THE first two episodes of Amazon Prime’s The Rings Of Power have finally arrived.

The much-anticipated series is finally here- but who stars in the prequel of J.R.R. Tolkien's trilogy?

Who stars in The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime?

The Rings Of Power is set a thousand years before the events of The Lord Of The Rings or The Hobbit novels.

Here are some of its cast members:

SIR LENNY HENRY

The British stand-up comedian, actor, and writer will be part of the big-budget series

Sir Lenny Henry, 63, will portray Sadoc Burrows, a Harfoot of the Second Age, a hobbit-like species.

Little is known about the character as it was specifically created for the TV series.

Sir Henry has had a long-time presence on stage and TV and he is also the co-founder of Comic Relief.

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He was born in Dudley, Worcestershire, on August 29, 1958.

He is the Chancellor of Birmingham City University and was appointed as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1999.

He was knighted in the Queen's 2015 Birthday Honours for his services to drama and charity.

MORFYDD CLARK

The Welsh actress is set to play the immortal elf Galadriel.

Fans of the trilogy will be familiar with the character who was portrayed by Cate Blanchett in Peter Jackson's adaptation .

Now they will have the chance to discover the elf's journey before the moment she would help Frodo get to Mordor.

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Morfydd Clark was born in Sweden on March 17, 1989.

She moved with her family to Penarth, Wales when she was two years old.

The actress made her debut in 2014 in the films Madame Bovary and The Falling.

In 2016 she played Frederica Vernon in Love & Friendship,

She is best known for her roles in The Personal History of David Copperfield and Saint Maud, which earned her a nomination for Best Actress of the 2020 British Independent Film Awards.

MAXIM BALDRY

The former Hollyoaks star plays the role of Isildur.

Viewers will be able to discover the story of Isildur before he cut the ring from Sauron’s hand.

Maxim Baldry was born in 1996 in Surrey.

He lived for a while in Moscow and Warsaw before moving back to England in 2003.

The role of Stepen opposite Rowan Atkinson in Mr Bean's Holiday brought Maxim a nomination at the Young Artists Awards in the category of Best Performance in a Feature Film.

He is best known for his roles in Years and Years and Hollyoaks.

ROBERT ARAMAYO

The actor will portray half-elf Elrond from the land of Rivendell in the series.

LOTR fans will find out how Elrond worked for the elf High King Gil-Galad before fighting against Sauron's army.

Robert Aramayo was born on November 6, 1992.

He is best known for the role of young Ned Stark in Game Of Thrones.

 In 2021, he starred in the Netflix miniseries, Behind Her Eyes.

LLOYD OWEN

The Monarch Of The Glen actor will play the warrior Elendil.

Elendil, Isidul's father and a Númenórean sailor formed an important alliance with the elves.

 Lloyd Owen was born on April 14, 1966.

He played Paul Bowman-MacDonald in BBC's Monarch Of The Glen from 2002-2005.

He starred in The Innocent Project from 2006 to 2007 and in the TV mini-series You, Me and the Apocalypse in 2015.

Nazanin Boniadi

The British actress plays the character of Bronwyn.

Bronwyn is a single mum from the village of Tirharad who encounters Arondir. 

Her son Theo is drawn to Sauron's dark powers.

Nazanin was born in Iran on May 22 1980.

She is best known for her roles in the medical drama General Hospital and its spin-off General Hospital: Night Shift,  How I Met Your Mother, Homeland,  Ben-Hur and most recently Hotel Mumbai.

She was an Amnesty International spokesperson from 2009 to 2015.

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