![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/stuart-townsend-27-was-in-his-second-day-of-filming-the-v0-4uxkaa2tvyb81.jpg?auto=webp&s=f13b9f44cb66a5411609dd8ff3dc2ec8e5bc7d76)
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
![Stuart Townsend was hired to play the part of Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, but was replaced by Viggo Mortensen the day before principal photography began. - 9GAG Stuart Townsend was hired to play the part of Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, but was replaced by Viggo Mortensen the day before principal photography began. - 9GAG](https://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/a6V3dVq_700b.jpg)