What was your first experience with Tolkien? Past work: “The Undoing,” “Ray Donovan,” “Sesame Street” I’m happy as a half-elf, but if you push me, maybe an ent. But then the ents are fascinating, aren’t they? Their whole story, where they came from, the inception of them is a really interesting part of the legendarium. I’m playing in a separate one on that list, a half-elf, so there’s an interesting blend of both things there. When they told me I was him, it was just like a dream come true. I think I would play Aragon, but - and I’m not just saying this - I was always very fascinated by Elrond. What character would you play on the playground? Then as soon as I got the job, I delved into all the First Age stuff, which is what I’m most passionate about as a Tolkien fan. I used to play “Lord of the Rings” on the playground with my friends. I was completely obsessed with the movies. And then I tried to read “The Lord of the Rings,” but I was probably a bit too young. I’d seen the movies when I was a kid, and the first book I ever read was “The Hobbit,” when I was very, very young. How did you first experience Tolkien’s Middle Earth? His dad saved the world, his mum saved the world, his brother created Númenor. He’s got a complicated relationship with his dad, with what he achieved. He’s trying so hard to be an elf, and to embody what that means. If we were his age, we’d be dust and bone, but in elven years, he’s young. Past work: “Game of Thrones,” “Behind Her Eyes,” “Mindhunter” And also, the ents storming Isengard is one of my favorite moments in the whole of “Lord of the Rings.” And I think the entwives are really cool that they left. One of the main characters in Middle-earth is nature, and the ents are the representation of that. Who would you most want to be and why: an elf, a human, a dwarf, a harfoot, or an ent? He’s so kind to the hobbits, and doesn’t treat them as lesser. And I love both depictions of him, because in the films, he’s quite different to how he is in the books. I didn’t understand really what it was going to be like and just completely fell in love with Middle-earth. So she went just nuts and was so excited to take us to it. And then the films started being advertised, and my mum was just such a fan of the books. My dad started reading “The Hobbit” to me, and then I finished it, which I was incredibly proud of, for me to finish what seemed like a very big book when I was nine. How did you first experience Tolkien’s Middle-earth? I would describe her as older than the moon. They’re asking all the questions that all the fans are. My friends are all massive “Lord of the Rings” fans, and I have to tell you, they describe her to me a lot. How would you describe your character to your friends? Past work: “Saint Maud,” “The Personal History of David Copperfield,” “Love & Friendship”
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