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 Name: Beorn

 Alias: Skin-changer

 Race: Man

 Played by: Mikael Persbrandt

 Character description: Beorn is a skin-changer – he can change from a huge man to a black bear. His past is a bit of a mystery. He lives in a house on the edge of the mountains near the Carrock with his servants, who are animals with the ability to talk. The orcs killed the rest of his race.

When Guillermo del Toro was the director he had planned for Hellboy actor Ron Perlman to play Beorn and had written the part with him in mind. Ron had been planning on doing it, but once Guillermo stepped down, the casting changed. (See ‘Delays’ for more information on what happened.)