The Mountain Game Of Thrones Actor Change
In season one it was australian actor conan stevens.
The mountain game of thrones actor change. The two actors look very similar so it would have been easy for fans to completely miss this change up in faces. 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. So what the hell happened to the original daario. In season 2 the mountain was portrayed by welsh actor ian whyte.
Icelandic strongman hafþór júlíus björnsson has portrayed the mountain since season three. Ortegam getty hbo in season 2 episode 7 a man without honor we saw whyte as the mountain take on a less active. 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. Throughout the series the mountain has been played by 3 actors.
Björnsson as the mountain on season four episode seven mockingbird. I doubt even the faceless men could pull off a change this dramatic. Game of thrones actor hafthor bjornsson who played the mountain will attempt a world record deadlift of 1 104 pounds live. Hafþór was cast as ser gregor the mountain clegane for the fourth season of the hbo series game of thrones in august 2013.
After appearing in game of thrones stevens was cast as an orc king in the hobbit film series. Game of thrones daario naharis has been recast with a completely different looking but still smoldering actor. In season 2 he was replaced by stuntman ian whyte. 11 times game of thrones switched actors and hoped no one would notice 1.
He also reprised his role as a white walker which he initially played in the show s debut season. Here s a quick recap in case. Here s how to watch. Frank jansky icon sportswire via getty images.
This one may be the most obvious. The current mountain is actually 18 years younger than rory mccann who plays. Icelandic actor and strongman hafþór júlíus björnsson took over the role in season four and continued in the role until the final season. Ian whyte prometheus took over the role of the mountain in game of thrones season 2.