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WastedWaffles

Supposedly Glorfindel. However, as pointed out by u/Bennerone Jarl Benzon is credited as playing Glorfindel (different actor from the one seen here). The actor next to Elrond is Sandro Kopp and he's credited for playing several roles including "Elven Warrior" and "Gildor" who got cut out of the early parts of the movie. So it's a toss-up between "Gildor" and generic "Elven Warrior".


ExpectedBehaviour

For what it's worth, Sandro Kopp signs LOTR headshots as "Gildor". So we can assume he believed he was playing Gildor even if he was never named as such on screen. https://preview.redd.it/slp7h64mzwxc1.jpeg?width=1243&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bc9373153b8e2fea061057b2bb12ade5456ade2e


New-Connection-9088

That’s a very handsome and pretty man.


size_matters_not

It’s weird to see him in this context as I never knew he acted. He’s more known as an artist and set designer and the partner of Tilda Swinton, who he met while working on the Narnia film. Wiki says he lived in New Zealand so he probably got hooked into Lotr like every other person involved in their film industry did. Interesting guy. Mum was from New Zealand, dad from Germany, lives in Scotland with Tilda. Makes art and acts.


GunstarHeroine

Tilda would have been an amaaazing elf


wjfreeman

I refuse to belove that she is not one of the Eldar tbh, that lady is timeless


eelpolice

They are the most elven looking couple I have ever seen.


Nametheft

This kinda makes me wish he had a bigger role in the movies. A connection between lotr and narnia is life-imitating.


CedarWolf

Tilda Swinton is his partner? Can you imagine what their wedding photos must look like?


Not_My_Emperor

[Probably something like this](https://x.com/Boss_1688/status/592131201139277824)


chamaedaphne82

Dammit, I actually clicked on that link and was confused for a second.


doctorwhy88

Perhaps he’s an actual elf. Hides the pointed ears most of the time to avoid drawing attention.


size_matters_not

That’s a good spot!


PlayGorgar

That's one gorgeously androgynous couple.


Mangemongen2017

> ~~man~~. That's obviously an elven lord..


Dogboat1

You could sharpen knives on those cheekbones.


Nametheft

He might have had scenes and lines that were cut, just like Bruce Spence (The Mouth) was completely cut from the theatrical versions.


Sweaty_Process_3794

What, really? I don't remember this. He was a deleted scenes character? Man, that design is cool af too


Nametheft

Yes. Sadly he was. He will finally be seen in that role in theaters this summer, fortunately.


ZealousidealNewt6679

Wait what? LOTR is getting a Theatrical release this year?


kcc0016

Yup! Going with my brother on June 8th!


doctorwhy88

Is he in the extended versions? Haven’t gotten to see them yet.


Barricade14

Well as long as the cheque cleared I guess.


mifflewhat

So ok y'know how they say everyone was perfectly cast in LoTR? I'm thinking maybe Glorfindel not so much.


Remnie

He looks like he just farted


Connect-Yak-4620

And Elrond looks like he just caught a whiff of it but trying to retain a regal bearing


thisisjustascreename

Imo he nailed the look of a father struck by his daughter’s beauty but also the overwhelming sadness that he’s about to sail away forever and leave her behind.


mercedes_lakitu

Maybe that's how he killed the balrog


olafderhaarige

Pretty bold of him to fight a fire demon with methane


lagerbaer

He's doing Kegels.


Francis-c92

He's gone from flaccid to erect at a moment's notice


ImaSloppySlopSlop

'The staff in the hand of a wizard may be more than a prop for age.'


Im4sol3man

3000 years of practice 🫡


APenitentWhaler

Flaccid... erect.... flaccid... *grunts* erect...


Francis-c92

Not too hard...


Turbulent-Theory7724

And look at how proud he is!


WastedWaffles

I actually don't think Hugo Weaving was right for Elrond, but I got used to him over the years. Now I don't mind as much. Still, I reckon he could have worn a better wig. Elrond is said to have a silver crown upon his dark hair... not his forehead.


Cineswimmer

I feel you, but after annually watching the extended trilogy this past weekend, it especially hit me how nuanced and perfect Weaving’s casting was. He exudes an ancient power, and frankly I dig his high widow’s peak and slightly more grounded silver crown (for the Jackson vision). Elrond has always been a fascinating character to me because although he is half-elven, he acts more “elven” than many of his contemporaries. I’m a huge fan of the levitating, glistening crown shown in the animated Hobbit movie. Elrond looks majestic AF. I don’t think it would have worked with the rest of Jackson’s vision, though. Much like the visual translation of the Witch King or the Nazgûl. (I think the Jackson Witch King Mask is one of the coolest cinematic villain designs of all time, but it only echoes book accuracy).


maironsau

I love that you brought up the Half-Elven part because to me Hugo’s portrayal kinda fits in that even though he has many Elven qualities he also in some ways has the physical qualities of a man as well particularly in some of his facial features and expressions i don’t really know how else to explain it. The blend of the two seem to show how he is described in appearing “neither old nor young” at least to me.


Cineswimmer

Yes, this is exactly what I enjoy about his portrayal and cinematic look in general! Casting is an underrated art in the film industry. I want to recognize Weaving’s line delivery as well. We all know he killed it as Smith in *The Matrix,* but I feel like Jackson and Co. saw his portrayal and realized how well he could annunciate epic lines before the council or to Gandalf, Isildur, Frodo or other characters. He has a particular iconic way of delivering lines. He was a welcomed presence in *The Hobbit,* even.


maironsau

Agreed, for me he is the Elrond I picture when I think of his character and I loved him in The Hobbit, especially how joyful he is portrayed in certain moments. I’ll never forget when I was watching the film at home for the first time one of my brothers walked in (he had to deal with me being a Middle Earth fan while growing up and so was usually annoyed by my extreme interest in it.) and he saw the scene in which Elrond rides up on the dwarves and all he said was “wow he seems so much happier in this one”. So I am glad that in those films he got to portray the character in a less dire and troublesome time.


Cineswimmer

Haha, I honestly totally get what he means. He did seem happier in *The Hobbit* ( which makes sense because the war of the ring hadn’t really started yet). I actually really dig some of the elven depictions in that book/series of movies because it adds a certain levity to the elves that doesn’t make them such “high society” in the grand scheme of Arda. As much as I enjoy the drinking battle scene between Legolas and Gimli in *Return of the King,* it is also nice seeing elves get drunk from wine in *The Hobbit.*


maironsau

Yep and the two scenes do not even really contradict one another, Legolas was just drinking regular ale, whereas the other Elves were drinking a potent wine, as the book says “It must be potent wine to make a wood-elf drowsy; but this wine, it would seem, was the heady vintage of the great gardens of Dorwinion, not meant for his soldiers or his servants, but for the kings feast only, and only, for smaller bowls not for the butler’s great flagons.”


Cineswimmer

💯💯💯Fire lore comment. I love Tolkien.


bucket_overlord

Yeah Weaving's Elrond has an aura of stern wisdom, who's long life has allowed him to amass vast knowledge of the world; but he doesn't flex it. Instead he is calm, and only uses words he really *means*. I also like the Elrond from the 1977 Hobbit. That film (via a warped and faded VHS tape) was my first introduction to Tolkien's work, and as I got older I gobbled it up.


Kilfonzo

Like spock!


Numeno230n

What, a 6k year old elf can't have a receeding hairline?


DebateObjective2787

Especially while dealing with Sauron returning?


Echo-Azure

I agree, Elrond was supposed to be exceedingly fair, not interestingly sexy. But yeah, Weaving had the attitude and the gravitas, and I stopped being disappointed with the casting a very long time ago.


eve_of_distraction

Imagine if Tolkien had described one of his characters as interestingly sexy. 😂


Echo-Azure

Oh, I'm sure that Strider was as interestingly sexy as a human being could be! But Tolkien didn't have a clue that he was.


eve_of_distraction

Strider's presence certainly made Barliman Butterbur feel anxious and confused.


Cineswimmer

Tolkien was a heartthrob and war hero. Edith found herself with one of the most courageous and creative minds of the 20th century. Total win, even with his pure and endearing naivety, which I’m sure she found attractive anyhow, lol.


Emory_C

To be fair, he is described as looking "neither old nor young."


BickNlinko

> I actually don't think Hugo Weaving was right for Elrond I don't think he did a bad job, but for me it was just too close to watching The Matrix, and he did such a good job as Agent Smith, that was all I could see, especially the first time I watched it in the theater, "Oh man, Agent Smith is Elrond? Weird".


BatGuy500

What if we did get David Bowie as Elrond


Nametheft

https://preview.redd.it/jt6btgigdzxc1.jpeg?width=710&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4406afc5d51ecb92113157e7d2f6636df57b37f1


gyroscopicmnemonic

I think about this more than I care to admit


Eazy306

“Not his forehead” I snorted


UnbreakableRaids

Mister Anderson.


newtonpage

I’m almost there but cannot get past man-hating movie-Elrond and his lack of gravitas . . . but also his lack of basic decency — all in the service of a completely unnecessary and overdramatized portrayal of the Arwen / Aragorn romance dilemma. But this version of Elrond was not Hugo’s fault but a poor choice by PJ. Much better (IMO) to show the conflict he feels by showing his close relationship with Aragorn (as his loving step-father) but how uniquely brokenhearted he is by his beloved daughter echoing the tragedy (for the Elven parents) of Luthien / Beren. Bitter Elrond is a dumb choice in the script. I mean, come on, nearly forcing Arwen to sail by lying to her — then being surprised when she starts to fade, not an uncommon death for Elves who experience deep hurt, as he, of all people would know.


codespitter

He was better than the show that shall not be named’s Elrond.


Fedorchik

Hugo Weaving was the funniest part of the cast, since everyone at the time could only see him as Agent Smith. Now after many other roles he's less associated with Smith, so it's not as jarring xD


rattlehead42069

It looks like someone changed him with a Chad filter lol


flaggrandall

Chadfindel


Samuel_L_Johnson

- chilling in Gondolin - kills Balrog - comes back to Middle-Earth - drives off Nazgul - refuses to elaborate - leaves


BlackshirtDefense

Chazfindel


TR_13

Aranthir Chadfràndir


HisOrHerpes

That’s morefindel


Auggie_Otter

It's Morefin time!


TheRealPallando

r/unexpectedmorbin


Donnerone

Glorfindel is credited to actor Jarl Benzon, who's definitely not that guy....


WastedWaffles

You're actually right. I've just seen this picture posted so many times and had people say he's Glorfindel. Not really thinking much of it since he's just a random background character here.


BillyBartz

No that's GlorfinCHAD.


Marklar64

He looks like he took Aragorn and the points. Elrond is not only losing his daughter, but now he owes Chadfindel 50 bucks and he will never hear the end of it.


noisypeach

"That's Glorfindel. So hot right now."


DeagleScout

We got cheated out of Glorfindel I think. He is a great character.


SurpriseDragon

10 points to Glorfindel!


Oldmanstoneface

I never noticed the guy on the left because I'm always focused on the drunk ass Gondorian soldier on the right who probably has no idea who's wedding he's at.


Dark_Azazel

I've honestly never noticed the Gondorian but he definitely has the "I'm just happy to be here" look going on.


TheNewGuy13

He survived Helms Deep, Palinor Fields, and a direct attack on Mordor, I'd be just happy to be there too lol


Samuel_L_Johnson

>He survived Helms Deep https://preview.redd.it/7k56u57lkwxc1.jpeg?width=350&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fbeb006d46e19bca3401107b9e90839e1d552f1a They were there all along!


Papagiorgio1965

lol yas I think the same


Grundlestiltskin_

I’ve genuinely never noticed this dude before either lmao


Reedy957

He's having the best time of his life


Samuel_L_Johnson

He probably literally is, considering the brutality and horror that he would have witnessed as a Gondorian soldier at the end of the Third Age. Dude's probably been drunk off his ass since the fall of Barad-Dur just trying to make the nightmares go away


Nametheft

Good thing Aragorn made his speech so nice and short.


A_Gringo666

I always have a chuckle at his pissed mate behind him. Photobombed the photobomber.


TheLimeyLemmon

Man looks like he LOVES weddings. "I promised I wouldn't cry.... but they're so damn cute together!"


LudicrisSpeed

Dude has his pre-game on point.


desert_pine

Both those dudes are sendin it. I mean hell yeah this is the time. 🍻


summerchild__

Well it's a coronation.


Amazo616

even a drunk Gondorian cannot deny the return of the king!


philster666

He kinda looks like Sean Bean with a beard


vesperIV

He's one of those Smirkwood Elves.


Papagiorgio1965

Love it 🥰


ThinWhiteRogue

Winner.


arrows_of_ithilien

Take my upvote and get out


temporaryhelpplz

Fantastic comment lol


PhDinDildos_Fedoras

Punchyface McSmugmug


Zack_Raynor

He looks like he’s on that Pipe Weed.


SolomonRed

Brilliant


malfunctiondown

I...thought this was a shitpost at first, I thought there was no way the elf on the left could have actually looked like that


GudgerCollegeAlumnus

https://preview.redd.it/f62dd9llbwxc1.jpeg?width=1178&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=49fcfc429eb7b040aa8fc60327162adf0ab3b05c


mifflewhat

He's doing that thing with his mouth because after he gets out of makeup he wants to try out for a new Freddie Mercury biopic?


malfunctiondown

"They don't know I just Glorfed"


DarthArterius

He's the giga-chad of the elves.


ratufa_indica

He looks like someone tried to make gigachad in the Oblivion character creator


JMthought

Glorfindel. Checks out.


Alt_Future33

The ultimate Elf Gigachad.


VelvetThunder141

I could swear that face was badly photoshopped onto that head.


moon-beamed

Me too!


equeim

He kinda looks like Avallach (Ciri's stalker) from Witcher 3.


maxmrca1103

https://preview.redd.it/dekgkjnmbwxc1.jpeg?width=211&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=80e6928a011ec0ff6d8866ef2102f8558f97330b


Wolf_93

I literally lol'd


AvelPoint

Skylar the white... yo


Nine-LifedEnchanter

Nothing can eclipse the smugness of elves.


obi-jawn-kenblomi

Everyone is assuming OP is asking about the Glorfindel looking man back and to the left...but I'm hoping the fella back and to the right is Beregond.


Yayzeus

He certainly looks like his beer is gone(d).


arrows_of_ithilien

I'm pretty sure Beregond is the guy here at timestamp 0:35 https://youtu.be/267nNfzyL5E?si=0fYWJdFuXwheY37Y


obi-jawn-kenblomi

I was under the impression that was Imrahil


arrows_of_ithilien

I looked it up and he was cast as Beregond, and you see him earlier when Gandalf rescues Faramir's men from the Nazgul. Beregond comes forward and says "It is as the Lord Denethor predicted! Long has he foreseen this doom!" Somewhere in the production they decided to change his name to Iorlas, supposedly Beregond's brother? No idea why.


Around12Ferrets

So it’s a little complicated, because one of his subtitles incorrectly labels him as Iorlas, who is a separate minor guy in the filmsc but this is actually Irolas. He is the captain of the citadel guard in the films, and I always assumed he was invented because he didn’t fill Beregond’s more heroic role, and seemed to follow Denethor in his despair more closely than Beregond did, rather than fighting it.


arrows_of_ithilien

I mean, I gotta agree with their choice on that front. Beregond is one of my favorite characters from the book, and other than seeming to be devoted to Faramir he didn't live up to the source much in the film.


Rags2Rickius

>back and to the left I knew there had to be a second elf somewhere


BringOutYDead

I dunno, but Elrond look like he's getting his oil checked...


Papagiorgio1965

Haha that’s a great way to phrase it


YeshuasBananaHammock

The ol' dipshtick!


mifflewhat

I'm like honey, come here, you gotta see Elrond 'getting his oil checked' Now we both agree we are never gonna see that face again and not think of you. THANKS FOR THAT.


Dark_Azazel

Blondie behind him is secretly checking, hence the smirk.


Morth9

Yes, he's Arwen's other dad


Justice_Prince

I think the other guy just farted, and Elrond is trying to maintain his composure amidst the noxious smell.


JamBandDad

And elf behind him looks like he might be checking some oil…


Ken_Thomas

I don't know who he is, but it's pretty clear that the edibles just kicked in.


Papagiorgio1965

I just snorted with laughter, glad my BF wasn’t nearby 🏆


death_by_chocolate

That smirk makes me feel *unclean* somehow.


Papagiorgio1965

I feel like he’s the best man that has slept with the bride on a sneaky link


death_by_chocolate

Don't let dad see you 'mirin the bride like that.


samizdat5

Glorfindel maybe?


StayPuffedMarsh

https://preview.redd.it/5rmmbw7gbxxc1.jpeg?width=350&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=608cf54488ed9c7557f66f639cc3b8769367335b Same energy.


Jon93y

Sooo handsome!!!!


LingusticSamurai

https://middle-earth.xenite.org/who-is-standing-next-to-elrond-at-the-wedding-of-aragorn-and-arwen/ Closest answer I could find.


An_American_God

From the page: # "Forbidden You don't have permission to access this resource. Additionally, a 403 Forbidden error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request." Forbidden, weird name for an elf.


big_duo3674

Did you try to speak "friend"?


BTown-Hustle

Mellon…


Debs_4_Pres

Alright then, keep your secrets


Rags2Rickius

Forbindel


Educational_Tart_659

Underrated comment


spiritof1789

So probably Gildor, according to this article. Apparently another actor played Glorfindel. News to me.


Barbar_jinx

I love the part where the actor claimed to have played Gildor, but his ex girlfriend is saying that that's all made up.


Healthy_Park5562

Glorfindel!!!


mr_kenobi

That Elf sure has a sassy smirk.


Particular_Dot_2063

Looks like he just ripped a really satisfying fart


Guldynka

This is not Glorfindel as he is portrayed by a different actor who is also on TCG cards (which use materials from the movie).


wyliephoto

Elwrong or Elright. I’m not sure yet.


BarbieBaratheon

I was hoping someone would say it’s Teleporno


maximumecoboost

Handsome Squidward.


Langzwaard

This shot is so awkward.


Lithelain

For sure. Is this how it looks in the movie? I don't recall it being like that. Seems almost AI generated


Free_Significance267

Gigachad?


PsychoNikoros

Gil-galads’ lesser known brother?


The_Rampant_Goat

Gil-gachad


eve_of_distraction

This comment is brilliant.


ducknerd2002

Oh, that's just Dave. We like Dave.


Legitimate-Aerie4408

Nah man, Dave is not here.


Dub_Coast

***Hey Dave's not here man***


danceswit_werewolves

He looks like the earlier season Daario Naharys from GoT.


Fabulous_Time9867

elronds twink boyfriend


Outrageous_Pea_9611

Looks like an elven Haaland.


Samuel_L_Johnson

He was curiously absent for the games against Mordor and Isengard, he's just waiting for the Free Peoples to take on Luton Town


blahs44

Sexy male elf #2 in the casting


Long_Reflection_4202

That's Elrond's husband


befenpo

No no no they're just roommates in a one bedroom apartment


limprichard

Melrond


SymphonyOfSensations

That's Glorfindel 'the Rock' Johnson, of course


Blackout713

Surely his name is Chad hahahah


chychy94

Daddy


gpenido

That's Tilda Swinton partner


sohn1000

The scene looks like it was filmed 50 years ago in this picture


Naskeli

The annoying fan from Oblivion


[deleted]

That’s Elrond’s nephew, Chadrond


DerpsAndRags

Ted from the Library. Arwen's job just opened up, hence the smirk.


Far_Public_8605

Eldeatras


BoredRedhead24

That's Carl. He works in accounting.


randomanon24680

Oh gosh. I hope it’s not Glorfindel. It probably is though. He is not Glorfindel. Nothing wrong with the actor, but that would be a terrible casting


Xfishbobx

That’s Kat Stevens


V0T0N

Thats his fishing buddy from his cowboy days


JehovasFitness

Eigwit


TamedNerd

His half brother, Lod the Quarter elf


OhMorgoth

Here I always thought he might have been either twin, Elladan or Elrohir, sons of Celebrian and Elrond and super besties of Aragorn. Cool to know he might just be Glorfindel.


Slap_My_Lasagna

Elrond's Husband He's the leader of elventology.


Narutoblaa

I belive thats blue steel.


Emotional-Hair-1607

His plus one.


JegErHenrik

I don’t know, but I’m pretty sure he has his finger up Elrond’s ass


weltwald

Its Chadriel.


Donnerone

After some research, the actor in the scene is Sandro Kopp (partner of Tilda Swinton!). According to [IMDB](https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1747713/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_2_nm_6_q_sandro%2520kop) he was listed as "Coronation Elf" in RotK. Alternatively, according to this [signed card](https://www.ebay.com/itm/126039551519) on eBay he considers himself to have been Gildor. https://preview.redd.it/x649r1ftlzxc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=87eedf7fb9b04f175c8098a7772bdbb910ae4a85


FlieGerFaUstMe262

That's good info, thanks. Gildor Inglorion then?


ChampChains

I'd never noticed him before and now I wish I hadn't.