Lord of the Rings’ New Aragorn Actor Officially Opens up on Role’s Immense Pressure

It can't be easy taking over a role from an actor who so perfectly portrayed the character before. Yet that is exactly what Jamie Dornan (Fifty Shades of Grey , Once Upon a Time ) is preparing to do. He will play Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum , replacing Viggo Mortensen. Dornan admitted he's feeling the pressure. In an interview with L'Officiel (via Slash Film ), Dornan candidly said, "I've been asked to play a super-iconic role, and I'll do my best.