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Mother's Mercy
"Mother's Mercy" is the fifth season finale episode of HBO's fantasy television series ''Game of Thrones'', and the 50th overall. The tenth and final episode of the fifth season, the episode was written by the series creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss and directed by David Nutter. "Mother's Mercy" garnered critical acclaim, with critics lauding Lena Headey's performance, David Nutter's direction and the writing of Benioff and Weiss. Particular praise was directed to Cersei Lannister's walk of atonement, which involved a body double and the use of CGI. In the United States, the episode premiere achieved a viewership of 8.11 million, making it the show's most watched episode, until it was surpassed by the season six finale, "The Winds of Winter". The episode won Emmy Awards for Writing in a Drama Series and Directing in a Drama Series for Benioff, Weiss, and Nutter. This episode marks the final appearance for Stephen Dillane (Stannis Baratheon), Tara Fitzgerald (Selyse Bara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Of Thrones
''Game of Thrones'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO. It is an adaptation of ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', a series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, the first of which is ''A Game of Thrones''. The show was shot in the United Kingdom, Canada, Croatia, Iceland, Malta, Morocco, and Spain. It premiered on HBO in the United States on April 17, 2011, and concluded on May 19, 2019, with 73 episodes broadcast over eight seasons. Set on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos, ''Game of Thrones'' has a large ensemble cast and follows several story arcs throughout the course of the show. The first major arc concerns the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros through a web of political conflicts among the noble families either vying to claim the throne or fighting for independence from whoever sits on it. A second focuses on the last descendant of the realm's deposed ruling dynasty, who ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DeObia Oparei
DeObia Oparei (born 7 December 1971) is a British actor and playwright. He is best known for his roles as the Gunner in '' Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'' (2011), Rongo in ''Dumbo'' (2019), and as Boastful Loki in ''Loki'' (2021). Early life Oparei was born on 7 December 1971 in Hackney, London, to parents of Nigerian ancestry. Career Oparei began his career working for various British theatre companies, like The Royal Shakespeare Company and The National Youth Theatre. Oparei's film debut was a small supporting role in ''Alien 3''. After playing the lead role of American playwright John Guare's ''Six Degrees of Separation'', Oparei scored his next supporting film role, as "Le Chocolat", in the Baz Luhrmann film ''Moulin Rouge!''. In 1993, he appeared in an episode of the popular British television series ''Minder'' as 'Winston', a worker for Arthur Daley. Operai moved to Sydney, Australia in 1995, where he co-hosted the regular night ‘Magic’ upstairs at Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Condron
Michael Condron is a Canadian born actor from Northern Ireland. Career Michael Condron plays Griff Reynolds in Coronation Street. He is award-winning actor, born in Toronto, Canada but was raised in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Condron has been active in several stage productions, mainly at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast. He portrayed Robert McGladdery in the BBC docu-film ''Last Man Hanging'' in 2008, and he played the role of Ricky in the BBC One series ''Number 2s'' in 2015. He appeared in minor roles in feature films such as '' Keith Lemon: The Film'' and '' High-Rise''. He most notably portrayed Bowen Marsh in season 5 and season 6 of the HBO series '' Game of Thrones''. He was nominated for A Screen Actors Guild Award for Best performance in An Ensemble for Game of Thrones in 2016. He plays Ben McGregor in the TV comedy series '' Soft Border Patrol''. Filmography Film Television Theatre (selection) * ''Mojo-Mickybo'', directed by Karl Wallace ( Lyric Theatre St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Fortune
Brian Fortune is an Irish actor. Career He is best known for his role as Othell Yarwyck in the HBO series '' Game of Thrones''. He has appeared in numerous Irish television and film projects, including '' Wrath of the Crows'' (2013) and ''A Nightingale Falling'' (2014). He also starred in ''Christian Blake'' (2008), '' The Inside'' (2012) and ''Cold'' (2013), by director Eoin Macken Eoin Christopher Macken (born 21 February 1983) is an Irish actor, director, and model. Macken has modelled for Abercrombie and Fitch, Ralph Lauren, and GQ, and has appeared in films such as ''Resident Evil'', ''Close, Killing Jesus'', and '' .... He played the main character in the independent Irish film '' The Last Show'' (2015), directed by Rita Marie Lawlor. Filmography Film Television References External links * 21st-century Irish male actors Living people Irish male television actors Irish male film actors Year of birth missing (living people) {{Ireland-actor-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregor Clegane
Gregor Clegane, nicknamed "The Mountain That Rides" or simply "The Mountain", is a fictional character in the '' A Song of Ice and Fire'' series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation '' Game of Thrones''. In the books, the character is initially introduced in 1996's ''A Game of Thrones''. He subsequently appeared in '' A Clash of Kings'' (1998), ''A Storm of Swords'' (2000) and in ''A Dance with Dragons'' (2011). A notorious knight and retainer to House Lannister, he is well known for his enormous size, prowess in battle, extremely cruel nature, and uncontrollable temper. He is the older brother of Sandor "The Hound" Clegane; who has hated him ever since Gregor gruesomely scarred Sandor by shoving his face into a brazier when they were children. After being mortally wounded in a duel with Oberyn Martell, he is resuscitated by Qyburn via sinister means and becomes member of the Kingsguard and the personal bodyguard of Cersei Lanni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (; transliterated as Hafthor in English, born 26 November 1988), is an Icelandic professional strongman, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest strength athletes of all time. He is the first and only person to have won the Arnold Strongman Classic, the Europe's Strongest Man and the World's Strongest Man competitions in the same calendar year, and holds numerous Strongman titles from multiple strength federations, including multiple world records. With 30 international competition wins, he is the third most decorated strongman in history behind Lithuania's Žydrūnas Savickas and Poland's Mariusz Pudzianowski, and in terms of pure brute strength, many strength analysts and strongman experts regard Hafþór as "the strongest man to have ever lived". Hafþór has also appeared in television as an actor, portraying Ser Gregor Clegane in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'' for five seasons. He is often simply referred to as "Thor" or "The Mounta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannah Waddingham
Hannah Waddingham (born 28 July 1974) is a British actress and singer. She is best known for playing Rebecca Welton in the comedy series ''Ted Lasso'' (2020–present), for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2021 and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2021 and 2022. She has also appeared in a number of West End shows, including ''Spamalot'', the 2010 Regent's Park revival of ''Into the Woods'', and '' The Wizard of Oz'' as the Wicked Witch of the West; and has received three Olivier Award nominations for her work. Her other work includes appearing as an ensemble member in the 2012 film adaptation of ''Les Misérables'', and joining the cast of the fifth season of the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'' as Septa Unella in 2015. She co-starred in the 2018 British psychological thriller ''Winter Ridge'', and has had a supporting role on the series ''Sex Education'' since 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toby Sebastian
Sebastian Toby M. Pugh (born 26 February 1992), known professionally as Toby Sebastian, is a British actor and musician. He is best known for portraying the character of Trystane Martell in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'', and Andrea Bocelli in the biopic ''The Music of Silence''. Early life Sebastian was born in Oxford but lived in Andalusia, Spain, with his three sisters (all actresses): Florence Pugh, Florence, Arabella, and Rafaela for three years from 1999-2002. His father, Clinton Pugh, is a restaurateur and designer. His mother Deborah is a dance teacher. Career Sebastian first appeared on TV as a contestant on ''Orange unsignedAct'' in 2008. Sebastian performed as a singer-songwriter, performing his own songs as part of a competition to win a £60,000 recording contract, but did not make the final. Following the show, he left school for a record deal with A&M records (Universal) and spent years between London, Los Angeles and Nashville where he recorded his debut alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nell Tiger Free
Nell Tiger Free (born 13 October 1999) is a British actress. She is best known for her role as Leanne Grayson in the television series ''Servant'', and as Myrcella Baratheon in seasons 5 and 6 of the television series ''Game of Thrones,'' replacing Aimee Richardson. She has also played Chloe Crumb in the film version of '' Mr. Stink'', Anna in the film '' Broken'', and Janey Carter in Amazon Prime's '' Too Old to Die Young.'' Early life and education Free was born in Kingston upon Thames, London. Her father works in recruitment and her mother is a yoga teacher. She was educated at Teddington School Teddington is a suburb in south-west London in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. In 2021, Teddington was named as the best place to live in London by ''The Sunday Times''. Historically in Middlesex, Teddington is situated on a long me .... She began acting while attending Saturday drama class. Filmography References External links * 1999 births 21st-centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Gelder
Ian Gelder (born 3 June 1949) is a British actor. He is known for his numerous stage and screen roles, including Mr Dekker in '' Torchwood: Children of Earth'' and Kevan Lannister in ''Game of Thrones''. Career Gelder appeared in the TV movie of ''Rumpole of the Bailey'' as Rumpole's university lecturer son. He has also played many other roles on stage and screen. His stage work includes '' The Low Road'' (2013). From May to July 2014 he performed as Marcus Andronicus, brother of Titus, in Lucy Bailey's revival of her original 2006 production of Titus Andronicus at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. He has appeared in television programmes such as '' Torchwood: Children of Earth'' in 2009, and ''Game of Thrones'', 2011 as ''Mr Dekker'' and ''Kevan Lannister'' respectively. After an absence of three years, Gelder reprised his role in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'' in Season 5 and Season 6 as Kevan Lannister. Gelder guest starred in 12 episodes of Game of Thrones. In 2019, he gues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Hope
Charlotte Hope is an English actress. She first achieved recognition for her recurring role as Myranda in the third through fifth seasons of the HBO fantasy series ''Game of Thrones'' (2013–2016). Hope gained further prominence in the lead role of Catherine of Aragon on the Starz historical drama series ''The Spanish Princess'' (2019–2020), her first starring performance. In 2020, she appeared as a series regular on the second season of the ITV thriller '' Bancroft'' and the Netflix biographical drama ''The English Game''. Outside television, Hope has appeared in the biographic romance film '' The Theory of Everything'' (2014) and the horror film '' The Nun'' (2018). She also voiced one of the playable characters in the action-adventure video game ''We Happy Few'' (2018). Early life and education Hope was born in Salisbury and grew up in Lower Daggons, a rural hamlet in the New Forest District of Hampshire. Her younger sister Emily is a member of the band Police Dog Hogan. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenock O'Connor
Brenock Grant O'Connor (born 9 April 2000) is an English actor and singer. He is best known for his portrayal of Olly in the HBO fantasy TV series '' Game of Thrones'' (2014–2016). He was part of the main casts of the British series ''Dickensian'' (2015–2016), '' Living the Dream'' (2016–2019), and, most recently, the Amazon Prime series ''Alex Rider'' (2020–present). He is also a musician under the artist name "McGovern." Early life Growing up, O'Connor attended the Chatsmore Catholic High School (changed to Saint Oscar Romeo Catholic School in 2020) in Goring and studied theatre at The Theatre Workshop Stage School in Brighton. He started performing on stage at the age of six in the Hammond Pantomimes at the Pavilion Theatre in Worthing, and won a theatre scholarship while attending. Career O'Connor big break was in 2014 as Olly in the HBO fantasy television series '' Game of Thrones''. The character was introduced originally as a one episode character, to furthe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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