16 interesting facts that you did not know about the actors ‘Game of Thrones’ (16 photos)
Season 6 “Game of Thrones” watched by millions of viewers around the world, we still see a lot of surprises and twists of fate in the life of your favorite heroes. But the actors themselves, who played the role in the popular TV series, of interest to the public. 13 These facts may surprise you. Just do not ask where these nuggets of information. Our birds are everywhere!
16. Jason Momoa (Khal Drogo) starred in “Baywatch”
Khal Drogo and the Dothraki his fear of water, but not Jason Momoa. Before “Game of Thrones” actor played the role of a lifeguard in “Baywatch”, and soon will be a new film “Justice League,” directed by Zack Snyder, in which Momoa played the role of Aquaman.
15. Lena Headey (Cersei) and Jerome Flynn (Bronn) hate each other
The shooting of Lena Headey never talking with Jerome Flynn. Once these actors met, but their parting, apparently, it was not pleasant.
Lena Kathren Headey (born 3 October 1973) is an English actress.
After being scouted at age 17, Headey worked steadily as an actress in small and supporting roles in films throughout the 1990s, before finding fame for her lead performances in big-budget films such as the fantasy film The Brothers Grimm (2005), the action film 300 (2007), portraying Gorgo, Queen of Sparta, and the adventure and biographical film The Red Baron (2008).
14. Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy) – brother of the well-known British singer Lily Allen
We all remember how the sadistic fun of Ramsey Bolton over Theon Greydzhoem. Teona role in “Game of Thrones’ Alfie Allen made really famous, so now he can measure their popularity with sister – composer and singer Lily Allen, amazing right ?
Alfie Evan James Allen (born 12 September 1986) is an English actor. He is best known for portraying Theon Greyjoy in the HBO series Game of Thrones since 2011.
13. Echoes from Batman
Two characters from “Batman Begins” (2005), may surprise you. First, King Joffrey, the boy-sadist. Actor Jack Gleeson also played poor poor boy from a mysterious island Narrows, which saved Batman. The second least interesting character – King of the Night (the leader of the white walkers). Actor Richard Break is actually the same guy who killed the parents of Batman in the 2005 film.
12. Sophie Turner (Sansa) is actually the mistress Lady lyutovolchitsy
During the filming of the series Sophie Turner so attached to the lady who played lyutovolchitsu and that she was allowed to take the dog. In real life, Sophie called darling Zunni.
Sophie Turner (born 21 February 1996) is an English actress. Turner made her professional acting debut as Sansa Stark on the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones (2011-present), which brought her international recognition and critical praise. For her performance, she has received four nominations for Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, as well as a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Supporting Young Actress in a TV Series.
11. King of the Night Batman killed parents
Actor Richard Break played not only the role of the King of the Night in the “Game of Thrones”, but Joe Chill in the film Christopher Nolan’s “Batman Begins”, who killed Bruce Wayne’s parents, sending it to the path of becoming Batman.
10. Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister) beautiful voice
Peter Dinklage have a great voice, and it’s not just my opinion. The producers of the popular series 90 “Seinfeld” actor was invited to participate in one of the episodes – sound “Buddhists,” (the person who is calling on the phone and the client wakes up). And Peter perfectly cope with this task.
9. Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) loves to dance
Hobbies Arya Stark – fencing and drawing up a list of future victims, while Maisie Williams – dancing. She even went to school dances, and in 2012 demonstrated their skills in one of the flash-mobs.
Margaret Constance “Maisie” Williams (born 15 April 1997) is an English actress. She made her professional acting debut as Arya Stark in the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones, for which she won the EWwy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama, the Portal Award for Best Supporting Actress – Television and Best Young Actor, and the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor. In 2016, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
8. Kristian Nairn (Hodor) – DJ
This series plays Kristian Nairn idiot groom, but in real life, he acts as a DJ.
Nairn is 210 cm (6’11”) tall. In March 2014, he publicly came out as g*y in an interview with a Game of Thrones fan site. He stated: “When you talk about ‘the g*y community,’ you are talking about MY community… I AM aware of it yeah, and I think it’s really lovely. Again, it’s a privilege, and I really mean that.” He went on to say that his s##uality is “a very small part of who I am on the whole, but nonetheless, in this day and age, it’s important to stand up and be counted.”
7. Gwendoline Christie (Brienne Tart) does not know the exact date of his birth
It turns out that mom Christie simply do not remember the exact date of his daughter’s birthday, and celebrations on the occasion of the birth of someone not been accepted in their family.
Gwendoline Christie (born 1978) is an English actress and model. She is known for portraying the warrior Brienne of Tarth in the HBO fantasy-drama series Game of Thrones and playing Captain Phasma in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
6. Peter Vaughan (Meister Eamon) really is blind
Peter Vaughan was born in 1923, he worked on the stage, received notoriety for the role of police officers or Soviet agents. Even in his ’93, being partially blind, he gets a new role!
Peter Vaughan is an English character actor, known for many supporting roles in a variety of British film and television productions. He has also worked extensively on the stage.
5. Temzin Merchant almost got the role of Khalis
Hard to believe, but initially the role of Daenerys Targaryen was approved Temzin Merchant, which is then replaced by Emilia Clarke. Merchant became known for her role as Catherine Howard in the television series “The Tudors.”
4. Naked in the cave was not Kit Harrington (Jon Snow)
Remember the episode in which John Snow and Igritt retire in a cave? A bare ass Snow? So, at the time of shooting this scene Keith Harrington injured his ankle and asked to find an understudy. The shooting team found a man, like Harrington, though, he had to cut his long hair under the hair of the hero and expose you. But what a scene out!
3. Sarah Connor x2
Many people know that the actress Emilia Clarke Game of Thrones starred as Sarah Connor in the Terminator franchise last “Terminator: Genesis”. But you could not see another funny coincidence. Actress Lena Headey, who plays Cersei Lannister, was also Sarah Connor in the short-lived TV series Fox «Terminator: The Battle for the Future”.
2. A record number of downloads
Game of Thrones – one of the most famous TV series. In 2014, he became the record for the number of pirated copies. The show downloads, more than 48 million times.
1. How it all end?
George RR Martin writes the series “A Song of Ice and Fire” in 1991 and is still not finished. Five books have already been created, it is now the writer is working on the sixth. It is rather difficult to find out what was going on in his shiny head. In the last book of Martin it took five years. And the younger he gets.
It will be just terrible if Martin dies before finishing his masterpiece. In any case, he told David Benioff and Weiss, as the story should end. Fortunately, they know how to keep a secret.