![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/4uxkaa2tvyb81.jpg?auto=webp&s=a78f43c596acb50a40a6858a04fa2ea9ee75879b)
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 The forgotten story of Irish actor Stuart Townsend being fired from Lord of the Rings - Independent.ie](https://www.independent.ie/incoming/a7c13/35561890.ece/AUTOCROP/w620/charlize3%202.jpg)
The forgotten story of Irish actor Stuart Townsend being fired from Lord of the Rings - Independent.ie
![Jay Garmon [dot] Net: Truly Trivial: Who was the original Aragorn in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings? Jay Garmon [dot] Net: Truly Trivial: Who was the original Aragorn in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings?](http://www.blogcdn.com/insidemovies.moviefone.com/media/2010/04/lotr.crowe-310-1271805986.jpg)
Jay Garmon [dot] Net: Truly Trivial: Who was the original Aragorn in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings?
![TheOneRing.net 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.net 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.net 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
![Viggo Mortensen Offers Advice To Whoever Plays Aragorn in Amazon's LORD OF THE RINGS Series — GeekTyrant Viggo Mortensen Offers Advice To Whoever Plays Aragorn in Amazon's LORD OF THE RINGS Series — GeekTyrant](http://static1.squarespace.com/static/51b3dc8ee4b051b96ceb10de/51ce6099e4b0d911b4489b79/5be346662b6a28a863621696/1557985561792/viggo-mortensen-offers-advice-to-whoever-plays-aragorn-in-amazons-lord-of-the-rings-series-social.jpg?format=1500w)
Viggo Mortensen Offers Advice To Whoever Plays Aragorn in Amazon's LORD OF THE RINGS Series — GeekTyrant
![Viggo Mortensen talks about how it felt to replace another actor in The Lord of the Rings - World Today News Viggo Mortensen talks about how it felt to replace another actor in The Lord of the Rings - World Today News](https://www.accioncine.es/media/k2/items/cache/f5d8e5c547027000c1feb2cb03654db8_M.jpg)
Viggo Mortensen talks about how it felt to replace another actor in The Lord of the Rings - World Today News
![LOTR Fact: Stuart Townsend was originally casted for Aragorn and was replaced several days before the start of the shooting - 9GAG LOTR Fact: Stuart Townsend was originally casted for Aragorn and was replaced several days before the start of the shooting - 9GAG](https://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/a7EQXGL_460s.jpg)
LOTR Fact: Stuart Townsend was originally casted for Aragorn and was replaced several days before the start of the shooting - 9GAG
![As some may know, Viggo Mortensen was a late addition to the cast as Aragorn and initially an actor by the name of Stuart Townsend was cast. Townsend was deemed to young As some may know, Viggo Mortensen was a late addition to the cast as Aragorn and initially an actor by the name of Stuart Townsend was cast. Townsend was deemed to young](https://preview.redd.it/57qv80f2wpa31.jpg?auto=webp&s=b5d0c7877c63b123b0048c0a5ace71447c7468c8)
As some may know, Viggo Mortensen was a late addition to the cast as Aragorn and initially an actor by the name of Stuart Townsend was cast. Townsend was deemed to young
![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
![The King That Might Have Returned: Five Actors Who Almost Played Aragorn in Lord of the Rings | Tor.com The King That Might Have Returned: Five Actors Who Almost Played Aragorn in Lord of the Rings | Tor.com](https://i1.wp.com/www.tor.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/lotr-townsend1.jpg?fit=800%2C%209999&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C459px)