SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Arts) has just elected a new president, and it's our own Samwise Gamgee. Why Sean Astin will make a great SAG-AFTRA presidentSean Astin - Premiere Of Universal Pictures' "Love Hurts" | Araya Doheny/GettyImagesSAG-AFTRA has made the news often in recent years due to its strikes, along with the Writers Guild of America. Gollum (Andy Serkis), Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood), and Samwise Gamgee (Sean Astin) in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Samwise Gamgee taught him attributes that are absolutely necessary to be a great leader. As the labor union president, Astin will be in a position to carry burdens.