The magical worlds of Harry Potter and Game of Thrones have more in common than you think.
They share not only fire breathing dragons and spells, but also more than a dozen actors!
Of the 14 actors who did double duty on these two productions, one is special because he
played not one, not two, but six characters in Game of Thrones! So, stick around to find
out who this super talented actor is.
1. Jim Broadbent Remember Ebrose? The archmaester of the Citadel.
He appeared in the seventh season of Game of Thrones. While this was in 2017 and you
probably still remember him, the same can’t be said about the well-intentioned but nutty
Professor Horace Slughorn, who came out of retirement to teach potions at Hogwarts. Well,
both these characters were played by the English actor Jim Broadbent. He also happened to have
appeared in yet another fantasy movie, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch,
and the Wardrobe, where he played Professor Digory Kirke. He lets the children stay at
his country estate during the war. Seems like this guy loves being a professor on the big
screen.
2. Michelle Fairley We all know who Catelyn Stark was; the strong-willed
Lady of Winterfell and the wife of Lord Eddard Stark.
But do you remember seeing her in the Harry Potter movies? I had a real hard time recalling
and finally had to ask Google. Well, if you still can’t remember, let me remind you.
Michelle Fairley had a very brief appearance in the movie series as Hermione’s mother.
Hermione does a memory charm on her parents before beginning her mission to find and destroy
Voldemort's Horcruxes. Now that you have the clues, can you name which movie she made her
appearance in? Tell us if you know in the comments below.
3. Sally Mortemore The English actress Sally Mortemore appeared
in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, where she played Madame Pince, the librarian
of Hogwarts. She can be seen sitting next to Severus Snape during the end-of-term feast
and is also visible in the background of several other scenes.
In 2016 she made a cameo as an unnamed Braavosi woman in season 6 of Game of Thrones.
4. Freddie Stroma Freddie Stroma played the role of a student
at Hogwarts named Cormac McLaggen, who was a keeper in the Gryffindor quidditch team.
He’s the guy who annoyed Hermione during Professor Slughorn's Slug Club Christmas party.
In Game of Thrones, he appeared in the sixth season as Dickon Tarly, Samwell Tarly’s
younger brother.
5. Julian Glover You can’t be faulted for not seeing him
in the Harry Potter movie. That’s because you don’t see him. His was the voice of
Aragog, Hagrid's giant spider friend who lives in the Forbidden Forest. But any Game of Thrones
fan would instantly recognize him as the Grand Maester who served under multiple kings.
6. Nicholas Blane Nicholas Blane made a blink-and-you'll-miss
appearance in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as Bob, a wizard who worked with
Arthur Weasley at the Ministry of Magic. In Game of Thrones, he has a slightly longer
role as the Spice King of Qarth.
7. Bronson Webb Bronson Webb played the role of an unnamed
Slytherin student who happens to be a friend of Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Prisoner
of Azkaban. In Game of Thrones, he appeared as Will, a member of the Night's Watch who
fled after encountering the White Walkers, and was later executed by Ned Stark for deserting
his men. Although it was a small role, it was memorable because he was the first in
the show to see the White Walkers. The British actor has played roles in two
other successful franchises, The Dark Knight Trilogy and the fantasy film series Pirates
of the Caribbean starring Johnny Depp.
8. Ralph Ineson Ralph Ineson played Amycus Carrow, a dark
wizard and a Death Eater in three Harry Potter films. His penchant for playing a ruthless
character didn’t stop there. In Game of Thrones, he played the Ironborn raider and
reaver Dagmer Cleftjaw. He betrayed Theon Greyjoy at Winterfell, but soon met his nemesis
when he and his men got captured by the sadistic Ramsay Bolton.
9. Daniel Tuite In the Deathly Hallows Part 1, Daniel Tuite
makes a quick appearance in a crowded hall as the "skinny ministry wizard." In Game of
Thrones, however, he has the meatier role of Walder Frey's son Lothar Frey, replacing
Tom Brooke, who played the same role in season 3.
10. Edward Tudor-Pole Well, you probably didn’t see him in the
Harry Potter movies. That’s because he played Mr. Borgin, an owner of Borgin and Burke's
store, in a scene that was deleted from the theatrical release of Harry Potter and the
Chamber of Secrets. But if you’re dying to see him in the film, watch the extended
edition DVD. Just like in the Harry Potter movie, he has
a small part to play in Game of Thrones. He popped up as a ranting street preacher in
a season two episode.
11. Natalia Tena Natalia is one of the few actors who had a
significant role in both the Harry Potter movies as well as Game of Thrones. In the
Harry Potter movies she played the purple-haired witch Nymphadora Tonks. And remember, don’t
call her Nymphadora, it’s Tonks. She joined the Game of Thrones cast as the
fearless wildling spearwife Osha in the first season until she and Rickon Stark disappeared
for some time during season four and five. She then briefly appeared in the sixth season,
before becoming a victim of Ramsey Bolton.
12. David Bradley David Bradley played Argus Filch, the often-cruel
caretaker at Hogwarts. In the movies, he can usually be seen wandering around the school
corridors with his cat Mrs. Norris, trying to catch students breaking the rules. Filch
is quite sadistic and is always lamenting that he’s not allowed to use medieval punishments
on students. However, this dream was realized in Game of Thrones when he got to play Walder
Frey, the awful head of House Frey who betrayed the Stark family. Here he committed one of
the most violent acts on television, the Red Wedding.
13. Ciarán Hinds Ciarán Hinds played Aberforth Dumbledore,
Albus Dumbledore’s brother, in the final "Harry Potter" movie. He replaced Jim McManus,
who previously portrayed the role in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
Fans of Game of Thrones will recognize him as Mance Rayder, leader of the Free Folk.
He held the title of "King-Beyond-the-Wall," and was a feared opponent of the Night's Watch,
which he formerly served in as a black brother. 14. Ian Whyte
Standing at 7-foot-1, this British basketball player has played his fair share of giant
characters on screen. While not credited for his role in Harry Potter and the Goblet of
Fire, he stood for the full-body shots of Madame Olympe Maxime, the half-giant headmistress
at Beauxbatons Academy of Magic. So, in the movie you see his body, but not his face.
However, Ian Whyte more than compensated for not having his face in the Harry Potter movie
by playing multiple characters on Game of Thrones, including a White Walker in seasons
one and two, the giant Dongo the Doomed in seasons three and four, the giant Wun Wun
in seasons five and six, two giant wights in season seven, and a giant wight in season
8 who ends up fighting Lyanna Mormont. So, he’s actually played a role in each of the
eight seasons of the TV series. So how many actors could you recognize? Let
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