From Brian Cox to Miranda Otto, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim cast features the voices of several recognizable stars, with some actors from the movies returning as well. Given the blockbuster box office performance of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, Warner Bros. is eager to expand on its J.R.R. Tolkien movie franchise. Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, produced with New Line Cinema, has brought the franchise into the streaming world. Now, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim will introduce an animated element.
Set 183 years before the events of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim revolves around Helm Hammerhand, the King of Rohan, who has to defend his people against an army of Dunlendings. Helm becomes the namesake of Helm’s Deep, so this is essentially an origin story for one of the greatest battle sequences in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The animated spin-off movie is set to be released in theaters on April 12, 2024, with a mighty voice cast bringing its characters to life.
Brian Cox As Helm Hammerhand
Brian Cox leads The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim cast as he voices Helm Hammerhand, the King of Rohan. Cox is best known for his portrayal as the patriarch and rich billionaire Logan Roy in Succession, which earned him a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy nomination. On the big screen, Cox has played the villain General William Stryker, in X-Men 2, screenwriting guru Robert McKee in Adaptation, serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecktor in Manhunter, and the curmudgeonly Captain John O’Hagen in Super Troopers. Cox has also voiced Fagan in the Oliver Twist audiobooks, Conrad in Bob the Builder, and Death in Good Omens.
Miranda Otto As Éowyn
Miranda Otto reprises her role from Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy as Witch-king killer Éowyn, a future shieldmaiden of Rohan and the narrator of the movie. Otto scored her breakout role in the World War II movie Emma’s War, in which she plays Emma Grange, a teenager who moves to Australia’s bush country to escape the conflict. She made her first foray into Hollywood with the supporting roles of Marty Bell in The Thin Red Line, Mary Feur in What Lies Beneath, and Mary Ann Ferrier in War of the Worlds.
Gaia Wise As Hera
Gaia Wise appears in The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim cast as Hera, Helm’s daughter who helps him defend their people. Wise first broke out with her memorable guest role as Jo Reynolds in Silent Witness season 25, episode 1, “History – Part One.” She also had a cameo in the wedding scene of the Dustin Hoffman vehicle Last Chance Harvey and played the supporting role of Becca in the Bill Bryson biopic A Walk in the Woods. Wise is the daughter of actors Emma Thompson and Greg Wise.
Luke Pasqualino As Wulf
Wulf, the brutish leader of the Dunlendings who pursues a vendetta against Rohan for his father’s death, is played by Luke Pasqualino. Pasqualino is most renowned for his standout TV roles as Freddie McClair in the teen dramedy series Skins, d’Artagnan in the period action series The Musketeers, and Elvis Harte in the military drama series Our Girl. His previous film roles include Grey in the sci-fi actioner Snowpiercer, DCP Jimmy in the historical political thriller The Gandhi Murder, and Donny in the crime drama Smartass. Pasqualino is also known for playing Albert Hill in Crackle’s TV adaptation of Snatch.
Laurence Ubong Williams As Fréaláf Hildeson
Laurence Ubong Williams appears in The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim cast as Fréaláf Hildeson, Helm’s nephew and successor to the throne of Rohan. Williams’ previous film roles include Eddie in the horror film Gateway and Harding in the biopic My Dinner with Herve. On television, Williams has played guest roles as a police officer in Humans season 1, episode 6; Luke Turnbull in Doctors season 17, episode 123, “Where There’s Hope”; and a café waiter in the pilot episode of Peep Show duo Mitchell and Webb’s sitcom Back.
Shaun Dooley As Freca
Freca, a Dunlending lord, the father that Wulf wants to avenge, is played by Shaun Dooley. Dooley first rose to prominence with his soap opera roles as Ritchie Fitzgerald in Coronation Street and Tom Stuart in EastEnders. He has since played Greg in the superhero show Misfits, Clive Tozer in the cast of the miniseries It’s a Sin, and Peter Harper in the Manchester-set drama series The Street. Dooley’s previous film roles include Mr. Fisher in the supernatural horror movie The Woman in Black and bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones in the docudrama Diana: Last Days of a Princess.
The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim Supporting Cast & Characters
Lorraine Ashbourne: Lorraine Ashbourne has an undisclosed role in The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim cast. Ashbourne is best known for playing Mrs. Varley in Netflix’s historical romance series Bridgerton. She has also played Barbara Castle in The Crown, Karen in I Hate Suzie, and Valerie Gold in Extraordinary.
Yazdan Qafouri: There’s an undisclosed role for Yazdan Qafouri in The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. Qafouri’s only previous acting credit is the role of Omid in the 2022 Netflix thriller I Came By.
Benjamin Wainwright: Benjamin Wainwright has an undisclosed role in the animated Lord of the Rings spin-off. Wainwright is best known for his TV roles as Rory in The Split, Raphael in Gangs of London, and Randy in World on Fire.
Michael Wildman: Michael Wildman appears in The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim cast in an undisclosed role. Wildman is most renowned for playing Al Chapman in the soap opera Emmerdale, as well as minor roles as Robert Vass in Spooks: The Greater Good, a CRI agent in The Bourne Ultimatum, and the UK police leader in Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw.
Jude Akuwudike: Jude Akuwudike plays an undisclosed role in the movie. Akuwudike is best known for playing Charlie Carter in Gangs of London, Supreme Commander Dada Goodblood in Beasts of No Nation, and Joshua in the 2023 live-action remake of The Little Mermaid.
Bilal Hasna: An undisclosed role in the animated Lord of the Rings movie is played by Bilal Hasna. Hasna previously played Kash in the Hulu original series Extraordinary and DS Norris in the Channel 4 prison drama Screw.
Janine Duvitski: Janine Duvitski appears in The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim cast in an undisclosed role. Duvitski is known for playing Jacqueline Stewart in the sitcom Benidorm, Caroline in About a Boy, and Margaret Nicholson in The Madness of King George.