Michael Elsworth (born June 12, 1932) is an English-born New Zealand actor who worked as a double for Gandalf when Ian McKellen was unavailable for The Lord of the Rings trilogy. He also portrayed as the Gondorian Archivist in the first film and Círdan in the first and third films, but his second role was uncredited.
Filmography[]
Film[]
- The Frighteners - 1996 - Undertaker (uncredited)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - 2001 - Gondorian Archivist / Círdan (uncredited)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - 2003 - Círdan (uncredited)
Behind the scenes[]
- Elsworth had also worked with Peter Jackson in The Frighteners.