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The Door (Game Of Thrones)
"The Door" is the fifth episode of the sixth season of HBO's fantasy television series ''Game of Thrones'', and the 55th overall. The episode was written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Jack Bender. Bran Stark learns the origin of the White Walkers, Jon Snow plans to unite the north against the Boltons, Euron Greyjoy reveals his return to the Iron Islands at the Kingsmoot, Tyrion Lannister meets with the Red Priestess Kinvara, and Daenerys Targaryen sees the depths of Jorah Mormont's devotion to her. "The Door" received universal acclaim from critics, who found the episode to be emotional with effective action sequences involving the White Walkers and Hodor, in addition to providing "important answers regarding he shows mythos." The adaptation of the Kingsmoot as well as Daenerys's farewell to Jorah were also listed as high points of the episode. Hodor's origin story was presented to the series co-creators by George R. R. Martin. In the Unit ... [...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] |
Daniel Portman
Daniel Porter (born 13 February 1992), known professionally as Daniel Portman, is a Scottish actor. He is best known for playing the role of Podrick Payne in the television series '' Game of Thrones'' (2012–2019). Early life Portman is the son of actor Ron Donachie and Fiona Biggar, and has a sister Naomi. He was born in Glasgow and grew up in Strathbungo on the city's Southside. He attended Shawlands Academy, where he played rugby and was named Head Boy. He then pursued a Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Acting at Reid Kerr College in Paisley. Career Portman has been acting since he was 16 years old. His first role was in 2010's '' Outcast'', in which he starred as Paul. This was followed by a role in popular Scottish soap opera ''River City ''River City'' is a Scottish television soap opera that was first broadcast on BBC One Scotland on 24 September 2002. ''River City'' follows the lives of the people who live and work in the fictional district of Shieldinch. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brynjar Leifsson
Brynjar Leifsson (born 11 September 1990) is an Icelandic musician. He is best known as the lead guitarist of the Icelandic indie folk band Of Monsters and Men. Personal life Brynjar was raised in Keflavík, a town in southwest Iceland. His brother is a pilot. Brynjar has been in a relationship with musician Ragnhildur Gunnarsdóttir since at least 2014. The two have a son named Hilmir Hrafn Brynjarsson. Of Monsters and Men Brynjar joined Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir's solo project, Songbird in 2009. The project soon expanded with Ragnar Þórhallsson and Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson joining. The band then entered the 2010 annual Icelandic music competition Músíktilraunir, which they won. The band eventually became Of Monsters and Men. They soon released their debut studio album ''My Head Is an Animal'' in late 2011. The album charted in multiple regions and the band gained popularity worldwide. After a successful first album, the band released their second studio album '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson
Of Monsters and Men is an Icelandic indie folk/rock band formed in Reykjavík in 2010. The members are lead singer and guitarist Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, singer and guitarist Ragnar "Raggi" Þórhallsson, lead guitarist Brynjar Leifsson, drummer Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson and bassist Kristján Páll Kristjánsson. The band won the Músíktilraunir in 2010, an annual battle of the bands competition in Iceland. In 2011, Of Monsters and Men released an EP titled ''Into the Woods''. The band's 2011 debut album ''My Head Is an Animal'', reached the No.1 position in Australia, Iceland, Ireland and the US Rock and Alternative charts, while peaking at No. 6 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 album chart, No. 3 in the UK, and Top 20 of most European charts and Canada. Its lead single "Little Talks" was an international success, reaching the Top 10 in most music charts in Europe, including No. 1 in Ireland and Iceland, and No. 1 on US Alternative Songs. Of Monsters and Men won the 2013 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragnar Þórhallsson
Ragnar "Raggi" Þórhallsson (born 6 March 1987) is an Icelandic musician. He is the lead vocalist and guitarist, along with Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, of the Icelandic indie folk band Of Monsters and Men. Early life Ragnar attended Fjölbrautaskólinn í Garðabæ, a school in Garðabær. Ragnar got his first guitar at the age of 9 but did not start playing until 17. Of Monsters and Men Ragnar joined the band in 2010. The band then entered the 2010 annual Icelandic music competition Músíktilraunir, which they won. They soon released their debut studio album ''My Head Is an Animal'' in late 2011. The album charted in multiple regions and the band gained popularity worldwide. After the Seattle radio station KEXP KEXP-FM (90.3 MHz) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Seattle, Washington, United States, specializing in alternative and indie rock programmed by its disc jockeys for the Seattle metropolitan area. The station is owned by the non-p ... broadcast a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir
Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir (born 6 May 1989) is an Icelandic musician. Nanna originally performed solo, performing by the name Songbird. She is the lead vocalist and guitarist, along with Ragnar "Raggi" Þórhallsson, of the Icelandic indie folk band Of Monsters and Men. Biography Nanna was raised in Garður, a town in southwestern Iceland. She has two sisters, one is a make up artist and the other a teacher. As a child, Nanna attended music school. Before Of Monsters and Men had become established, Nanna had a solo musical project called ''Songbird.'' She wrote and performed music on open mic nights around Reykjavik and was a video store clerk. Of Monsters and Men Since expanding her Songbird phase, Nanna recruited five musicians, that eventually became Of Monsters and Men in 2010 – Brynjar Leifsson, Ragnar Þórhallsson, Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson, Árni Guðjónsson (now, ex-member), and Kristján Páll Kristjánsson. After a week of working together, they won the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Mortemore
Sally Mortemore is an English stage, film and television actress. She appeared in ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'', where she played Madame Pince, the librarian of Hogwarts. Career Mortemore first worked in theatre as an acting assistant stage manager at the Queen's Theatre in Hornchurch followed by seasons at the Haymarket Theatre in Basingstoke, Watford's Palace Theatre, Bolton's Octagon Theatre and the Churchill Theatre in Bromley, London. She also toured with the David Glass Ensemble, Redshift, Cleanbreak Theatre Company and Great Eastern Stage. Mortemore appeared as Gertrude in David Glass' production of '' Gormenghast'' in 2006/2007. Her film and television appearances include ''White Heat'' BBC2/ITV (2012), ''Ollie Kepler's Expanding Purple World'' (2010), '' Salt Grain'' (2010), ''Dead Gorgeous'', ''Too Many Cooks'', ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' as Madame Pince and ''Wire in the Blood'' and ''Daphne & Apollo'' for the BBC #REDIRECT BBC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Anthony
Kate Anthony (born 11 April 1964) is an English actress best known for her role as Pam Hobsworth on the ITV (TV network), ITV soap ''Coronation Street''. Career She has appeared in ''Doctors (2000 TV series), Doctors'' playing Ellen Murray, ''Sparkhouse'' playing Jenny Bullock, ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty'' playing Angela Phillips and ''As Time Goes By (TV series), As Time Goes By''. More recently she has appeared in ''Totally Frank'', Heartbeat and ''EastEnders'' playing Annie Grey. She played the role of Pam Hobsworth in the ITV (TV network), ITV soap ''Coronation Street'' from July 2008 to December 2010. She also had a small role in ''My Parents Are Aliens'' as the Inspector Mrs. Morris. She has had numerous theatrical roles including ''The Cherry Orchard'' with Judi Dench and prior to taking the role in Coronation Street, she toured Scotland in ''The Odd Couple (play), The Odd Couple'' with her closest friend Gerard Kelly. Anthony starred in Northern Broadsides' pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastian Croft
Sebastian Theodore Kemble Croft (born 16 December 2001) is a British actor. He began his career as a child actor on stage before making his television debut as Young Ned Stark in ''Game of Thrones'' (2016). He earned a BAFTA Children's Award nomination for his role as Atti in '' Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans'' (2019). Croft's voice work includes the film '' Where Is Anne Frank'' (2021) and "Ice", an installment of the Netflix anthology ''Love, Death & Robots'' (2021). In 2022, he starred as Ben Hope in the Netflix series '' Heartstopper''. Early life Croft was born on 16 December 2001. He began taking acting classes at the Abingdon-on-Thames branch of Stagecoach when he was 7 and at Michael Xavier's MX Masterclass, of which Croft is now a patron. He attended the Dragon School for preparatory school and St Edward's School, Oxford for GCSEs. He completed A Levels in English, philosophy and film. Career Theatre Croft made his first West End stage appearance in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Lepkowski
Gerald Lepkowski is a British-Australian television and stage actor, who has had guest roles in Australian and British productions, before landing the lead role in drama series ''Dirt Game'' in Australia in 2009. Early life Born in the Sighthill area of Glasgow, Scotland, Lepkowski is the second child of Edward Lepkowski, a carpet fitter of Polish descent; and Catherine Lepkowski (née Murray). He has a brother, Edward Jr, and a sister, Carol. While travelling in Australia in his early twenties, Lepkowski became interested in acting and trained at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts where he met fellow British-born thespian, Frances O'Connor, with whom he now has one child, Luka, born in 2005. The couple currently reside in the Los Angeles area, in the United States. Career Lepkowski worked extensively in Australia on the stage, and he played Tysefew in 'The Dutch Courtesan', Claudio in ''Much Ado About Nothing'', Roger & Arthur in ''The Balcony'', Vershinin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ania Bukstein
Ania Bukstein ( he, אניה בוקשטיין; russian: link=no, Аня Букштейн, ''Anya Bukshteyn''; born 7 June 1982) is an Israeli actress, singer and pianist, performing in Hebrew, Russian, French and English. Early life Bukstein was born as an only child in Moscow, USSR, in 1982, to a family of Russian-Jewish descent. Her parents are both doctors; her mother is a speech-language pathologist, and her father is a neuro-oncologist. Growing up in Moscow, she studied classical piano as a child starting at the age of 5, which she says she studied with a strict discipline common amongst children in the Soviet Union. She and her parents emigrated to Israel in the early 1990s when she was 7 years old, while her grandparents still live in Moscow. She began her acting career at age 12. However, in Israel she gave up her dream of becoming a professional concert pianist. As a teenager, she attended Telma Yalin Arts High School in Givatayim, Israel. After her high school graduat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night King
The Night King is a fictional character appearing in the HBO high fantasy television series ''Game of Thrones'', based on George R. R. Martin's novel series ''A Song of Ice and Fire''. He is depicted as the leader and the first of the White Walkers, having existed since the age of the First Men, and is the most dangerous and powerful of his race. The Night King is an original creation of the television adaptation, thus far having no counterpart in the novels upon which the show is based. The Night King was portrayed by British-American actor Richard Brake in seasons 4 and 5 and then by Slovakian actor and stuntman in seasons 6 to 8. Description In ''Game of Thrones'', the Night King is physically distinguished from the other White Walkers by his "crown" of pointy, frosty horns. In the novels The "Night King", as presented in the show, has not appeared in ''A Song of Ice and Fire''. In the novels, the title "Night's King" is given to the long-ago legendary 13th Lord Commander o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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