The Mountain From Game Of Thrones Actor
Game of thrones star hafthor julius bjornsson has set a new world record by deadlifting 501kg 1 105lbs at his gym in iceland.
The mountain from game of thrones actor. Björnsson who played the brutal ser gregor the mountain clegane in hbo s game of thrones lifted. Ser gregor clegane was a knight of house clegane the older brother of sandor clegane and a notoriously fearsome extremely lethal and much feared warrior with a tendency toward extreme and excessive violence. In season 1 the mountain was portrayed by australian actor conan stevens. In the hbo television adaptation clegane was originally portrayed by australian actor conan stevens in season one and by welsh actor ian whyte in season two.
Hafþór was cast as ser gregor the mountain clegane for the fourth season of the hbo series game of thrones in august 2013. Hafthor bjornsson who played ser gregor the mountain clegane on game of thrones hoisted 1 104 52 pounds 501 kilograms in the deadlift on saturday to break the world record the bbc reported. Icelandic actor and strongman hafþór júlíus björnsson took over the role in season four and continued in the role until the final season. Hafþór björnsson first entered the public consciousness as the mountain on game of thrones but the six foot nine icelandic giant has proven in the last few years that he s more than a scowling.
Bjornsson 31 let out a roar at his gym in iceland after completing the lift. Game of thrones actor hafthor bjornsson who played gregor the mountain clegane in the hbo series set a deadlift world record by lifting 501 kilograms 1 104 pounds on saturday. This was his first main acting role and he is the third person to depict the character after conan stevens played the role in season 1 and ian whyte in season 2. The icelandic strongman who played the mountain in the smash hit hbo.