How old was John Hurt in The Lord of the Rings?

There’s something captivating about discovering a celebrity’s age during a defining role. It helps us understand the context in which they took on the role. In this article, we reveal the age behind the role.

In The Lord of the Rings, John Hurt took on the role at the age of:

37 years old

According to our data, that’s how old the celebrity really was during the film.

This age was calculated based on the beginning of the release year of The Lord of the Rings:

January 1, 1978

And the date of birth of John Hurt:

January 22, 1940

As films generally take less than a year from filming to release, the age of John Hurt during production could differ by a year from what’s shown.