'The Lord of the Rings' Cast Then and Now

Viggo Mortensen in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Viggo Mortensen at an event for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Viggo Mortensen at an event for The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017 (2017)

Miranda Otto in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Miranda Otto at an event for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Miranda Otto at an event for 24: Legacy (2016)

Karl Urban in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Karl Urban at an event for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Karl Urban at an event for Star Trek Beyond (2016)

Cate Blanchett in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Cate Blanchett at an event for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Cate Blanchett at an event for The 70th Annual Tony Awards (2016)

Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Andy Serkis at an event for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Andy Serkis at an event for Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

Liv Tyler and Elijah Wood in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Liv Tyler at an event for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Liv Tyler at an event for The Leftovers (2014)

Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, and Billy Boyd at an event for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Elijah Wood in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Elijah Wood at an event for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Sean Bean, Matt Appleton, Sam Kelly, Jonathan Harding, and Blair Morton in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Sean Bean at an event for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Sean Bean at an event for Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (2016)

Hugo Weaving in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Hugo Weaving at an event for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Hugo Weaving at an event for Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

Ian Holm in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Ian Holm at an event for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Ian Holm at an event for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)