Game of Thrones won’t return until next year, sometime around April. However, this last month has seen a flurry of new actors being added to the cast, some well known and some not-so well known. In case you missed any of the individual announcements, here’s a complete list of the new Game of Thrones season six cast members, so far.
1. Sebastian Croft — Croft will reportedly play a young Ned Stark in a flashback scene or scenes.
https://twitter.com/SebastianCroft/status/636629160996282368
2. Max Von Sydow — The Oscar nominated Sydow will be playing the Three-Eyed Raven, formerly played by Struan Rodger.
3. Pilou Asbæk — Asbæk has been cast as the Greyjoy eldest brother, Euron Greyjoy, “an infamous pirate who has terrorized seas all around the world.
4. Ian McShane — The Deadwood actor has been cast in a mystery role. He’ll play a pivotal character, with limited screen time.
5. Richard E. Grant — The Four Weddings and a Funeral star has also signed on for a mysterious role in season six of Game of Thrones.
6. Robert Render – The British character actor, who played a Northern Bannerman in a very early episode of Game of Thrones, will return in an unspecified role.
7. Freddie Stroma — The Harry Potter and UnReal star will be joining the cast as Samwell Tarly’s brother, Dickon Tarly.
8. Ricky Champ — Champ will be playing Flynn, part of an Lachlan’s outlaw band, which uses religion to justify terrorizing and extorting what they need from the people of the countryside.
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— Ricky Champ (@RickyChamp1) June 25, 2015
In addition to new cast members, we also know that a few cast members from previous seasons are also coming back, including Rupert Vansittart (Yohn Royce); Jerome Flynn (Bronn); Tom Wlaschiha (Jaqen H’ghar); Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran); David Bradley (Walder Frey); and, of course, Kristian Nairn will be back as Hodor, after a season away.
via Variety
