Before They Were On “Game Of Thrones”

The Game of Thrones season finale is tonight on HBO. All of the characters on the wildly popular series inspire such strong and complex feelings that it’s hard to even imagine these faces outside of the realms. But you might be surprised where some of them have been…

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Before They Were On "Game Of Thrones"
Summer Anne Burton

1. Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage)

2. Used to be….

Dinklage has had a distinguished movie career, but the highlight is 2003’s “The Station Agent,” which won awards at Sundance and the Independent Spirit Awards.

3. Bronn (Jerome Flynn)

4. Used to be…

Half of the popular classics-revisited UK singing duo, “Robson & Jerome.”

Source: youtube.com

5. Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke)

6. Used to be…

Her first role was as a kid stalked by her dad (eww) on the show “Doctors.” Also, she’a brunette!

Source: youtube.com

7. Khal Drogo (Jason Momoa)

8. Used to be…

After an early modeling career, Jason appeared in the series “Baywatch Hawaii” from 1999-2001.

9. Osha (Natalia Tena)

10. Used to be…

TONKS!

11. Joffrey Baratheon (Jack Gleeson)

12. Used to be…

The little kid in “Batman Begins”!!

13. Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey)

14. Used to be…

Her first role was as the love interest in “Waterland” starring Jeremy Irons and Ethan Hawke.

15. Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau)

16. Used to be…

Star of the Danish film “Nightwatch” (1994).

Source: youtube.com

17. Sandor “The Hound” Clegane (Rory McCann)

18. Used to be…

The dude in this awesome “Scott’s Porage Oats” commerical

Source: youtube.com

19. Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish (Aidan Gillen)

20. Used to be….

Stuart Alan Jones on Channel 4’s “Queer As Folk”

(not to mention Tommy Carcetti on “The Wire”!)

21. Theon Greyjoy (Alfie Allen)

22. Used to be…

In the shadow of his big sister, singer Lily Allen.

23. Jorah Mormont (Iain Glen)

24. Used to be…

Murderer Larry Winters in “Silent Scream” (1990).

25. Margaery Tyrell (Natalie Dormer)

26. Used to be…

The cute chick that inappropriately kissed Cap in “Captain America”.

27. Eddard Stark (Sean Bean)

28. Used to be…

Boromir (Lord of the Rings).

29. Catelyn Stark (Michelle Fairley)

30. Used to be…

Hermione Granger’s mom.

31. Jon Snow (Kit Harington)

32. Used to be…

The original War Horse kid (on stage).

33. Robb Stark (Richard Madden)

34. Used to be…

Star of the BBC’s “Hope Spring” miniseries, as well as countless other TV and stage productions.

35. Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner)

36. Used to be…

Blonde!

37. Arya Stark (Maisie Williams)

38. Used to be…

Just a badass little girl with no resume.

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    • Tatiana T. 9 months ago

      Peter Dinklage is mostly known for his work in both of the Death at a Funeral films (great English version and crappy American version). If you live in NYC, you probably will see him going to the theater a lot with his wife (especially off Broadway).

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      That Volantis girl (Oona Chaplin) is a granddaughter of Charlie Chaplin

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    • Devin C. 11 months ago

      Wow. I can’t believe you forgot Julian Glover (Grand Master Pycelle.) He was General Veers in The Empire Strikes Back, and played villains in both the James Bond and Indiana Jones franchises - not to mention Scaroth from “The City of Death” from classic Tom Baker Doctor Who.

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    • lauram30 11 months ago

      Sorry, Natalie Dormer will forever first be Anne Boleyn from the Tudors to me. That is well before the Captain America movie, and she actually has a big part in the first two seasons.

    • triscuitty 11 months ago

      Alfie Allen/Theon Greyjoy is Lily Allen’s brother?! She has a song called Alfie. It’s kind of hilarious, and now I wish I hadn’t deleted it off my iPod. She calls him a twat in that song.

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    • Allison D 11 months ago

      Lena Headey (Cersei) was also in “The Jungle Book”…the live-action one. She was Kitty, the girl that Mowgli loved. I remember watching the movie when I was younger and thinking she was so pretty haha

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    • stacyr5 11 months ago

      Jason Momoa was in Stargate Atlantis as well

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    • The Angry Luddite 11 months ago

      Ah, this post is fantastic. I’ve been a huge fan of Peter Dinklage ever since I saw The Station Agent some years ago. It was my favorite movie for a long time for so many reasons, and I could not have been happier with him being cast in Game of Thrones. I believe the director of that actually did the first few episodes of GoT - I wonder if that had anything to do with his casting? Also, OHMYGODBRONN.

    • alexan 11 months ago

      I think I first took notice of Lena Headey as the Spartan queen in 300.

    • deaddrift 11 months ago

      Duh, Littlefinger was only a corrupt politician in a little TV series called THE WIRE, maybe you’ve heard of it?

    • elliotts3 11 months ago

      Viserys Targaryen was “Brother of Mine” in the Doctor Who two-parter, “The Family of Blood.”

    • mariap12 11 months ago

      OMG! Sansa! How cute!

    • roryborealis83 11 months ago

      Ilyn Payne the mute executioner is played by Wilko Johnson who was in the band Dr Feelgood. He is such a nice guy!

    • Things a T-Rex does 11 months ago

      Also, a lot of the Lords of the North that serve at Rob Starks table were in Casualty. I know, which British actors weren’t? But I’ve seen at least a couple of emergency surgeons.

    • Things a T-Rex does 11 months ago

      No way! Never ever would’ve clocked that the Jerome in GoT was the one from Unchained Melody. Mind Blown!

    • sharkfighter 11 months ago

      Weird. I’ve seen Tonk’s boobs.

    • donvarone 11 months ago

      sibel kekilli tyrions girl was a pornstar lol

    • Klo732 11 months ago

      Tywin is the bad dude from The Golden Child. I can just here Eddy Murphy in my head yelling “Sardo Numspa”

    • Sally P. 11 months ago

      I knew Natalie Dormer mostly as Anne Boleyn on the Tudors. And Ygritte (I think thats her name) was the maid on downton abbey that wanted to be a secretary.

    • sarahm47 11 months ago

      I can’t be the only one who realized Jorah=Father Octavian. Anyone? Bueller? Noticed several other Doctor Who/Game of Thrones crossovers as well…

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