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In my mind's eye he has many of the attributes. Not the best looking actor, so it won't distract. Has the appropriate age for all the books. I definitely think he can pull the tortured and fragmented persona that is Thomas Covenant

Any comments?

Pity its all academic for now.

I've often thought a younger Tim Robbins would be good for TC, a bit on the tall side though maybe. Think he could do a good job of portraying an unlikable chap such as wee Tam.

I like the Hugh Laurie, Russel Crowe and Christian Bale suggestions (as long as the latter doesn't do the 'Batvoice' which he used in the the Batman films and Terminator Salvation).

I also think that Ian Bliss would make a pretty good Covenant.



He definitely has the look, but I'm not convinced of his acting skills either way (I haven't seen him in much).

Hey all.

I just registered to say I think Viggo Mortensen would play a damn good Covenant. I'm thinking more of his role in The Road than as Aragorn in LoTR.

I think Danny Bonaduche (Danny from the Partridge Family looks just like Convenant. I don't know about his acting and he might be too short, but his looks are perfect

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Lord Foul wrote:Three words:

Michael
Clarke
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LOL hes the guy from Green Mile and Armageddon right?

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Gamecat.

No one on the planet Earth has more on-screen acting experience playing the role of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever.


(JK)

All kidding aside, I am on the Hugh Laurie bandwagon.

Weird thing about TC for me: about 75% of the characters I read are seen by my mind's eye as celebrities that I have seen on film or t.v., the other 25% are people that I have actually met in real life that fit the bill. TC is, as far as I can tell, no person which I have ever beheld with my eyes. That almost never happens. If I had to describe him, I would say that he is part young Scottie of of original series Trek, part young Sean Connery, part Anthony Hopkins.

I would also like to add my two cents about Johnny Depp. Johnny Depp can play any role ever conceived by the human mind. I would love to see him pull off the role of TC.

hugh laurie is excellent for TC. the man has a british accent but does american very well. i thinjk he could a slight southern drawl for covenant and easily get the tortured look down, no sweat. depp on the other hand, i could see him as triock or a bloodguard like bannor or brinn. he can do the impassive emotions well

I love Hugh as an actor...maybe too old, at least for first trilogy? [though lighting and make-up can do a lot more than people think in film, when the actor is willing, not ego-bound]
I think Depp would be absolutely spectacular for Hile Troy. [the quirkiness of the char background, and the intense commitment...yea, he can do that]
No Eric Roberts or Mel Gibson for anything. Just no.

The only problem i see for an actor like depp is people would be upset with him being in 1 or 2 of the movies. audiences wouldn't like that. especially if they haven't read the books

Thomas Covenant himself is already playing Gregory House in the American medical drama, "House".
To quote Wikopedia - "Gregory House, M.D., is a protagonist antihero".
He is Thomas Covenant with the of soul of Hugh Laurie.

For me,it's christian bale as covenant. he's role in the machinist was inspired. I feel bales dark an cold manner of acting would be precisley whats needed.

I read the Thomas Covenant books in the early 1980's and loved them.
I've recently re-read them in preparation for reading the last series. Consequently, I have given much thought to who might play Thomas, if ever a movie was made.
I think the best choice would be Daniel Day Lewis. He is a method actor to boot and I'm sure would immerse himself in the role.
He's also got that gaunt, "crazy" look that screams THOMAS COVENANT!!!

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The actor cast as Thomas Covenant would most likely need to be a newcomer; someone we have never even heard of. An A-lister like Christian Bale or Daniel Day-Lewis would be great if they were only making ONE film, but I imagine the producers would have some trouble getting a big Hollywood star to sign a ten-film contract, unless the actor happens to be a devoted fan, which is very improbable.

Characters who don't appear in many books or many scenes (for example, Hile Troy or Lena) could be played by more well-known actors.

Completely randomly, I was watching this crapola movie on Syfy called Meteor Apocolypse, and I saw this guy and "That's Thomas Covenant" popped into my head all by itself.

wayfriend wrote:Completely randomly, I was watching this crapola movie on Syfy called Meteor Apocolypse, and I saw this guy and "That's Thomas Covenant" popped into my head all by itself.

Yea, Joe Lando would definitely work. he the guy from Dr. Quinn "Medicine Woman"

sindatur wrote:Yea, Joe Lando would definitely work. he the guy from Dr. Quinn "Medicine Woman"

Did not know that. Never heard of him till I went into IMDB. Looking for pictures, I did notice that his hair used to be a bit longer. I think he's also a former romance novel cover model.

I thought his facial appearance captured the idea of "his mouth was as strict as a stone tablet" as well as anything I could imagine.

I agree it should be a newcomer, but of known actors, my choice would be Christopher Eccleston.