who plays sam in lord of the rings
Sean Astin Sean Patrick Astin (né Duke; born February 25, 1971) is an American actor, voice actor, director and producer. He has portrayed the roles of Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003), Mikey Walsh in The Goonies (1985), Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger in Rudy (1993), and Bob Newby in the second season of Stranger Things (2017).