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The forgotten story of Irish actor Stuart Townsend being fired from Lord of the Rings - Independent.ie
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
![TheOneRing on Twitter: "Russell Crowe, Nic Cage and Stuart Townsend were all offered the role of Aragorn. Fans have been 'shopping for years! http://t.co/KbifvVPAtL" / Twitter TheOneRing on Twitter: "Russell Crowe, Nic Cage and Stuart Townsend were all offered the role of Aragorn. Fans have been 'shopping for years! http://t.co/KbifvVPAtL" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CQk2xiOUsAAij_E.jpg)
TheOneRing on Twitter: "Russell Crowe, Nic Cage and Stuart Townsend were all offered the role of Aragorn. Fans have been 'shopping for years! http://t.co/KbifvVPAtL" / Twitter
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
The forgotten story of Irish actor Stuart Townsend being fired from Lord of the Rings - Independent.ie
Viggo Mortensen reveals which actor he replaced in 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy: 'I felt awkward'
![The forgotten story of Irish actor Stuart Townsend being fired from Lord of the Rings - Independent.ie The forgotten story of Irish actor Stuart Townsend being fired from Lord of the Rings - Independent.ie](https://www.independent.ie/incoming/22b80/37667224.ece/AUTOCROP/w1240h700/lotr%20main.jpg)
The forgotten story of Irish actor Stuart Townsend being fired from Lord of the Rings - Independent.ie
Viggo Mortensen reveals which actor he replaced in 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy: 'I felt awkward'
![Imagine being cast as Aragorn in LOTR, rehearsing and training for 2 months in New Zealand and then getting fired the day before filming with no pay. (Stuart Townsend) : r/lotr Imagine being cast as Aragorn in LOTR, rehearsing and training for 2 months in New Zealand and then getting fired the day before filming with no pay. (Stuart Townsend) : r/lotr](https://i.redd.it/ygiqq1sjr7e51.jpg)