Game of Thrones has gone through as many actors as Walder Frey has wives. There’s been three Mountains, two Berics, two Daarios — hell, Emilia Clarke wasn’t even the original Daenerys Targaryen. In Sunday’s episode, “The Lion and the Rose,” the new Tommen made his debut, and now he’s 37 years old. Margaery’s one lucky lady. Anyway, let’s take a look at the complete history of Game of Thrones recastings, beginning with a Mountain of a man.
Gregor Clegane
Conan Stevens (season 1) (schedule conflict with The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey)
Ian Whyte (season 2) (scheduling conflict)
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (season 4)
Daario Naharis
Ed Skrein (season 3) (was cast as the lead of the new Transporter film)
Michiel Huisman (season 4)
Tommen Baratheon
Callum Wharry (season 1-2) (age)
Dean-Charles Chapman (season 4)
Beric Dondarrion
David Michael Scott (season 1) (was only credited as a “featured extra”)
Richard Dormer (season 3)
Rickard Karstark
Steven Blount (season 1) (barely appears)
John Stahl (seasons 2-3)
Selyse Baratheon
Sarah MacKeever (season 2) (placeholder actress until Selyse said a line)
Tara Fitzgerald (season 3-4)
Jaqen H’ghar (sort of)
Tom Wlaschiha (season 2) (new face)
Patrick O’Kane (season 2)
Daenerys Targaryen
Tamzin Merchant (unaired pilot) (no official reason given)
Emilia Clarke (seasons 1-4)
Catelyn Stark
Jennifer Ehle (unaired pilot) (she wanted to raise her family)
Michelle Fairley (seasons 1-3)
Bobby Draper Seal of Approval for those last two.
