Ranger of the North will be portrayed by Jamie Dornan in the next Lord of the Rings film, The Hunt for Gollum. However, he's being credited as "Strider," which is the name he's first introduced as in The Fellowship of the Ring,

Warner Bros. finally answered Middle-earth’s biggest casting question and raised several new ones at CinemaCon. The studio unveiled the full ensemble for The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum,

"The Hunt for Gollum," set for release in December 2027, on Tuesday at CinemaCon in Las Vegas. Andy Serkis directs and stars as Gollum and Smeagol, a role he originated in Peter Jackson's original "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

CinemaCon today, the studio announced that Jamie Dornan will play Aragorn in The Lord Of The Rings: The Hunt For Gollum. Dornan is stepping in for Viggo Mortensen, who starred as Strider in the first three Lord Of The Rings films.

The Hunt for Gollum has unveiled its main cast, though one character will look quite different to longtime fans of the franchise. In a major recast, Warner

The Hunt for Gollum with Jamie Dornan playing Strider –an alias used by Aragorn — and Leo Woodall playing Halvard. (Strider was played in the previous LOTR films by Viggo Mortensen.) Andy Serkis, who is directing,

Aragorn has indeed been recast in Andy Serkis’ J.R.R. Tolkien adaptation The : The Hunt for Gollum, and now we know who’ll be inheriting the smolder and stepping into those heroic riding boots. It’s Jamie Dornan (Belfast).

Well, we officially have our new Aragorn in Andy Serkis' upcoming The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. Veteran actor Jamie Dornan will play Aragorn (also known as Strider) in the prequel film that takes place around the time of The Fellowship of the Ring.