Literally right before filming that scene was the first time I learned that I was going to utter those words.”

Surprisingly, Weyman hasn't actually been holding this secret for years. In fact, he was only told about the Gandalf reveal during the tail-end of filming The Rings of Power season 2 in Tenerife. "I actually found out when they were about to break down the internal sets for Tom Bombadil ['s] house," Weyman says.

The Rings of Power's season two finale finally reveals The Stranger's name is Gandalf in a way that was both silly and true to Tolkien's lore.