Nine noble families fight for control over the mythical lands of Westeros, while an ancient enemy returns after being dormant for thousands of years.
A good number of "Game of Thrones" actors had major roles in horror films. Sean Bean ("Ned Stark") starred in Silent Hill (2006) and its sequel, which also starred Kit Harington ("Jon Snow"). Bean also had major roles in both the Dark and Black Death (2010), In the latter film Bean had to match wits with Carice van Houten ("Melissandre"). Joseph Mawle (Benjen Stark) and Michael McElhatton (Roose Bolton) starred opposite each other in the horror fairy tale The Hallow. Rose Leslie ("Ygritte") had a lead role in Honeymoon. Katie Dickie (Lysa Arryn) had significant roles in two scary films the ALIEN prequel Prometheus as well as The Witch this film also starred Ralph Inneson (Dagmer Cleftjaw) Ms Dickie had the lead in Outcast alongside James Cosmo (Jeor Moremont) and Dan Portman (Podrick Payne). James Cosmo went on to play a bristly priest in CITADEL Finn Jones (Loras Tyrell) was the lead in The Last Showing, while his TV sister Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell) had a double role in The Forest Ms Dormer joined John Bradley West (Sam Tarley) for some zombie horror in Patient Zero. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister) also played two different people in Guillermo Del Toro's Mama. His small screen sister/lover Lena Heady (Cersei Lannister) has appeared in several scary pictures Laid To Rest The Purge and The Cave. Isaac Hempstead-Wright (Bran Stark), portrayed another very special boy In The Awakening he is joined by Joseph Mawle (Benjen Stark) and Ian Hanmore (Pyat Pree) . Liam Cunningham (Davos Seaworth) portrayed Old Nick in Let Us Pray Mr Cunningham also plays a gruff werewolf in GOT directors Dog Soldiers. True to form Charles Dance (Tywin Lannister) portrayed another highly intelligent but implacable father in Patrick Evil Awakens, while in ALIEN 3 Mr Dance plays a very kind but ill-fated doctor. Kristofer Hivju (Tormund Giantsbane) had a relatively big part in The Thing Awakens, prequel to John Carpenters's classic. Free Folk King Beyond The Wall Cirián Hinds (Mance Rayder) starred opposite Daniel Radcliffe in the supernatural revenge tale The Woman In Black. Michelle Fairly (Catelyn Stark) was part of the spooky classic The Others. Iain Glen (Jorah Moremont) headed the cast in the occult thriller Darkness. Loving Horror films Noah Taylor starred in no less than 3. In Red White & Blue he portrays a haunted soldier. Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None reunites him with fellow Thrones Actor Charles Dance. In The Windmill Massacre Taylor plays a man with something to hide. Eugene Simon (Lancel Lannister) plays a lead role in the Irish haunted mansion movie The Lodgers and David Bradley (Walder Frey) goes along for the ride. Alfie Allen Theon Greyjoy) must contend with deadly aliens in The Predator, his TV big sis meanwhile plays a timid maid in The Wolfman remake. Essie Davis (Lady Crane) comes to fear literature in The Babadook. In The Invitation Michiel Huisman (Dario Naharis) throws a killer party for real. Roger Ashton-Griffiths and Tom Hopper find themselves contending with vengeance from beyond the grave in TORMENTED.
Eddard Stark:
You think my life is some precious thing to me? That I would trade my honor for a few more years... of what? You grew up with actors. You learned their craft and you learnt it well. But I grew up with soldiers. I learned to die a long time ago.
Lord Varys:
Pity...
During the opening credits, each cast member's name is accompanied by the insignia of his/her character's house.
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