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The Prince Of Winterfell
"The Prince of Winterfell" is the eighth episode of the second season of HBO's medieval fantasy television series ''Game of Thrones'', and the 18th overall. The episode was directed by Alan Taylor and written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. It first aired on May 20, 2012. The title of the episode refers to Theon Greyjoy as ruler of Winterfell after disposing of the Stark children. Plot In King's Landing Tyrion and Bronn plan the defense of King's Landing with the aid of old texts. Varys arrives to compliment Bronn on his leadership of the gold cloaks When Tyrion is accused of plotting to kill King Joffrey, Cersei mistakenly kidnaps Ros instead of Shae, and Tyrion swears to Cersei that she will pay for her actions. Joffrey's inexperience and arrogance leave Tyrion fearful for the coming battle. Varys informs Tyrion that Daenerys is alive with three dragons but Tyrion suggests to focus on one problem at a time. In The Narrow Sea Planning the siege of Kin ... [...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] |
Gwendoline Christie
Gwendoline Tracey Philippa Christie (born 28 October 1978) is an English actress who is best known for portraying Brienne of Tarth in the HBO fantasy-drama series ''Game of Thrones'' (2012–2019). She is also widely known for her role the First Order stormtrooper Captain Phasma in the films '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' (2015) and '' Star Wars: The Last Jedi'' (2017). Christie has since appeared in the Netflix fantasy series '' The Sandman'' and ''Wednesday'' (both 2022). Early life Gwendoline Tracey Philippa Christie was born in Worthing, West Sussex. She has two older half-brothers. Her mother was a housewife, and her father worked in sales and marketing. She grew up in a hamlet near the South Downs. As a child she trained as a gymnast but took up acting after a spinal injury. Around 2002, she worked in a boutique in Brighton. She graduated from Drama Centre London in 2005. She was told she "would probably never work because hedidn't look the same as most actors", du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerard Jordan
Gerard Jordan is a Northern Irish actor from Belfast. Career He is best known for his recurring roles in the Northern Irish TV series ''Pulling Moves'' (2004) and in BBC's '' The Fall'' (2013–2014), and for his portrayal of Biter in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'' (2012–2014). He also starred in the Irish drama film ''Peacefire'' (2008) and he played the role of Jim in Oliver Hirschbiegel's ''Five Minutes of Heaven ''Five Minutes of Heaven'' is a 2009 Irish film directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel from a script by Guy Hibbert. The film was premiered on 19 January 2009 at the 25th Sundance Film Festival where it won the World Cinema Dramatic Directing Award for ...'' (2009). Filmography Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jordan, Gerard 21st-century male actors from Northern Ireland Living people Male television actors from Northern Ireland Male film actors from Northern Ireland Year of birth missing (living people) Male actors fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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. Nairn is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Cole
Steven Cole (born 18 March 1982, in Liverpool) is a British actor best known for his portrayal of Leo Johnson in the Channel 4 Soap opera ''Brookside'' from 1996 to 2001. He joined HBO's ''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 ...'' during its second season to play the Dothraki Kovarro.On 15 September it was confirmed he was playing the role of Kovarro. He joined the cast as a guest star in the second season. References External links * Black British male actors 1982 births Living people Male actors from Liverpool English male child actors English male soap opera actors English people of Igbo descent {{UK-tv-actor-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Beckwith
Andy Beckwith is an English actor. Career He is best known for his role as Errol in Guy Ritchie's '' Snatch'' (2000) and for his portrayal of Rorge in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'' (2012–2014). He played the role of Clanker, a member of the Flying Dutchman's crew in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' franchise. He has appeared in numerous British television and film projects, including feature films '' Hell to Pay'' (2005) and '' Ironclad: Battle for Blood'' (2014), and TV series such as ''EastEnders'', '' By Any Means'' and ''Grantchester Grantchester is a village and civil parish on the River Cam or Granta in South Cambridgeshire, England. It lies about south of Cambridge. Name The village of Grantchester is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book as ''Grantesete'' and ''Grauntset ...''. He featured as a blind footballer in ''Bury It'', a 2002 comedy short with Des McAleer, Clare Grogan and Steve Sweeney. Filmography Film Television References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 musician Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Hawkey
Ben Hawkey (born 25 April 1996) is an actor from Kingston upon Thames. He is best known for his portrayal of Hot Pie in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones''. He also played Rick Jnr in the E4 series ''Beaver Falls''. He retired from acting in 2017. Filmography Television Other ventures In addition to acting, Hawkey partnered with UK food delivery service Deliveroo Deliveroo is a British online food delivery company founded by Will Shu and Greg Orlowski in 2013 in London, England. It operates in the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Singapore, Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. ... to launch a fictional ''Game of Thrones''-inspired "bakery", You Know Nothing John Dough. References External links * 1996 births Living people 21st-century British male actors British male television actors British male film actors {{UK-tv-actor-1990s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Crompton
Benjamin Lorton Crompton (born 1974) is an English actor and standup comedian, best known for his performance on the BBC sketch show ''Man Stroke Woman'' and as Colin in the BBC Three sitcom ''Ideal''. From 2012 to 2019, Crompton portrayed Eddison Tollett on the HBO high-fantasy series ''Game of Thrones''. Career Crompton appeared in the 2002 film '' All or Nothing'', the TV series ''Clocking Off'', and the TV movie ''Housewife, 49.'' He played Ewan in '' 102 Dalmatians''. He appeared as Colin in the BBC Three sitcom ''Ideal'' with Johnny Vegas, and as Keith in the BBC Three series ''Pramface'' from 2012 until 2014. In 2011, he appeared as William Nutt in the television film ''The Suspicions of Mr Whicher'' for ITV. In 2012, he appeared in the film ''Blood''. He appeared in both series of the BBC TV sketch show ''Man Stroke Woman''. He has had a recurring role as Eddison Tollett since Season 2 of the television fantasy drama series ''Game of Thrones''. In 2014, he appeared as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Stanley
Mark Robert Speight, known professionally as Mark Stanley, is an English actor. He portrayed Grenn in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones''. He is also known for his roles in the films ''Kajaki'' and '' Our Kind of Traitor'', and the series ''Dickensian''. Early life and education Mark Robert Speight was born in Leeds. He attended Allerton High School and Prince Henry's Grammar School, Otley, where he began acting. He graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama The Guildhall School of Music and Drama is a conservatoire and drama school located in the City of London, United Kingdom. Established in 1880, the school offers undergraduate and postgraduate training in all aspects of classical music and jazz ... in 2010. Filmography Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stanley, Mark Living people 1988 births 21st-century English male actors Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama English male film actors English male stage ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stahl
John Macdonald Steele (23 June 1953 – 2 March 2022), better known as John Stahl, was a Scottish actor best known for playing Rickard Karstark in HBO's ''Game of Thrones'' and Tom 'Inverdarroch' Kerr in ''High Road''. Life and career Stahl was born on 23 June 1953 in Sauchie, Clackmannanshire. John was educated at Alloa Academy and studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. From 1975 to 1976, Stahl worked as an assistant director in the Darlington Drama Centre. His screen debut was in 1976. He found fame for his role as Tom 'Inverdarroch' Kerr in the television series ''High Road'', in which he appeared as a series regular between 1982 and 2003. He also played the role of Rickard Karstark in HBO's ''Game of Thrones'', appearing in the second and third seasons. His other roles include Inspector Reed in the 1995 television series ''Resort to Murder'', and as Ewan in the 2011 Royal National Theatre production ''Frankenstein''. Stahl lived on the Isle of Lewis an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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