Jamie Dornan Says He Is Not Trying to Outdo Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn in The Hunt for Gollum
For many moviegoers, Aragorn will always look like Viggo Mortensen. Jamie Dornan understands that better than most. The actor, who is taking over the role of Strider in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, has acknowledged the pressure of following Mortensen while insisting that he is not attempting to surpass his performance. His comments, widely reported on October 29, 2026, offer an early indication of how he intends to approach Andy Serkis' upcoming Middle-earth adventure: as a younger version of an established character, rather than a replacement designed to erase the original.