBC) and War
of the Worlds (FX/Disney+). He has appeared in films including Sam Mendes’
1917, and HBO’s Brexit directed by Toby Haynes.
YASEN ‘ZATES’ ATOUR
Yasen ‘Zates’ Atour
is most known for his role as “Coen” in Season Two of The Witcher (Netflix).
He was also a series regular in Young Wallander (Netflix), playing the
role of “Reza Al-Rahman.” He directed the film Good Intentions and was
an executive producer and star of the film When the Screaming Starts.
BEN DANIELS
Ben Daniels has had recurring roles in television including
Jupiter’s Legacy (Netflix) as “Walter Sampson,” The Crown
(Netflix) as “Lord Snowdon,” The Exorcist (Hulu) as “Father Marcus
Keane,” House of Cards (Netflix) as “Adam Galloway,” and Law &
Order: UK (ITV) as “James Steel.” Film credits include roles in Benediction,
Captive State, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and The Exception.
Ben is an award-winning stage actor who has appeared in numerous productions
including The Normal Heart (National Theatre – Olivier Award Nomination
- Best Actor, Critics' Circle Theatre Award – Best Actor), All My Sons
(National Theatre - Olivier Award – Best Supporting Actor), and Les Liaisons
Dangereuses (Broadway - Tony and Drama Desk Nominations – Best Actor). Ben
trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts.
SAM HAZELDINE
Sam Hazeldine’s credits
include Peaky Blinders (BBC), Slow Horses (Apple TV+), The Huntsman: Winter’s War, Mechanic: Resurrection, and Ridley
Scott’s The Last Duel. He currently appears in The Sandman (Netflix) and The Playlist (Netflix), and will
next be seen in the upcoming Band of
Brothers sequel Masters of The Air
(AppleTV+) opposite Austin Butler and Callum Turner, and starring alongside
Jonah Hauer-King and Dar Zuzovsky in the Casanova drama feature, A Beautiful Imperfection.
AMELIA KENWORTHY
Amelia Kenworthy
is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. While at RADA, she performed in numerous
stage productions including Spring
Awakening as “Anna,” A Midsummer
Night’s Dream as “Puck,” Two
Gentlemen of Verona as “Julia,” Pomona
as “Ollie” and Against as
“Shiela.” She has also appeared in short
films IRL and Messenger. She will make her
television debut in The Lord of the
Rings: The Rings of Power.
NIA TOWLE
Nia Towle
was most recently seen in the Netflix film Persuasion.
On stage, Nia debuted Neil Gaiman’s The
Ocean at the End of the Lane at both the National Theatre and Duke of York
Theatre. During her studies at Guildhall School of Drama, from which she
graduated in 2021, Nia played leading roles in plays including Yerma, A
Streetcar Named Desire, and Medea.
NICHOLAS WOODESON
Nicholas
Woodeson is a veteran English performer of
television, film, and theatre. In television, his credits include Silent Witness (BBC), Baptiste (BBC), The Honourable Woman (BBC), Poirot
(ITV), and Rome (HBO / BBC). He can
also be seen in films including The
Hustle, Paddington 2, The Danish Girl, Skyfall, and Conspiracy.
His most recent theatre performances include The Two Popes, “The Duke of Norfolk” in The Mirror and The Light,
“The Mayor” in The Visit, “Pope
Francis” in The Pope, “Mr. Kidd” in The Room, and “Willy” in Death of a Salesman. Nicholas is a
graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.
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