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I nominate William Moseley. The actor who plays Feanor needs to be able to communicate a lot just with his face, and in the tone of his voice. William Moseley is great at that. IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0608440/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Age: 29 Height: 5' 10" Here are some relevant clips in...

Wow. I'd never even heard of Gemma Arterton, but now I think I'm convinced she should play Arwen. For the sake of having more than one choice, though, I nominate Daisy Ridley. She has that ability to play a young but strong and willful character, and I think she would really bring new energy to...

So, Corey and Trish were talking about how the actor who plays Feanor should have a Martin Freeman-like ability to portray what he's thinking on his face, and I thought of William Moseley. Here are some relevant clips from Prince Caspian: (start around 2:30)

Marcus Vanco. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6812490/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm He's young and strapping, not super muscular but broad shouldered and looks like he has room to grow. I cannot for the life of me find out what his age is, but his face looks young. He's played in The Shannara Chronicles...

Freema Agyeman. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1303956/ She has darker skin that's a nice earth tone for Yavanna, and she has nice thick hair as well. I guess she looks sort of willowy.... Her face seems well suited for Yavanna too, with big dark eyes that could invite sympathy when Yavanna is...

Sorry to keep nominating everybody from Star Wars, but I'm nominating Oscar Isaac (a.k.a. x-wing pilot Poe Dameron). http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1209966/

Jessica Brown Findlay. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3726887/ She's beautiful with dark hair and gray(ish) eyes. She trained as a ballerina before switching to a career in acting. EDIT: WAS LATER CHOSEN TO PLAY MELIAN'S DAUGHTER, LUTHIEN

Aaron Tveit. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3117836/ I think he fits the "cute and winsome" description. He also looks a little boyish. I know his hair isn't red but he can always wear a wig or dye it, right? He recently played Danny Zuko in Grease Live! on TV, and he played Enjolras in Les...

Daisy Ridley. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5397459/ Daisy Ridley fits my mental image of Gilraen: young (Ridley is 24), good-looking (she's called Gilraen the Fair), and defiant. Based on her performance in Force Awakens, I think Ridley would do well at playing Gilraen as a strong, stubborn...

I like Asa Butterfield as Estel. I feel like Logan Lerman might be too old, though he'd be good later on. I guess I'm not sure exactly how old Estel is supposed to look in Season 1. I was watching Jurassic World the other night and the thought struck me that Ty Simpkins might be a good young Estel.

These are great suggestions! I think Andrew Scott might be really good as Melkor. I like the idea of Ben Barnes, especially since he fits my mental image of Melkor, but I'm curious as to whether he could pull off the acting required for that part. Maybe he can, I just don't know.

I REALLY like Daisy Ridley as Gilraen. I think her age is perfect, she looks right for the part, and she showed in Force Awakens that she can play that strong-willed, independent kind of character. Caroline Dhavernas and Sophie Marceau look a little too old for Gilraen (at least for my mental...

Tom Hiddleston might be a good Melkor/Morgoth. He's got the fallen god act down - he's good at playing that tragic character who fell from glory and turned to evil but you always think (and hope) that maybe he'll come around. I'd originally thought of him for Turin Turambar, but now I'm thinking...

I think having Iluvatar's theme be one note is brilliant, and a great example of how this could work is Wagner's Prelude to Das Rheingold, which starts with a single sustained note and gradually builds off of that one note. (Turn it up REALLY loud at the beginning.) Also, Aaron, that music is...