Sean Astin is best known for his pivotal role as Samwise Gamgee in 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy, one of the most successful film franchises in cinema history. The actor has gone on to have a successful career in television and film, and now serves as the national president of the actors' union SAG-AFTRA.

His mother was an Oscar-winning actor who had been exploited from a young age; Astin appeared in The Goonies at just 13. Now, he has followed in his mother’s footsteps again as a…

Samwise Gamgee actor said there was a ‘disconnect’ between the fantasy franchise’s success and the cast’s salaries