The Wheel of Time - Main Characters, a work in progess

Casting by Rowena A

**CHECK OUT NEW SUGGESTIONS: EGWENE! Thom Merrilin! And Noal.

A few things to note, I actually hope they never make WoT into a film(s) or series because no one (me, hehe) will ever be satisfied - not just with the casting, but also the inevitable changes that must be made to adapt it.
As to my castlist... I am not a stickler for age as I've never seen screen adaptations demand the same age for characters and actors. Also, while the main protagonists start out being 18-20 it is hard to find actors that age who can convey the depth that would be needed. That being said, I'm not about to support ridiculous differences where they could not conceivably appear the right age.
I'm a bit stricter for height restrictions, and prefer to cast actors with their original hair colour to avoid problems like most of the Lannisters in Game of Thrones.

Jared Padalecki
as
Rand al'Thor

I know, I know... I've immediately placed an actor in the main spot who would need his hair dyed!

7 users approve

6 users veto

Dave Franco
as
Mat Cauthon

Too short I know... But his face is exact for me.

1 user approves

4 users veto

Wes Brown
as
Perrin Aybara

A wholesome, masculine face as I like to see for Perrin.

0 users approve

2 users veto

Lily Collins
as
Egwene al'Vere

A few inches too tall, but I seem to be more picky about that than others so....

1 user approves

1 user vetoes

Rachel McAdams
as
Nynaeve al'Meara

New pick! Much happier than with Lilly.

3 users approve

3 users veto

Mila Kunis
as
Min Farshaw

Short and gorgeous with dark hair and a mischievous air.

6 users approve

3 users veto

Amanda Seyfried
as
Elayne Trakand

Brilliant match, though she'd need subtle heels.

4 users approve

9 users veto

Elena Satine
as
Aviendha

'Tall and lovely with blue-green eyes. Reddish hair.' Got some tanning to do though!

5 users approve

2 users veto

Mads Mikkelsen
as
Lan Mandragoran

Angular face, dark hair and verging on ugly. Mads is off by some inches but has the physicality.

3 users approve

5 users veto

Alex Pettyfer
as
Gawyn Trakand

Taller and older than Elayne. Same shape face and red-gold hair.

12 users approve

0 users veto

Orlando Bloom
as
Galad Damodred

When he starts looking too old, it'll be Ben Barnes - I'm prepared!

9 users approve

1 user vetoes

Kate Winslet
as
Morgase Trakand

Morgase appears early 30s, Winslet also matches her beauty, ripe figure and classiness.

5 users approve

3 users veto

Kristin Kreuk
as
Faile Bashere

Would need some prosthetics for the nose, but the Chinese in her really helps the Saldaean look.

2 users approve

6 users veto

Emily Blunt
as
Siuan Sanche

'She is of medium height, handsome with a strong face and blue eyes. Dark hair.'

5 users approve

3 users veto

Tom Selleck
as
Gareth Bryne

'He is stocky, graying and moderately tall with a broad face.'

8 users approve

0 users veto

Kristanna Loken
as
Birgitte Silverbow

Golden hair, blue eyes, as tall as Elayne... Loken is used to more physical roles.

5 users approve

2 users veto

Emmanuelle Vaugier
as
Berelain sur Paendrag Paeron

As Berelain, tall, very beautiful with dark hair and eyes.

6 users approve

0 users veto

Gillian Anderson
as
Moiraine Damodred

I know you want Weisz, but she's too tall.

5 users approve

4 users veto

Charles Dance
as
Thom Merrilin

Thom is tall, white haired with blue eyes. Dance has a great voice too.

0 users approve

2 users veto

Michael Clarke Duncan
as
Loial son of Arent son of Halan

Obviously helped with CGI/prosthetics, etc.

7 users approve

0 users veto

Anthony Hopkins
as
Noal Charin

Scrawny and stooped, hook nose in weathered face. Hopkins versatility with costumery would be great.

0 users approve

0 users veto

Terry Crews
as
Bayle Domon, Captain of The Spray

'He is broad and muscular.'

1 user approves

0 users veto

Lucy Lawless
as
Egeanin Tamarath, aka Leilwin Shipless

Tall and fair, with dark hair, blue eyes and a hard face.

8 users approve

1 user vetoes

Jake Gyllenhaal
as
Logain Ablar

Tall, dark, handsome and has a face made for brooding.

7 users approve

0 users veto

Mark Dacascos
as
Juilin Sandar

Colouring and build match; he is also a renowned martial artist.

2 users approve

1 user vetoes

Mel Gibson
as
Elyas Machera

If he'd leave his meltdown persona at home and be the old Mel...

4 users approve

3 users veto

Denzel Washington
as
Artur Hawkwing

For this cameo, we need someone instantly impressive.

4 users approve

2 users veto

Ian Somerhalder
as
Aram

Gorgeous but can give the crazy eye, as well as having something of a gypsy's exoticism.

7 users approve

0 users veto

Eric Etebari
as
Lews Therin Telamon

'He is tall with dark eyes, and brown hair turning white.'

3 users approve

0 users veto

Comments (6)

roger bridges says: 10 months ago im sorry i like a lot of ur choices but i cant see sam elliot as thom. he has that texas accent and he will never get rid of it lol. plus thom is sometimes a bad ass and sam is a little old. thats why i picked liam neeson. put a beard on him and he is thom. but u have a lot of good choices. remember its all in good fun! lol

Rowena A says: 10 months ago Don't worry, I'm not one of those who take offence at well-meant criticism! I have heard that about Elliott, and I know that adding him purely for his appearance is a bit weak, but I haven't found anyone else I like. I guess he was raised in Texas then, as he was born in California - maybe no one's asked him to use a different accent? As to the age, I know what you mean... Sometimes I think he must've just gone white early like some do, but WoT often highlights the fact he can be acrobatic at his age - until the Fade injury, then he doesn't leap about so much. Stunt double?

bigmike says: 8 months ago sorry but most of your selections are too old to play some of the parts. but if they do what i would love to see done they would just use cgi on the faces or all of it like Beowulf! then they could make the character to look as old or young as they like and make them look like the actor or actress who's doing the voices with small configuration to look like the character a little more than than the actor does like hair color eye color skin and height and body type just keep the face and body close to what the actor or actresses look like.

bigmike says: 8 months ago Mel gibson hell no more like Jeff bridges or dennis Quaid just google "dennis quaid Beard" and it show him with a beard and his hand touching his face like hes thinking. or Jeff Bridges no Jeff ridges would work well as Gareth Byrne so dennis quaid as Elyas. beacause Mel gibson is a douche

Rowena A says: 8 months ago I know the ages aren't exact, but what film adaptation requires actors to match character ages? If I feel they can pass, I'm okay with casting them. Ooh, I found Beowulf's way of presenting characters creepy! Understandably, something would need to be done for the Aes Sedai face, but beyond that I'd rather get as close as I can with actors naturally. I don't like Quaid at all, so if I cast him it would not be as a character I find likeable... Bridges doesn't say Bryne to me in the slightest; too relaxed in demeanour. I know Gibson has become a moron, but I'm not casting for actor's personalities either.

Lisa says: 7 months ago I think penn badgley could make a decent perrin