Lord of the Rings - The Lord of the Rings – Stuart Townsend Probably the most epic role of all time was given (then taken away) from Stuart Townsend. He was fired
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The forgotten story of Irish actor Stuart Townsend being fired from Lord of the Rings | Independent.ie
![Stuart Townsend (27) was in his second day of filming The Lord of the Rings when director Peter Jackson replaced him with Viggo Mortensen (41). : r/lotr Stuart Townsend (27) was in his second day of filming The Lord of the Rings when director Peter Jackson replaced him with Viggo Mortensen (41). : r/lotr](https://preview.redd.it/stuart-townsend-27-was-in-his-second-day-of-filming-the-v0-4uxkaa2tvyb81.jpg?auto=webp&s=f13b9f44cb66a5411609dd8ff3dc2ec8e5bc7d76)
Stuart Townsend (27) was in his second day of filming The Lord of the Rings when director Peter Jackson replaced him with Viggo Mortensen (41). : r/lotr
![Stuart Townsend (27) was in his second day of filming The Lord of the Rings when director Peter Jackson replaced him with Viggo Mortensen (41). : r/lotr Stuart Townsend (27) was in his second day of filming The Lord of the Rings when director Peter Jackson replaced him with Viggo Mortensen (41). : r/lotr](https://i.imgur.com/sEfaNxr.jpg)
Stuart Townsend (27) was in his second day of filming The Lord of the Rings when director Peter Jackson replaced him with Viggo Mortensen (41). : r/lotr
![TheOneRing on X: "Russell Crowe, Nic Cage and Stuart Townsend were all offered the role of Aragorn. Fans have been 'shopping for years! http://t.co/KbifvVPAtL" / X TheOneRing on X: "Russell Crowe, Nic Cage and Stuart Townsend were all offered the role of Aragorn. Fans have been 'shopping for years! http://t.co/KbifvVPAtL" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CQk2xiOUsAAij_E.jpg)