The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has cast Marton Csokas.

The Lord of the Rings actor is the latest addition to director Marc Webb's Sony Pictures sequel, Digital Spy said citing The Hollywood Reporter.

He is listed on IMDb in the role of Dr Kafka. In comics continuity, Dr Ashley Kafka is the female founder of the Ravencroft Institute for the Criminally Insane.

It is yet to be confirmed whether Csokas will appear in the gender-switched role.

He will join Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Shailene Woodley, Dane DeHaan, Colm Feore, Paul Giamatti, Sally Field, Chris Cooper and BJ Novak in the film.

Csokas portrayed the elven king Celeborn in Lord of the Rings. The New Zealand actor also featured in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 will debut on May 2, 2014.