Sir Lenny Henry joins cast of Amazon’s The Lord Of The Rings

SIR Lenny Henry has joined the cast of Amazon’s big budget TV adaptation of The Lord Of The Rings.

The veteran comedian and actor, 62, features among a 20-strong list of cast members added to the project.

Production on the fantasy epic, which was interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, is currently under way in New Zealand after resuming in autumn.

Sir Lenny, who co-founded Comic Relief and released his memoir Who Am I Again? in October 2019, joins previously announced names including Welsh stars Owain Arthur and Morfydd Clark and Iranian-British actress Nazanin Boniadi.

It is not clear what his role will be.

Seven of the new ensemble hail from New Zealand while the others originate from locations including Australia, Sri Lanka, the UK and US.

Ozark and Westworld star Peter Mullan and Lloyd Owen from You, Me And The Apocalypse on Sky both feature.

Peter Tait, who played multiple