We'll need three dwarven characters.
One will be Zirak, the dwarf from Nogrod who makes the Nauglamír. He should have a light complexion as one of the Firebeards (we've been skewing Irish/Scottish with that group), and should have the hands of a jeweler - we'll likely want some closeup shots of him doing delicate work.
I found one Irish actor with some mime and puppetry training who might fit the bill, but I haven't seen anything he's in:
The other two dwarves will be Broadbeams of Belegost, so they can have darker hair and eyes. We're looking for "everyman" characters, so this should be who you think of when you think of a dwarf.
One will be Zirak, the dwarf from Nogrod who makes the Nauglamír. He should have a light complexion as one of the Firebeards (we've been skewing Irish/Scottish with that group), and should have the hands of a jeweler - we'll likely want some closeup shots of him doing delicate work.
I found one Irish actor with some mime and puppetry training who might fit the bill, but I haven't seen anything he's in:
Jack Walsh - Biography - IMDb
Jack Walsh. Actor: The Northman. Jack Walsh studied at the Ecole Internationale de Mimodrame de Paris, Marcel Marceau in mime, dramatic art, clowning, classical and modern dance, fencing and acrobatics, also working on object manipulation/ marionette with Nicolas Goeussef of the Philippe Genty...
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The other two dwarves will be Broadbeams of Belegost, so they can have darker hair and eyes. We're looking for "everyman" characters, so this should be who you think of when you think of a dwarf.