I mean, no human on the entire planet of Earth is better than Peter Dinklage, but it's slightly amusing to see other actors try and share the Game of Thrones screen with him. At San Diego's Comic-Con, it was announced that more than a dozen new cast members will join HBO's epic fantasy seriesfor its upcoming third season. Among them are stars from Pirates of The Caribbean and The Office (UK), and you can grab an eyeful of the new characters and their descriptions via the video below and Huffington Post:
- Diana Rigg will play Lady Olenna Tyrell. She is the grandmother of Loras and Margaery and the female lead in the Tyrell clan, "The Queen of Thorns."
- Mackenize Crook will play Orell, who is described as "a 'warg' or 'skinchanger,' with the ability to enter the mind of an animal and control its actions."
- Clive Russell will play Bryndon Tully, aka The Blackfish, Catelyn Tully's uncle.
- Nathalie Emannuel will play 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."
- Kerry Ingram will play Shireen Baratheon. Shireen is "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."
- Paul Kaye will play 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."
- Thomas Brodie-Sangster will play Jojen Reed, "a mysterious and enigmatic young man who becomes an important ally to Bran Stark."
- Ellie Kendrick will play 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."
- Richard Dormer will play 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."
- Kristofer Hivju will play 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."
- Philip McGinley will play Anguy, "an extremely skilled archer and key member of the outlaw band known as the Brotherhood Without Banners."
- Tara Fitzgerald will play Selyse Baratheon. "The wife of Stannis Baratheon, Selyse spends much of her life in seclusion, shut away in a gloomy tower."
- Tobias Menzies will play 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 will play Qyburn, "a former maester of the Citadel, who was stripped of his chain many years ago." [source]
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