TMDb/The Lord of the Rings: Th Celebrity Viggo Mortensen endorses Jamie Dornan as the new Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, per director Andy Serkis. May 2, 2026 AceShowbiz - Viggo Mortensen, renowned for his iconic portrayal of Aragorn in the original Lord of the Rings trilogy, has expressed enthusiastic support for Jamie Dornan stepping into the role in the upcoming film The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. This news was revealed by Andy Serkis, who directs and stars as Gollum in the project, during an interview on Josh Horowitz's Happy Sad Confused podcast.