Ian Stuart Whyte (born 17 September 1971) is a

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actor, stuntman and former professional basketball player. He is best known for his roles as Predators in the Alien vs. Predator film series, Sheikh Suleiman in the 2010 remake of '' Clash of the Titans'', The Last Engineer in ''

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'', as well as various characters in the HBO fantasy series ''

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''.

Career

Whyte began his career a professional basketball player for the Newcastle Eagles. He also collected 80 caps for the England national team. After his retirement from basketball he began his second career as a stuntman and actor. Whyte is best known for portraying Predators in the movies ''

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'' and '' Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem''. In 2010, Whyte played Sheikh Sulieman in '' Clash of the Titans''. Whyte portrayed one of the "Engineer" aliens seen in

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's 2012 science fiction film, ''

''. He has portrayed various characters requiring a physically tall actor in the HBO series ''

'', including White Walkers in season 1 and

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and a giant in the opening episode of season 3. For these roles he was unrecognisable under make-up and computer effects. In

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, he also had a speaking role as Gregor Clegane. In season 5 and season 6, Whyte portrayed the giant Wun Wun. He later played a giant wight in

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of Season 8.

Personal life

Whyte was born in

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, Wales. He is tall. Whyte is married to Amy, a business development manager for the Gordon Brown Law Firm. They have one son.

Filmography

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