Who is Leon Wadham? Meet Kemen from ‘The Rings of Power’

The fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power recently premiered on Amazon Prime Video and the show has garnered the love and attention of the viewers from the very first day.

Leon Wadham plays the role of Kemen in Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Keep scrolling further to know more about the Hollywood actor.

What is the show ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ all about?

For those of you who are unaware, let us tell you, that The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is a fantasy television series that is based on the novel The Lord of the Rings and its appendices by J. R. R. Tolkien. Patrick McKay and J. D. Payne created the series for the streaming platform Amazon Prime Video.

The first two episodes of the series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power saw the light of the day on September 1, 2022. The remaining eight episodes of the show will be running till October 14.

The official synopsis of Amazon Prime Video for the fantasy drama series reads, “Beginning in a time of relative peace, the series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth.”

It further reads, “From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of the elf-capital of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the furthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone.”

What did Leon have to say about his role as Kemen in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’?

During an interview with Collider, Leon spilled the beans on his character Kemen and his relationship with his dad Pharazôn in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. 

Wadham told the media outlet, “Listen, Pharazôn is a great man. And I think the children of powerful people can fall into two categories, you could argue. They can try and match and outdo their parents, or they can coast with a level of entitlement. And I think he’s more in that category, at the point, we meet him.”

The Hollywood actor further added, “He’s, you know, he’s landed in a position of incredible privilege. He’s living in a golden age, he’s got everything he’s ever wanted. There’s no real desire for that to go away.“

Leon went on to say, “And so I think his dad’s frustration with him is that he’s not bringing any new ideas to the table because the ideas of the day have served him really well personally. And his journey is one where he’s going to have to interrogate what he stands for, and what he thinks is worth fighting for, and what that fight might actually entail.”

Here’s everything you need to know about Leon Wadham

Leon Wadham is a theatre artist, writer, actor, and director all wrapped up in one. Back in the day, he went to Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School to acquire more knowledge about the world of theatre and cinema.

To date, the young actor has been a part of many theatre plays. In the past, he has appeared in Tribes at Silo, The Cape at Circa, Lord of the Flies at Auckland Theater Company, The Pitchfork Disney at Q Theater, Tinderbox at BATS, and Essays In Love at Basement Theater.

In addition to popular theatrical productions, Leon has also starred in a couple of great short films and movies such as Pirates of the Airwaves, Blankets, Shopping, Weirdoes, Why Does Love? Pork Pie, The Catch, Under the Mountain, Jack & Jill, A Bend in the Road, and Monkeys Don’t Mix.

Along with this, Wadham has also appeared in a few well-known TV shows as well as mini-series like The Brokenwood Mysteries, Terry Teo, The Bad Seed, Power Rangers Beast Morphers, The Dark Knight, When We Go to War, and Go Girls. 

Leon Wadham is most noted for essaying the character of Levi Hirsh in Go Girls and Matt Logan in The Bad Seed. Apart from this, he also has a few writing credits to his name for Sunny Skies, a popular TV3 sitcom, and Alice Snedden’s Bad News, which is a documentary.

As per his IMDb page, Leon worked as a co-writer for two short films named Moving and School Night. He has also donned the director’s hat for some films such as School Night, Moving, Golden Boy Series 2, and Citizen’s Handbook, among many others.

Does Leon Wadham have a profile on Instagram?

The answer to the above question is a big yes. Like most actors in the entertainment industry, Leon Wadham also has a profile on the social media platform Instagram. As of now, he has only 59 posts on his Instagram feed.

At this point in time, Leon boasts a fanbase of more than 3k followers on the social networking platform Instagram. We are sure that the number of his fans will be going up in the times to come.

Leon’s Instagram bio reads, “Huge question, actually.” That’s a pretty interesting bio and it seems very original to us. His bio also consists of a link of an Entertainment Weekly article that is all about his new show The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

When we scrolled through the Instagram feed of the A Bend in the Road star, we found many pictures of him with the cast and crew of the fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, some funny snaps of him with his group of friends and family members and some goofy and random photos of him.

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