![]() Initially, Beattie was hired to do horse stunts. I couldn’t have gotten kicked more in the deep end, let’s put it that way.” I come from a rural environment,” Beattie tells Polygon. What he did have going for him, however, was a black belt in martial arts, plenty of horse-riding experience, and a height of 4-foot-10 - helpful for a movie where many main characters are dwarves or hobbits. ![]() Although he had done “a wee bit” of high school drama while growing up in Canterbury, on New Zealand’s South Island, he had no serious acting experience to speak of. Stunt double and size double Brett Beattie has never spoken to the media about his time playing Gimli in the Lord of the Rings films until now, but in his own humble way, he’s ready to share the full extent of how much he put into the role, recall some old battle wounds, and reveal why he was chosen to become a member of the tattoo fellowship.īeattie was about as green as they come when he stepped into the blockbuster world of Middle-earth. Another actor spent a great deal of time playing Gimli alongside the other actors of the Fellowship, albeit without much credit. Since bringing Gimli the dwarf to life, Rhys-Davies has joked that he doesn’t have the tattoo because “whenever there’s anything dangerous or that involves blood, I sent my stunt double to do it.” But the true story is much more complicated and impressive. ![]() So each Wednesday throughout the year, we'll go there and back again, examining how and why the films have endured as modern classics. 2021 marks The Lord of the Rings movies' 20th anniversary, and we couldn't imagine exploring the trilogy in just one story.
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