SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — April 16, 2015 (Gephardt Daily) New guests have been announced for the 2015 Salt Lake Comic Con, which will be held Sept. 24-26.
Sean Astin is among the celebrities who will be in attendance, according to the Salt Lake Comic Con website. The American actor, director, voice artist and producer is best known for his roles as Samwise Gamgee in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy. Astin will be at the event Friday and Saturday.
American actress Kristin Bauer will also be in attendance. She is best known for her roles as Pam on the HBO series “True Blood” and Maleficent in ABC’s “Once Upon a Time.” She will attend the Salt Lake Comic Con on Friday and Saturday.
Ian Somerhalder was also announced for this year’s celebrity lineup. Somerhalder is best known for his role as the bad-boy heartthrob Damon Salvatore in The CW’s “The Vampire Diaries” and for playing Boone Carlyle on “Lost.” Somerhalder will be attending Comic Con on Saturday..
Alex Kingston from the TV shows “ER” and “Doctor Who” and Austin St. John, who played the red power ranger in the “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” series, will also be at the Con.
Salt Lake Comic Con 2014 took place on September 4–6, 2014. The event was sold out with over 120,000 attendees and it broke its own record as the best-attended convention in Utah.
