The Shannara Chronicles series: actors and roles, plot

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"The Shannara Chronicles" is an American fantasy series. Its creators are Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. The actors of the series "Chronicles of Shannara" played according to the script based on the trilogy "Shannar" by writer Terry Brooks.

General information

Filmed in New Zealand. The television series was first shown on MTV in January 2016. The first trailer was presented to the public on July 10, 2015. So far, two seasons of the TV show have been filmed.

Produced by Jon Favreau, Alfred Gough, Miles Millar and Jonathan Liebesman.

The music for The Shannara Chronicles was written by Eric Burton and Felix Erskine.

The idea to film the Shannara trilogy arose back in 2012. The script does not show the events of the book in chronological order, but contains a mixed version of the events of all the books.

It was decided to show the second season on Spike TV.

Storyline

Three hundred years have passed since the demons were locked in a parallel dimension, and the magic in the world disappeared. The magical tree Elkris keeps the world from returningdemons.

The main characters of the "Chronicles" Will, Eretria and Amberly are trying with all their might to save the tree from dying and protect the world from evil forces.

In the second season of the series, the heroes will once again fight the creatures of darkness and go in search of Shannara's magic sword. Which of the actors played in the series "Chronicles of Shannara"?

Actors and roles

A lot of young little-known actors appeared in the project:

• The role of Will Ohmsworth was played by Austin Butler.
• The role of Amberly Elessedil was played by actress Poppy Drayton.
• The role of Eretria was played by Ivana Baquero.
• The actor Manu Bennett starred as Allalon.
• Aaron Yakubenko starred as Ander Ellessedil.

Austin Butler's character is half human and half elf. He is a descendant of Shannara. Poppy Drayton played an elf girl, and Bennett appeared before the audience as a druid.

Other roles played by the actors of the Shannara Chronicles series:

• The role of Kefelo is actor James Remar.
• The heir to the throne Arion - Daniel McPherson.
• The head of the demons Dagdamore - Jed Brophy.
• An elf named Catania - Brooke Williams.
• Elf Commander Diana Tilton - actress Emilia Burns.
• King of the Elves Eventin - John Rhys-Davies.
• Vill's father is actor Daniel Cowley.
• Dwarf Slenter - actor Jared Turner.
• Captain Crispin - James Travena-Brown.

The actress for the role of Amberley was approved back in 2014. Shooting in 2015invited actors I. Baquero and J. Rhys-Davies. Filming for the first season ended in mid-2015.

Austin Butler/Will Omsword

Actor Austin Robert Butler was born on August 17, 1991 in Anaheim (California). Austin is not only an actor, but also a model, singer, guitarist. He has been acting in films since 2005. His other famous works are in the projects "Zoey 101", "Life is Unpredictable", "The Carrie Diaries".

Austin's sister, who is 4 years older than him, was an extra on Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide.

At the age of thirteen, a casting agent approached the guy and offered him a job as an extra. The future actor of the Shannara Chronicles series agreed and began attending acting classes himself.

You can hear Austin Butler sing in the TV series I Carly.

Austin was nominated for various roles in the Young Actor category three times in 2010 and 2011.

Poppy Drayton/Amberley Elessedil

A girl named Poppy Gabriella Drayton was born on June 07, 1991 in Surrey (UK). The actress played her first film role in 2013 in the film When the Heart Calls. In this picture, Poppy got the role of Elizabeth Thatcher. In 2013, Drayton appeared in one of the episodes of the series "Downtown Abbey". Sometimes the actress also appears in theatrical productions.

Ivana Baquero/Eretria

Actress Ivana Baquero Macias was born on June 11, 1994 in the capital of Spain. The girl studied at a school with enhanced study of the English language. To the cinemaremoved since 2004.

Ivane's popularity was brought by the role of Ophelia in the film "Pan's Labyrinth" in 2006. Ivana starred in this film at the age of eleven. In addition to her, about a thousand other children auditioned for the film. Director of the film Guillermo Del Toro chose Baquero mainly because of her striking appearance.

The actress won the Saturn, Goya and three other awards received in 2007 for Pan's Labyrinth.

Manu Bennett/Allalon

Jonathan Manu Bennett was born October 10, 1969 in Auckland, New Zealand. Manu's mother was a model and her father was a singer. At an early age, Bennett moved to Australia with his parents.

In his youth, Manu was fond of rugby. He then took up dancing, ballet and music. The actor knows how to play the piano well. After moving to the United States, in Los Angeles, Bennett entered the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute.

Bennett's film career began in 1993 with the filming of the television series Paradise Beach. The first main role went to the actor in 1999 in the film Tomoko. In 2000, Manu played the role of Mark Antony in the television series Xena: Warrior Princess. Among other works of the actor - roles in the films "30 Days of Night", "Marine", "Spartacus: Blood and Sand", "Sinbad and the Minotaur", "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" and others.

Now the actor is married to Karin Khoren. The couple has three children.

Malese Jow/Maret Ravenlock

The character of actress Elizabeth Malese Jow appears in the television series in the second season. The actress was born on February 18, 1991 incity of Tulsa in Oklahoma (USA).

Malez is not only an actress, but also a singer and composer. The girl has Indian, Caucasian and Chinese roots.

When Jo was nine years old, she moved to California with her mother. Then she began acting in films. Her first roles were in the projects "Barney and Friends", "Bratz", "Wizards of Waverly Place" and the like. In 2009, the girl appeared in the television series Hana Montana, I, Carly, in the movie Aliens in the Attic. At the moment, the actress managed to star in the television series The Vampire Diaries, Desperate Housewives, The Flash, Impact and others.

Vanessa Morgan/Lyria

Lyria, like Maret, appears in The Chronicles of Shannara in Season 2.

Vanessa Morgan Mzirey was born on March 23, 1992 in the capital of Canada. Like Malese, Vanessa is also a singer. Her father is from East Africa, and her mother is Scottish. She has been acting in films since 2000. You can see Vanessa on the screen in the films "My Vampire Nanny", "Prince Charming", "Harriet the Spy".

Results

The work of the actors of the series "The Chronicles of Shannara" was evaluated differently by critics. Mostly good reviews were received from young viewers. More sophisticated viewers noted that the series did not reach its full potential.

Thanks to this film work, photos of the actors of The Chronicles of Shannara appeared in the press, and this helped them in their career.