The universe of The Lord of the rings you are in luck. Prime Video has decided to have a well-known face to play Tom Bombadil, one of the most beloved characters in Tolkien’s work, who did not appear in the two previous film trilogies. The London actor Rory Kinnear will be in charge of interpreting him in the second season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. An actor who, despite having a long career, many still do not put a face to.
At 46 years old, the British He has appeared in more than 80 film and television productions. Among them he stands out as the protagonist of the first episode of the first season of Black Mirror, The National Anthem where he played the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom who had sexual relations with a pig on camera to save the life of Princess Susannah (Lydia Wilson). For many, one of the best episodes of a series that is already in its seventh season, currently in development.
Son of actors Roy Kinnear and Carmel Cryanwinner of numerous awards for his career and member of theater companies such as the Royal Shakespeare Companythe actor debuted in the early 2000s. His first appearances occurred in series such as Judge John Deed, Ghosts of Albion: Legacy, mute witness either Five daysamong other.
His first renowned work would not arrive until 2008, with the film Quantum of Solace. In the James Bond saga he plays the character of Bill Tanner, which he later reprized in skyfall (2012), Specter (2015) and No time to die (2021).
In the cinema, his participations in The Imitation Game (Deciphering Enigma), Love without an appointment, The Peterloo Tragedy and Menuwhile also highlighting these years in the series Years and Years, Catherine the Great, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels either The diplomat. A path full of successes that has allowed him to be signed in the second season of The rings of power.
Likewise, the actor was nominated at the BAFTAs in 2014 for his work on the series SouthcliffeEditwhere he played journalist David Whitehead, who was trying to find out the truth behind the shootings carried out by Stephen Morton, a man from a fictional town in the marshes of North Kent (United Kingdom).
Rory Kinnear is also known for keeping a romantic relationship with actress Pandora Colinwho these years appeared in Chernobyl, Master of None either Penny Dreadfulalso working as a voice actress for the Studio Ghibli film Earwig and the witch and for the video game franchise The Witcher.
We will also be able to see Kinnear soon in Learning to Breathe Under Water, the film in which he is accompanied by Maria Bakalova (Borat, film sequel film); alongside Sam Claflin (The Hunger Games) in the film All the Devils are Here; as well as in the series Toxic Town and Amadeus.
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