Oscar-nominated actor Sean Astin, best known for portraying Samwise Gamgee in Peter Jackson’s live-action “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, has a new role to play after being elected the new president of the Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA).
On Sept. 12, the labor union, which represents roughly 160,000 entertainment and media professionals, including actors, recording artists, and stunt performers, announced that Astin, 54, had won the guild’s 2025 national officers election by a landslide.
