<P> Sean Patrick Astin ( né Duke ; February 25 , 1971 ) is an American actor , voice actor , director and producer . He portrayed the roles of Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings trilogy ( 2001 -- 2003 ) , Mikey Walsh in The Goonies ( 1985 ) , the title character of Rudy ( 1993 ) , Doug in 50 First Dates ( 2004 ) , Jim Kent in the first season of The Strain ( 2014 ) , and Bob Newby in the second season of Stranger Things ( 2017 ) . </P>
<P> Sean Patrick Astin ( né Duke ; February 25 , 1971 ) is an American actor , voice actor , director and producer . He portrayed the roles of Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings trilogy ( 2001 -- 2003 ) , Mikey Walsh in The Goonies ( 1985 ) , the title character of Rudy ( 1993 ) , Doug in 50 First Dates ( 2004 ) , Jim Kent in the first season of The Strain ( 2014 ) , and Bob Newby in the second season of Stranger Things ( 2017 ) . </P>
who does sean astin play in lord of the rings
who does sean astin play in lord of the rings
Samwise Gamgee
Samwise Gamgee