Monday, July 16, 2012

Game of Thrones Season 3 casting announced

Most of the upcoming cast members for season 3 of HBO's Game of Thrones were announced at Comic Con this weekend. This is not the full list however, as casting for Mance Rayder and Vargo Hoat is still ongoing.


 Tobias Menzies as Edmure Tully. The younger brother of Catelyn Stark, Edmure has recently become Lord of Riverrun in the wake of his father’s death.







Anton Lesser as Qyburn, a former maester of the Citadel, who was stripped of his chain many years ago.




Diana Rigg as Lady Olenna Tyrell. Also known as “The Queen of Thorns,” Lady Olenna is the grandmother of Margaery and Loras Tyrell and is, in many ways, the true leader of their powerful family. The actress is best known for her role as the iconic Emma Peel in “The Avengers,” and for playing Teresa di Vincenzo in “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.” Rigg won an Emmy in 1997 for her role as Mrs. Danvers in “Rebecca.”


Tara Fitzgerald as Selyse Baratheon. The wife of Stannis Baratheon, Selyse spends much of her life in seclusion, shut away in a gloomy tower. A veteran of British television, Fitzgerald played Kat Ashley in “The Virgin Queen” and starred as Eve Lockhart on the show “Waking the Dead” and on its spinoff, “The Body Farm.”

Philip McGinley as Anguy, an extremely skilled archer and key member of the outlaw band known as the Brotherhood Without Banners. The actor is best known for playing Tom Kerrigan on the British soap “Coronation Street” and recently had a role in the movie “Prometheus.”

Kristofer Hivju as Tormund Giantsbane. A famed wildling warrior and chief lieutenant of the “King Beyond the Wall,” Mance Rayder, Tormund is fearsome and strong, with a large build and a beard to match. The Norwegian actor co-starred in the 2011 version of “The Thing,” and will be appearing in “After Earth,” a new film by M. Night Shyamalan.

Richard Dormer as Beric Dondarrion. Once the lord of Blackhaven and a celebrated warrior, Lord Beric has now become the leader of the Brotherhood Without Banners, a band of vigilante outlaws. Dormer wrote and starred in the one-man play “Hurricane,” and played the lead in the film “Good Vibrations,” the story of Belfast punk legend Terri Hooley.

Ellie Kendrick as Meera Reed. The eldest daughter of Howland Reed and a staunch Stark loyalist, Meera and her younger brother Jojen seek out Bran Stark to protect him on his hard journey north. Kendrick starred in the 2009 BBC adaptation of “The Diary of Anne Frank,” and has appeared in “Being Human” and “Upstairs Downstairs.”

Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Jojen Reed, a mysterious and enigmatic young man who becomes an important ally to Bran Stark.

Paul Kaye as Thoros of Myr. A key member of the outlaw band known as the Brotherhood Without Banners, he is a Red Priest, in service of the Lord of Light, and originally hails from the Free City of Myr, in Essos. The British comedian is best known for creating the character of Dennis Pennis on “The Sunday Show.”

Kerry Ingram as Shireen Baratheon, the only child of Stannis Baratheon. An avid reader, she escapes her lonely life through myths and stories – her books are her most treasured possessions.

Nathalie Emannuel as Missandei. Originally from the peaceful island of Naath, Missandei was sold into slavery as a child, along with her brother. She received education in various languages and became a translator to the slave trader Kraznys in Astapor.

Clive Russell as Bryndon “The Blackfish” Tully. Known far and wide as “The Blackfish,” Brynden is a famous knight and the uncle of Catelyn Stark. He quarreled bitterly with his brother, Lord Hoster Tully, and the two were estranged for many years. Russell is a mainstay in British film and television, appearing in dozens of productions in the last forty years. Recently he appeared as Captain Tanner in the Guy Ritchie “Sherlock Holmes” films.

Mackenzie Crook as Orell. A wildling raider, Orell is a “warg” or “skinchanger,” with the ability to enter the mind of an animal and control its actions. Crook is best known for playing offbeat characters such as Gareth in the original UK version of “The Office” and the pirate Ragetti in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” film series.

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