The Climb (Game Of Thrones)
"The Climb" is the sixth episode of the third season of the HBO medieval fantasy television series ''Game of Thrones.'' The 26th episode of the series overall, it was written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Alik Sakharov. It first aired on HBO on May 5, 2013. The episode's title comes from climbing of the wall by Jon Snow and Ygritte, and also the references from dialogue between Lord Petyr Baelish and Lord Varys. The episode marks the final appearance of Esmé Bianco (Ros). Plot In King's Landing Meeting with Olenna, Tywin threatens to appoint Loras to the Kingsguard, thereby renouncing his right to inheritance and marriage and leaving House Tyrell without a male heir, and reluctantly she consents to Loras and Cersei's marriage. Tyrion accuses Cersei of trying to have him killed during the Battle of the Blackwater, but deduces it was Joffrey who ordered his death and Cersei tells him he is not in danger now that Tywin is the Hand. In ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kristofer Hivju
Kristofer Hivju (; born 7 December 1978) is a Norwegian actor. He is best known for playing the roles of Tormund Giantsbane in the HBO fantasy series ''Game of Thrones'' and Connor Rhodes in ''The Fate of the Furious''. Early life Hivju was born in Oslo, Norway. In 2004, he graduated from the Danish (Aarhus) subdivision of the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (GITIS). Career He began of his career and starred in the television series, such as ''Fox Grønland'' and ''Seks som oss'', in the 2008 film ''Manhunt'', and plays at the Grusomhetens Teater and Trøndelag Teater, as well as written scripts for the short films ''Closework'' from 2005 and Flax from 2008. In the several times, he portrays Viking King Olav II in Norwegian-produced documentary film ''Olav'', and also appeared in ''From Hate to Hope''. In 2013–2019, Hivju had the role of Tormund Giantsbane in American fantasy series ''Game of Thrones'' by HBO. His first appearance was in the first episode of the th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tim Plester
Timothy Marc Plester (born 10 September 1970) is a British actor, playwright, and filmmaker, best known for the documentaries ''Way of the Morris'' and ''The Ballad of Shirley Collins'' - plus a multifarious number of cameo roles for film and TV. Early life and education Born and raised in Banbury, Oxfordshire, Plester graduated from Dartington College of Arts in Devon, with a BA in Theatre, and went on to obtain an MA (Hons) in playwriting studies from Birmingham University. Career Plester's award-winning documentary ''Way of the Morris'' premiered at SXSW 2011 and received a limited theatrical release in UK cinemas before being released on DVD. Co-directed with Rob Curry and produced independently by Fifth Column Films, the feature-length documentary includes contributions from Billy Bragg, Fairport Convention's Chris Leslie and members of The Adderbury Village Morris Men. It was selected by the UK Film Focus as one of the "Breakthrough" British films of 2011. Plester and C ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tom Brooke
Thomas Brooke (born 1978) is an English actor. He is best known for playing the roles of Thick Kevin in '' The Boat That Rocked'' (2009), Bill Wiggins and Andy Apsted in the BBC One television series ''Sherlock'' and ''Bodyguard'' respectively, and Fiore in the AMC television series ''Preacher''. Early life He is the son of actor Paul Brooke. Brooke attended Alleyn's School in Dulwich, London and Hull University. He trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Career Brooke played Bill Wiggins in series 3 of BBC's '' Sherlock'', "Lame" Lothar Frey in season 3 of HBO's ''Game of Thrones'', and Fiore in AMC's ''Preacher''. In 2011 Brooke played the dimwitted Lee in Jez Butterworth's much garlanded play ''Jerusalem'' at The Royal Court theatre to great acclaim. The following year he reprised the role in the play's first West End run at The Apollo, and was soon after cast in the lead role of the National Theatre's revival of Arnold Wesker's ''The Kitchen'' to ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hodor
George R. R. Martin's ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' saga features a large cast of characters. The series follows three interwoven plotlines: a dynastic war for control of Westeros by several families; the rising threat of the superhuman Others beyond the northern border of Westeros; and the ambition of Daenerys Targaryen, the exiled heir of the previous ruling dynasty. The Great Houses of Westeros represent the Seven Kingdoms which exist on the continent: the North, the Iron Islands, the Vale of Arryn, the Westerlands, the Stormlands, the Reach, and Dorne. A massive wall of ice and old magic separates the Seven Kingdoms from the largely unmapped area in the most northern portion of the continent. Each chapter is narrated in the third-person limited point of view through the eyes of a single character. Beginning with nine POV characters in ''A Game of Thrones'' (1996), a total of thirty-one such characters have narrated over the course of the first five volumes of the series. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kristian Nairn
Kristian Nairn (born 25 November 1975) is an actor and DJ from Lisburn, Northern Ireland. He is best known for his portrayal of Hodor in the HBO fantasy series ''Game of Thrones''. More recently, he has played Wee John Feeney on the HBO Max series '' Our Flag Means Death''. Career Nairn's portrayal of Hodor on ''Game of Thrones'' was his first acting role; Nairn earned enough to buy his mother a house. He is a progressive house/trance DJ, and used to be the resident DJ of Kremlin, a gay club in Belfast. Since ''Game of Thrones'' began, Nairn has toured as a DJ with "Rave of Thrones" using musical themes and costumes from the television series. At the end of 2017, he performed the first part of the Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike concerts in Antwerp. He was the DJ during the BlizzCon 2016 anniversary party and BlizzCon 2018 closing festivities. In October 2018, Kristian Nairn appeared in a commercial for eToro that was launched on YouTube, featuring the Internet meme HODL. Nair ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Philip McGinley
Philip Kiaran McGinley (born 6 June 1981) is an English actor, best known for playing Anguy the Archer in Season 3 of HBO's ''Game of Thrones''. Early life He was born in Liverpool and grew up in Golborne, near Wigan. He attended All Saints Primary School, Golborne High School, Winstanley Sixth Form College, the Oxford School of Drama, and the Arts Educational Schools in London, graduating in 2003. Philip attended Willpower Youth Theatre in Wigan for many years until he left to go to drama school. Selected stage and screen credits Theatre * '' The Changeling'' with Cheek by Jowl, directed by Declan Donnellan *''Great Expectations'' with the Royal Shakespeare Company * ''Kes'' with the Royal Exchange, Manchester. * Young Tom in ''Canary'' at the Liverpool Playhouse * Waldorf in ''Straight'' at the Studio Theatre (Sheffield) * Jesus in the ''York Mystery Plays'' 2016 Television * BBC – ''Dalziel and Pascoe'', ''The Deputy'', ''Hawking'', ''Father Brown''; ''Battlefield ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Esmé Bianco
Esmé Augusta Bianco (born 25 May 1982) is a British actress and neo-burlesque performer, who is best known for her recurring roles as Ros on ''Game of Thrones'' and Jane Chatwin on '' The Magicians''. Career Bianco has posed for painters Christian Furr and Peregrine Heathcote. Bianco's feature films parts include '' Burlesque Fairytales'', in which she played "Mother" in one of the tales. She also appeared in '' Chemical Wedding'', ''Dead Man Running'', ', and '' The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power''. Bianco appeared as the character Ros, a prostitute in King's Landing, in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones''. She first appeared in the series premiere " Winter Is Coming", returning for 13 more episodes, often in the show's " sexposition" scenes, before her character is murdered in the season 3 episode " The Climb". In 2020, Bianco made an appearance on the Puscifer album '' Existential Reckoning'' on the song "UPGrade". Personal life In February 2021, Bianco accused musicia ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ellie Kendrick
Eleanor Lucy V. Kendrick (born 8 June 1990) is an English actress best known for playing Anne Frank in the BBC's 2009 miniseries ''The Diary of Anne Frank'', Ivy Morris in the first series of the 2010 revived '' Upstairs Downstairs'', and Meera Reed in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones''. She also voices Taelia Fordragon in '' World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth''. Early life Kendrick was born in London. She attended Dulwich College Preparatory School, in Cranbrook, Kent, followed by Benenden School, also in Kent, and spent time with the National Youth Theatre. In October 2009, she began her BA in English Literature at the University of Cambridge. Career Kendrick has played roles in '' Waking the Dead'' (2004), '' Doctors'' (2004), ''In 2 Minds'' (2004), '' Prime Suspect: The Final Act'' (2006), ''Lewis'' (2007), and the film ''An Education'', scripted by Nick Hornby and which premièred at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Thomas Sangster
Thomas Brodie-Sangster (born 16 May 1990), also credited as Thomas Sangster, is an English actor. He is known for playing Sam in ''Love Actually'' (2003), Simon in ''Nanny McPhee'' (2005), Ferb in ''Phineas and Ferb'' (2007–2015), Jojen Reed in ''Game of Thrones'' (2013–2014), Newt in the ''Maze Runner'' film series (2014–2018), and Benny Watts in the Netflix miniseries '' The Queen's Gambit'' (2020), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. Brodie-Sangster also grew in popularity for starring in critically acclaimed cult films such as '' Death of a Superhero'' (2011), '' Bright Star'' (2009), and as Paul McCartney in ''Nowhere Boy'' (2009). He played Jake Murray in the series '' Accused'' (2010–2012). He also had a cameo as an officer of the First Order in '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' (2015), a role as Whitey Winn in the Netflix miniseries '' Godless'' (2017) and voiced John Tracy in '' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Finn Jones
Finn Jones (born Terence Jones; 24 March 1988) is an English actor known for his roles as Loras Tyrell in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'' (2011–2016) and Danny Rand / Iron Fist in the Netflix television shows '' Iron Fist'' (2017–2018), '' The Defenders'' (2017), and ''Luke Cage'' (2018), which are set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Career Jones trained at the Arts Educational Schools on a three-year acting course. Prior to this he was a Sixth Form student at Hayes School in Bromley. In October 2009, Jones played Jamie, a young man who found love with Hannah Ashworth in the second series of ''Hollyoaks Later''. Later, he returned to the ''Hollyoaks'' village to tie in with Emma Rigby's (Hannah Ashworth) departure in February 2010. In January 2010, Jones appeared in the 11th series of '' Doctors''. On 1 and 8 April 2010, he appeared in two episodes of ''The Bill'' playing Commander Lisa Kennedy's (played by Julie Graham) son Mark Kennedy, who was accused of m ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gilly (A Song Of Ice And Fire)
Gilly 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''. Introduced in 1998's '' A Clash of Kings'', she is a wildling from the wild lands north of the Wall who is befriended by Samwell Tarly and Jon Snow. She subsequently appeared in Martin's ''A Storm of Swords'' (2000), ''A Feast for Crows'' (2005), ''A Dance with Dragons'' (2011), and will appear in the upcoming novel ''The Winds of Winter''. Gilly is portrayed by Hannah Murray in the HBO television adaptation. Character description Gilly is a wildling girl, daughter and wife of Craster. She is in her late teens, has brown eyes and is estimated to be around 15 or 16 years old when she first appears in the novel. Gilly is not a point of view character in the novels, so her actions are witnessed and interpreted mainly through the eyes of her romantic interest Samwell Tarly, as well as other people l ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |