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who does sean astin play in lord of the rings
Sean Astin played Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
what archetypal role does samwise gamgee play in the lord of the rings trilogy
The hobbit Samwise is the chief supporting character of The Lord of the Rings, in which he fills an archetypal role as the sidekick of the primary protagonist, Frodo Baggins

Question: what is the character's profession at the beginning
Self-contained rewrite: what is samwise gamgee's profession at the beginning of the lord of the rings