Ian McKellan was born on May 25, 1939, which makes him 83 as of January 2023, making him one of the oldest cast members, which makes sense because his character, Gand… 展开

Aragorn actor Viggo Mortensen was born on October 20, 1958, making him 64. When he was first cast in The Lord of the Rings, he would have been around 43, and then when the third m… 展开

Everyone’s favorite blond elf, Legolas, was played by then-24 Orlando Bloom in 2001. Bloom was born on January 13, 1977, and had turned 26 by the time The Return of the Kingcame out in … 展开

Dominic Monaghan played the lovable hobbit Meriadoc Brandybuck, better known as Merry. Born on December 8, 1976, Monaghan is currently 46 but was 25 when the first Lord of t… 展开