Prime Video has announced three new cast additions to the upcoming third season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Andrew Richardson, Zubin Varla and Adam Young.
While Richardson will be a series regular, Varla and Young will appear in recurring roles. These actors join leading actors Charlie Vickers, Morfydd Clark, Robert Aramayo, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Charles Edwards, Robert Strange and Markella Kavenagh.
The series recently began filming at the series’ new production home at Shepperton Studios in the UK.
Andrew Richardson is best known for his theatre roles in Guys & Dolls and Uncle Vanya. In films, he has starred in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Daughter of the Bride, The Independent, Jack London’s Martin Eden and Killer Among Us. On TV, he has acted in Extraplotations, Fantasy Island and The Last O.G. He will next be seen on screen in a recurring role in the Peacock series Ponies, starring Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson
Zubin Varla is an actor and Singer who also has a significant career in theatre. Varla has also done voice work in The Rings of Power. On screen, Varla’s eclectic mix of roles includes multiple episodes of the Disney+ series Andor, regular recurring roles in Deep State, Will, Our Girl, Strike Back, and Little Dorrit, and a leading role in an episode of Silent Witness. Alongside The Rings of Power, he is currently filming a TV project for the BBC and will soon be seen in the upcoming Netflix series Hostage.
Best known for his role in Don’t Breathe 2, Adam Young made his debut Two for Joy. His other film credits include Clergymen and Ultra. On television, Young has appeared in multiple episodes of Apple TV+’s Masters of the Air and the long-running BBC series EastEnders, as well as The Witcher: Blood Origin, Sex Education, Royal Bastards: Rise of the Tudors, and Romantic Getaway.
The series is set thousands of years before the events of The Lord of the Rings novels and depicts the major events of Middle-earth's Second Age. It follows the forging of the original rings of power that would allow Sauron (Charlie Vickers) to spread evil across Middle-earth. It debuted on Prime Video in September 2022.
The third season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is produced by showrunners and executive producers JD Payne & Patrick McKay. They are joined by executive producers Lindsey Weber, Justin Doble, Kate Hazell, and executive producer-director Charlotte Brändström. Matthew Penry-Davey is producer and Ally O’Leary, Tim Keene, and Andrew Lee are co-producers.