{"id":21320,"date":"2022-09-02T14:09:14","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T12:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1701527"},"modified":"2022-09-02T14:26:11","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T12:26:11","slug":"who-plays-sauron-in-the-rings-of-power-theories-on-lord-of-the-rings-villain","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-plays-sauron-in-the-rings-of-power-theories-on-lord-of-the-rings-villain\/","title":{"rendered":"Who plays Sauron in The Rings of Power? Theories on Lord of the Rings villain"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Lewis Knight\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 02 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Evil does not sleep, it waits.<\/p>\n

The much-anticipated Amazon Prime Video<\/a>\u00a0series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power<\/a> has finally arrived and tells the story of the Second Age of Middle-earth.<\/p>\n

The opening episodes set up a major conflict in the series as the Elven warrior Galadriel (Morfydd Clark)<\/a> seeks revenge against the Dark Lord Sauron, who is responsible for the death of her brother and also remains a threat to all life.<\/p>\n

So, as Sauron is the chief antagonist of the series, just who exactly is playing him in The Rings of Power?<\/p>

Who plays Sauron in The Rings of Power?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

At present, Amazon Studios has yet to confirm<\/strong> who is portraying the villainous Dark Lord himself, Sauron.<\/p>\n

Whoever is portraying the source of Galadriel\u2019s ire remains a mystery and has therefore inspired a few theories about who Sauron could be, with many thinking he is hiding in plain sight.<\/p>\n

So, who exactly could be playing Sauron in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power?<\/p>\n

Who could play Sauron in The Rings of Power? Theories on Lord of the Rings villain<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Charlie Vickers<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Charlie Vickers as Halbrand in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power<\/span><\/figcaption> Matt Grace\/Prime Video<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Charlie Vickers has been introduced as the roguish man named Halbrand in the opening episodes of The Rings of Power.<\/p>\n

Meeting Galadriel on the Sundering Seas, Halbrand becomes her sole companion as they are threatened by a sea beast and storms.<\/p>\n

It becomes clear that Halbrand has a dark past and Galadriel encourages him to move on from it.<\/p>\n

Could Vickers secretly be portraying Sauron?<\/p>\n

We go into more details here about theories around Halbrand being Sauron<\/a> \u2013 and there is some convincing evidence.<\/p>\n

Daniel Weyman<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Daniel Weyman as The Stranger in The Rings of Power.<\/span><\/figcaption> Amazon Studios<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Introduced at the end of the first episode, the enigmatic figure dubbed The Stranger crashes to Middle-earth in a red comet.<\/p>\n

Discovered by Harfoots named Nori Brandyfoot and Poppy Proudfellow, it is clear that this man is a magical being with a purpose, but what is it?<\/p>\n

Could The Stranger be Sauron in disguise? It would be an interesting strategic starting point to involve himself with the Harfoots.<\/p>\n