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Was originally cast as "Aragorn" in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), but was replaced by Viggo Mortensen after four days of shooting because they realized he was too young for the role.

Has 2 children, Desmond and Ezra Townsend, with longtime girlfriend Agatha Araya. The two have been together since 2013 and reside in Costa Rica.

Split with Charlize Theron in December 2009 after 8 years together.

Has made three movies with his fiancée Charlize Theron: Trapped (2002), Head in the Clouds (2004) and Æon Flux (2005). He had an uncredited non-speaking opening scene with her in Æon Flux (2005). They met on the set of Trapped (2002).

Before fame, Stuart and his friends formed a theatre group in Dublin, Ireland where they re-enacted scenes from the kids' show The Magic Roundabout (1964) (The Magic Roundabout). Stuart played Ermintrude the Cow.

Charlize Theron thanked him in her Oscar acceptance speech. (2004)

Irish citizen.

Studied drama at the Gaiety School of Acting, Dublin, Ireland.

He was fired from the Marvel Comics' movie adaptation of Thor. He had been cast as Fandral, an ally of the Norse god Thor, and was replaced by Joshua Dallas. The cast change came as production on the movie, directed by Kenneth Branagh, was about to begin.

Townsend was hired to play the part of Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, but was replaced by Viggo Mortensen the day before principal photography began. According to Townsend: I was there rehearsing and training for two months, then was fired the day before filming began.

Was originally cast as Aragorn in the Lord of The Rings trilogy, but was replaced by Viggo Mortensen three days into shooting.

Due to his parents' professions, Stuart had to wait 13 years for the birth of his younger brother Dylan, and 15 years for the birth of little sister Chloe Townsend.

Son of Peter and Lorna Townsend

He has a younger half-brother called Hugo (b. 2000)

He has a younger half-sister called Ella (b. 2005)