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Here are our picks for the Top 10 "Game of Thrones" Character Recastings.
We'll be going over the most noticeable examples of characters from
"Game of Thrones" being recast with new actors.
Like most "Game of Thrones" lists, there will be spoilers ahead!
The younger brother of Samwell Tarly
and their father Randyll Tarly's chosen heir Dickon Tarly
is generally everything his elder sibling is not
at least in the eyes of their father.
During season 6, Dickon is played briefly by Freddie Stroma
during Sam's painfully awkward reunion with his family.
Once Randyll and Dickon go to war next season though
Dickon's actor is changed to Tom Hopper.
It's possible that Hopper highlights the differences between the two brothers
given how admittedly handsome he is,
but according to Stroma, he was committed to "Time After Time".
One of the many progenies of the despicable
Walder Frey, Lothar, often referred to as "Lame"
is usually seen in the company of his brother "Black" Walder,
and is generally less talkative than him.
Maybe that's why so many people overlooked this switch up.
However, there's no missing Lothar in the Red Wedding,
when he stabs Robb Stark's pregnant wife in the abdomen.
He later returns along with Black Walder trying to end the siege of Riverrun
and failing quite badly at it.
Initially played by Tom Brooke in Season 3
when Lothar reappears three seasons, later he's portrayed by Daniel Tuite.
Head of House Karstark, distant relations of the Starks
and one of Robb's bannermen,
Rickard Karstark is a prominent member of the King in the North's army.
His narrative importance increases
when he starts becoming more bitter and critical of Robb's decisions
an attitude that's partially motivated by the loss of two of his sons to the Lannister's.
He takes his anger too far when he kills two young Lannister prisoners
leading to his execution at Robb's hands.
Lord Karstark appears only briefly sporting a black beard
and he isn't even named.
But thereafter he's played by John Stahl
who's considerably more grey-haired.
The only daughter of Cersei Lannister and her brother Jaime
Princess Myrcella "Baratheon" is primarily a background character.
However, when Myrcella's life comes under threat while in Dorne
her actress was changed to the older Nell Tiger Free
presumably to match up with her love interest, a Dornish Prince.
Aimee Richardson had a great reaction to her recasting though
posting a video of herself holding a sign reading "Princess for Hire".
The charismatic leader of the Brotherhood without Banners
a group dedicated to protecting civilians caught in Westeros' wars
Beric Dondarrion is a seldom seen, but important character to the story.
After all, he's one of the few characters to have come back to life
and the only one brought back multiple times.
Dondarrion begins his crusade to protect the innocent at the behest of Ned Stark
who charges him in the first season to bring the Mountain to justice
but it's a blink-and-you'll-miss-it appearance.
Since the character's return in season 3, he's been played by Richard Dormer.
It seems to have been due to the presence Dormer brings to the character.
An ancient leader and the progenitor of the White Walkers
the Night King appears to be the greatest threat to Westeros
leading an army of icy creatures and reanimated dead
to assail the continent and its many squabbling human houses.
The Night King has appeared rarely over the years
and the actors do have heavy makeup on so you'd be forgiven for not noticing
that the initial actor, Richard Brake, has a noticeably thinner face,
one that launched a thousand memes.
His replacement, Vladimir Furdik, also played the Night King
prior to his transformation into a White Walker.
Many fans point to this as further proof of a popular theory
that Bran Stark is the Night King
since the new actor looks shockingly similar to Isaac Hempstead Wright.
An ancient Greenseer living beneath a tree
the Three-Eyed Raven is a mentor figure to Bran Stark.
After appearing to him in dreams
this aged character finally appears in the flesh beyond the Wall.
His initial appearance is closer to that of the books
and he's portrayed by Struan Rodger.
However, when the character next appears during his training of Bran to replace him
besides being played by the excellent Max von Sydow, he is much better kempt.
We don't mind a little deviation from the books
since we get someone of von Sydow's calibre.
Tommen "Baratheon", the brother of Myrcella
and the second of Cersei's children to sit on the Iron Throne
plays a relatively small role
with the lion's share of attention being focused on Joffrey.
It was Callum Wharry who played the younger sibling.
Upon his brother's death though
Tommen gets brought to the forefront with his coronation
and he was recast with a slightly older actor, Dean-Charles Chapman.
Oddly enough, he actually had previous experience on the show
playing another Lannister, Martyn,
who's actually Tommen's first cousin, once removed in season 3.
Like many of our prior entries,
this was another case of a background character being recast
when their importance to the plot increased.
The older brother of Sandor "The Hound" Clegane
Gregor is infamous throughout the Seven Kingdoms for his brutality and strength
and his role as the de facto muscle of the Lannister's, particularly Cersei.
The Mountain is unique among our entries
since he is played by – not two but three different actors!
The first, Conan Stevens, appears only in Season 1,
the second, Ian Whyte, in Season 2,
and the third and final one from Season 4 onwards.
The change is a welcome one
since they ended up casting Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
who's literally one of the world's strongest men.
Leader of the Second Sons, a mercenary company,
Daario Naharis is a skilled, charismatic fighter
who quickly enlists with and falls for Daenerys Targaryen,
eventually becoming one of her most trusted lieutenants.
Daario's recasting is definitely the most jarring
as he's first played by Ed Skrein of "Deadpool" fame
rocking a kind of Fabio-esque look
and is portrayed the next season by Michiel Huisman
who's bearded look and shorter hair make for a strikingly different appearance.
Still, neither one quite matches his appearance in the books.
Then again, there are likely few actors willing to dye their hair and beard blue.
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