The Mountain In Game Of Thrones Actor
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.
The mountain in game of thrones actor. The actor appeared in two episodes but he was later recast ahead of season 2 because of scheduling conflicts. 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. Due to his incredibly massive size he is called the mountain that rides or more often simply the mountain. He actually lobbied for a role in the show and auditioned for khal drogo before he won the part of gregor.
Hafþór was cast as ser gregor the mountain clegane for the fourth season of the hbo series game of thrones in august 2013. 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. 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. Björnsson who played the brutal ser gregor the mountain clegane in hbo s game of thrones lifted 501 kilograms 1 104 52 pounds off the ground in an impressive feat of strength from the.
The mountain was first played by actor and wrestler conan stevens in game of thrones first season. The icelandic strongman who played the mountain in the. In season 1 the mountain was portrayed by australian actor conan stevens. The world s strongest man nicknamed the mountain broke the world record today in the deadlift pulling more than half a ton in the air.
Advertisement story continues below hafþór júlíus björnsson from iceland broke the world record today deadlifting 501kg or more than 1 100 pounds. Bjornsson 31 let out a roar at his gym in iceland after completing the lift.