‘Sauron is always there in the back of my mind’: Charlie Vickers steps into the gathering darkness for ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ S2

When Charlie Vickers auditioned for Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power in April 2019, he initially went for the part of Elrond, a character played by fellow Australian actor Hugo Weaving in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings film trilogy.

His self tape consisted of a long monologue as someone trying to avoid battle, recited opposite casting director Theo Parker.

So relieved was the Melbourne actor at making it to the end of the speech without making any errors, he smiled ...