Prime Video Announces New Cast Members for Season Three of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”

Today, Prime Video confirmed that Andrew Richardson, Zubin Varla, and Adam Young have joined the cast of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power for its upcoming third season, which recently began filming at the series’ new production home at Shepperton Studios in the UK. Richardson will be a series regular, and Varla and Young will appear in recurring roles. The globally successful series, which has attracted over 170 million viewers worldwide, continues to be one of Amazon’s strongest drivers for new Prime membership sign-ups.

ANDREW RICHARDSON

Canadian-born British actor Andrew Richardson made his professional theatre debut in the Olivier Award-nominated Guys & Dolls, directed by Sir Nicholas Hytner at the Bridge Theatre in London. Playing the role of Sky Masterson, he was nominated in 2023 for an Emerging Talent award by the Evening Standard Theatre Awards. He was also nominated for the Ian Charleson award in 2025 for his roles in both Uncle Vanya at The Orange Tree Theatre and A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the Royal Shakespeare Company at The Barbican. He trained at the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in Pittsburgh. Richardson will next be seen on screen in a recurring role in the Peacock series Ponies, starring Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson. Photo Credit: Ivan Weiss

ZUBIN VARLA

Award-winning British actor and singer Zubin Varla has built an extensive career working with some of the world’s most innovative and imaginative directors. A graduate of London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Varla won the 2023 Olivier Award for “Best Actor in a Supporting Role in A Musical” for his portrayal of Jerry Falwell in Tammy Faye at the Almeida Theatre and received Olivier Award nominations for his performances in A Little Life (The Harold Pinter Theatre, transferred to The Savoy Theatre) and Fun Home (Young Vic). Other theatre credits include Twelfth Night (alongside Derek Jacobi); Measure for Measure (Young Vic); Attempts on Her Life, A Tupperware of Ashes, and The Life of Galileo (National Theatre); The Tempest, Roberto Zucco, and Julius Caesar (Royal Shakespeare Company); Equus; Jesus Christ Superstar; The Two Character Play; and Ghost Quartet. On screen, Varla’s eclectic mix of roles includes multiple episodes of the Disney+ series Andor, regular recurring roles in Deep State, Will, Our Girl, Strike Back, and Little Dorrit, and a leading role in an episode of Silent Witness. Alongside The Rings of Power, he is currently filming a TV project for the BBC and will soon be seen in the upcoming Netflix series Hostage.

ADAM YOUNG

British actor Adam Young is known to fans for playing the role of Jim-Bob in the 2021 horror film Don’t Breathe 2. Trained at London’s Mountview Academy of the Arts, he made his screen debut in Tom Beard’s 2018 film Two for Joy, starring alongside Bella Ramsey, Samanta Morton, Daniel Mays, and Billie Piper. His other film credits include Clergymen and Ultra. On television, Young has appeared in multiple episodes of Apple TV+’s Masters of the Air and the long-running BBC series EastEnders, as well as The Witcher: Blood Origin, Sex Education, Royal Bastards: Rise of the Tudors, and Romantic Getaway. His extensive theatre credits include Redlands at the Chichester Festival Theatre; Withnail and I (Birmingham Rep); Call Me Vicky (Pleasance Theatre); The Duchess of Malfi (Sam Wanamaker Festival at The Globe Theatre); No Quarter (Soho Theatre); Twelfth Night, Henry V, Macbeth, and The Merry Wives of Windsor (Petersfield Shakespeare Festival); and The Alchemist at Germany’s Shakespeare Festival at Globe Neuss.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has been an unprecedented success, with a broad, highly engaged global fan base. Critics have praised the series for its epic scope and production values, and Seasons One and Two are Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Season One remains the biggest TV premiere in the history of Prime Video, and Season Two is the most-watched returning season by hours watched.

The third season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is produced by showrunners and executive producers J.D. Payne & Patrick McKay. They are joined by executive producers Lindsey Weber, Justin Doble, Kate Hazell, and executive producer-director Charlotte Brändström. Matthew Penry-Davey is the producer, and Ally O’Leary, Tim Keene, and Andrew Lee are co-producers.

All episodes of the first two seasons of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power are now available to stream exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories in multiple languages.