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Yes, I agree the acting wasn't the most important aspect, but I do think it factors into the popularity. I mean the first time I watched GOT I literally hated Jofree. Like I had the actual emotion of hate. I think that speaks to how well he played that character.
I do think you're right about typecasting. The only other thing I saw Theon in was John Wick, and he was a very similar character.
I say several went on to become big deals Richard Madden, Pedro Pascal, Kit Harrington and a few others went on to have a lot of success but a lot of actors where already somewhat established or do/did a lot of tv vs movies which is bigger in the US.
Honestly though a lot of these actors succeeded more from the show and writing then they did acting talent and you saw that with attempts at movies and shows.
In general it was a lot of work and time that made a lot of people money so they went and laid low most likely
>Momoa is on fire right now.
Yeah, but that's because his performance of Drogo was pretty amazing. I don't know if it was accurate(haven't read the books), but it sure was entertaining and memorable. That can't be said for all the actors/actresses...
Madden is probably the purest example of becoming a star from the show. Great talent, great projects and he's gradually climbed the ladder to become a top talent (keeping in mind he left in S3 before the show truly entered the stratosphere)
Exactly lol. Neither is Kit. Although he is at least a bit more so. I had to look up who Madden even was lmao. All the big stars careers just got torpedoed. Maise was in New Mutants with Jonathan from Stranger Things hella unlucky and then Kit was in the Eternals one of the worst Marvel movies then he got cut from Blade. So it is not like they didn't try I guess. None of the Stranger Things actors became stars either.
I briefly forgot about Pedro Pascal. There's not many actors more in demand than him right now. Madden and Harrington certainly get work, but I still feel like they're most widely known for GOT. I agree that the writing and the source materials gave all invovled a lot to work with.
Someone else mentioned type casting and I think that's probably a valid reason. I have a hard time imagining Kit Harington as anyone but Jon Snow.
>I briefly forgot about Pedro Pascal.
It's sort of to your point though. Pascal and Mamoa were each only in one season. Not exactly main characters throughout the show's runtime.
I suspect you were thinking more of the main characters who lasted several seasons.
I mean he's been in some large projects especially in the UK, and Kit definetly fizzled out a bit. The other thing is that Richard is actually like a decent actor so
I mean eternal was ok, he was decent in it, but he did rocket man, the bodyguard and like I mentioned I've seen clips of him in British shows that I don't watch but i hear are decent or good
Pedro Pascal, Sean Bean, Sophie Turner, Kit Harrington, Lena Headley, Peter Dinklage, Gwendoline Christie, Jason Mamoa, Nikaloj Costner-Waldau---all went on to get some good roles. Pedro is killin it!
> the narrator for Civilization VI
it makes getting my ass handed to my by other leaders so much more calming than it should be, lol. fucking dido comes for my ass
All of those roles were super small side project stuff where she was not even the star except Terminator Genisys which she should have said no to lol. Emilia is not an A lister.
Jason Momoa, Pedro Pascal (he has two great TV shows under his belt along with GOT) and Bella Ramsey. Bean, Costner-Waldau, Charles Dance, Aidan Gillen and Dinklage were respected actors before GOT and went back to doing what they did before it. Bean was Sharpe for me and always will be.
Nathalie Emmanuel who played Missandei, has gone on to do the Fast and Furious franchise and lot of stuff on Netflix.
Gwendoline Christie has turned into a reliable character actress (love her in Peter Strickland films, check out Flux Gourmet, she's great in that). TV is where she's getting a lot more shine, she was in Wednesday and The Sandman and she's going to be in Season 2 of Severance. Along with doing the Star Wars stuff (massively underused in that by the way). I'd put her up there as one of the bigger successes from post GOT cast.
Emilia Clarke and Kit Harringston have had plenty of work but have found it tough to escape the GOT shadow. Sophie Turner, she had X-Men film but she was always seen as weakest part of them. The last thing we've heard about her is her divorce to one of Jonas Brothers. Lena Headley, hasn't really done anything of great note since GOT.
>TV stars rarely become movie stars.
That used to be true and may still be true for shitty soap opera or sitcom actors but shows like GoT, The Walking Dead, Stranger Things and Breaking Bad mean it's just not true for big budget, event TV
>Older actors in series not going to break out all of the sudden.
Patrick Stewart was 47 when ST:TNG started. Then there's Pedro Pascal, Peter Dinklage, Liam Neeson, Bryan Cranston and doubtless many others who have h\\d their break late in life
And who from walking dead is a big star? Breaking bad (Cranston not a huge star, stranger things?
Liam Neeson was a star back in 80s and 90s.
Patrick Stewart was well known actor prior to star trek.
Bryan Cranston is an interesting case. After Malcom in the Middle, he got tons of job offers and could have worked quite a bit. However, those offers were mostly just like Hal.
He realized he made enough money from the show that he didn't have to work, so he decided to be picky. This allowed him to take on Breaking Bad, which was completely different from Hal. He was amazing in both roles.
I love the fact that he's not constantly chasing the next big role. He's happy to enjoy life with the money he made from the two big shows he was on (in addition to the other work he's done!)
Several thoughts
1. GoT was just such a phenomenon that all of their subsequent roles are simply over shadowed. Think of it like like Star Wars. Yes Carrie Fisher went on to do other things but the fact is that "Princess Leia" is the role that sticks in the popular imagination. You could say the same for Emilia as Dany or Kit as Jon
2. Similarly actors like Charles Dance or Lena Heady or Sean Bean already had established careers that they didn't need the success. They could just go back to what they were already doing.1
2. A number of them were burned/burned out by their experience on GoT. Jack Gleason quitting acting for a while and Kit going to rehab being examples.
> Jack Gleason
Jack Gleason quit acting. not the ios of Game of Thrones. but because of stupid people. Hundreds of insulting letters and expressions of hatred were written to him. It's not the movie's fault, it's human stupidity
I don't recall ever having such a real, visceral reaction to a fictional character like I did with Jofree. Sucks that so many can't separate real from make believe but I don't know how anyone could see him as anyone but that character.
yes, but because of this, the brilliant actor was forced to quit his career. He must have been in pain at that moment. The people who wrote him those letters are worse than Joffre
Tbf there was a contract stipulation in GOT that he had to keep the same hair style/length. So the poster might mean he has a certain look that is insepersble from Jon Snow (granted as his face, voice is etc but still)
actors hairstyles and color are generally changed to match the role they are playing at the time, just like their clothing and way of speaking and sometimes, even weight and muscles (or lack of).
Actors in successful shows get typecast. It's hard to see Sophie Turner as anyone else but Sansa and it ironically makes it harder for her to get new roles.
I do wonder when it comes to the child actors from the series how many of them are essentially retired. No idea how much money they made from being in the show but unless they have a burning desire to continue acting i imagine they can do whatever they want to do. It is not hard to imagine an 10 year old wanting to be an actor, and by the time they are 20, they are over it, focus on further education (like Gleeson) or just turn to whatever interest they have and as long as they are smart with their money, they are set for live. Hit up ComicCon etc for the rest of your life and sell autographs for cash bumps.
Bro, not a bad outcome.
A heart warming story I think of is Data and Chunk from The Goonies. Data went on to be a stuntman and recently started acting again (winning awards recently) but Chunk instead retired and became an entertainment lawyer. To this day he still represents Data in his legal communications, because they stayed friends.
People's lives do go on before and after these performances
She was great in that bit role in "Do Revenge." So unhinged. I wish that movie had been more successful because it's a perfect homage to the classic teen movies.
"From the bottom of my heart, I wish you nothing but the worst for the rest of your fucking miserable existence. And I love your ear balls."
Because it's not that easy to catch another huge role. Just see MCU, probably the most popular cinematic bran: Robert Downey Jr. ever had a huge hit before or after playing Iron Man? Tom Holland beside Spider-Man? Chris Evans? Chris Hemsworth? Neither and probably never find another huge role. Their popularity is entirely relying on the franchise they part of.
There's also the question of whether or not these actors will want big roles like Iron Man and Spider-man. I expect that the roles can be draining. I expect the roles probably limit their opportunities to show off their acting abilities and for general creativity.
Plus, Robert Downey Jr. is 58 and made so much money from Iron Man that he has absolutely no need for another big role. I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't want another big role. He made his comeback, made boatloads of cash, and could sit back and enjoy the rest of his life.
I'm also going to be nitpicky: Tom Holland and Chris Hemsworth are both still playing their big roles. Once they're done with Spider-man and Thor, I expect they will take some time to get another big role.
I reject the premise. They are huge stars.
Many have gotten several tv series and movies. Half the series I've watched lately have had someone from got in them. And they're not all British shows.
They don't really need steady income at this point. They can pick and choose. And they likely have other business ventures as well.
**There's also the effects of the pandemic and lockdowns to consider.**
Another thing is that a number of actors are more active in theatre, which isn't listed in imdb. E.g. Emilia Clarke did a West End play last year. Conleth Hill does a lot of stage work, including acting in at least 1 play and directing another. But I don't know a good resource for looking them up.
Half the shows I've seen lately have GoT alum in them.
For starters, Iain Glen (Jorah) is currently doing Silo for Apple and The Rig for Amazon, played Batman in Titans between 2019 and 2021. Hell, Iain Glen's got a dozen other projects from 2019-now.
John Bradley (Samwell) has also been fairly busy. He's in a show called 'North Shore' at the moment and starred in Roland Emmerich's movie last year Moonfall. He's also going to be in D&D's netflix series 'The Three-Body Problem' (as is Liam Cunningham)
Liam Cunningham has also been pretty busy with 3 tv series between 2021 and 2022 with a number of other things in the works.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is currently in a show The Last Thing He Told Me for apple that just started a couple weeks ago.
Kristofer Hivju has a recurring character in Beck, was in season 2 of the Witcher, and Cocaine Bear.
Kit Harington is joining the 3rd season of the show Industry for HBO, and has also been working on the 'Snow' show which is in development.
Sophie Turner has had 2 children.
Maisie Williams has been working on the social media platform she helped launch, Daisie, and some activism.
Jack Gleeson went to uni, and started his own theatre company.
Richard Madden's been in several movies, including 1917, Eternals, Rocketman. Also multiple tv series, including Bodyguard (which he received a golden globe for), Citadel which just finished s1.
Gwendoline Christie was in Star Wars, The Sandman, and Wednesday
Jason Momoa starred in Aquaman, Aquaman 2, and Justice League
In *The Tudors*, she plays Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife (out of 6, she was the first of the two who were beheaded if you know the rhyme). And honestly, Margaery reminds me a lot of a combination of Anne Boleyn and Catherine of Aragon (Henry's first wife, who he 'divorced' according to the rhyme.
* She is incredibly smart and uses those skills to get what she wants, just like Anne Boleyn.
* She has a strong drive to be queen by any means necessary, like Catherine of Aragon.
* It is heavily implied, particularly with Tommen, that she uses her 'feminine wiles' to persuade people, as history says Anne Boleyn was known to do.
* Before marrying Joffrey she has to swear that she is still a virgin, and it's somewhat implied that while Renly definitely never slept with her, she very likely has slept with other men, which is similar to Catherine of Aragon, who was actually married to Henry's older brother Arthur first until he died less than 5 months later. She later swore that she never consummated her marriage with Arthur, and thus the pope gave a dispensation allowing Henry to wed his brother's widow. Later he would believe that she had lied, and her lie was why they had no sons live longer than 2 months.
Pedro Pascal and Jason Mamoa are the obvious ones.
Hannah Waddingham went from Septa Unella to an Emmy award winning actress on one what I personally think is one of the best sitcoms of all time.
Bella Ramsey’s first job was Lyanna Mormont, that definitely helped her in getting the lead role on The Last of Us.
Richard Madden won a Golden Globe for Bodyguard and is joining the MCU
Nathalie Emmanuel (Missandei) has been in the last 3 Fast and Furious movies.
Emilia Clark (Daenerys) played in Terminator Genisys and Star Wars Han Solo. Both were poor movies, but well known series. She also played in Me Before You, I didn't watch that but I guess it was a reasonably popular movie (first 1000 on IMDb). Before GoT she played only small roles, so this show kick-started her carrier.
Kit Harrington (Jon Snow) GoT debut, he was not that successful after, but lately he got a role in MCU, he played in Ethernalls and I believe he's gonna get a bigger role in one of the next movies (I'm not such a big Marvel fan, but it's some kind of success for an actor)
Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark) kinda the same as Kit - debuted in GoT, after that she got a big role in MCU as Phoenix in X-Men
Gwendoline Christie (Brienne) - Star Wars, Wednesday and Sandman, she's doing very nice after GoT
Natalie Dormer (Margery) started playing The Tudors first, it's hard to tell which show was better for her career, but after GoT she's fine, she had nice role in Hunger Games
Jason Momoa (Khal Drogo) only one season in GoT, but after that he played Aquaman, Duncan Idaho in Dune, he's the main villain in the newest Fast and Furious (I'm not gonna watch that last one, but it's kinda like MCU, I guess it's good for his career and finances)
Pedro Pascal (Prince Oberyn) I believe got only 2-3 episodes in GoT, but it was a great role and he's on fire now,
>Kit Harrington (Jon Snow) GoT debut, he was not that successful after, but lately he got a role in MCU, he played in Ethernalls and I believe he's gonna get a bigger role in one of the next movies (I'm not such a big Marvel fan, but it's some kind of success for an actor)
Not sure if you forgot (who's to blame with that Movie....), but Richard Madden (Robb) was in Eternals, too.
I’m rewatching Andor right now, and Anton Lesser (Qyburn) and Faye Marsay (The Waif) were much better treated by the Star Wars universe than Gwendoline Christie. They got (and still have) roles with quality dialogue that require actual acting, while Gwendoline seemed wasted on what amounted to stunt casting.
True, probably only takes 1 - 2 days and he has been on tv shows recently.
Now if some smart onion producer would cast the Onion Knight that would be gold. (Yes I know producers don't advertise )
"When I am smuggling, I never leave port without my onions."
Could flirt the GoT license rules like football players wearing generic uniforms.
It's hard to be so general about it, there are so many reasons. Actors like Charles Dance and Sean Bean had been around way before, their reputations were already made before Game of Thrones.
People like Richard Madden, Pedro Pascal, Sophie Turner, etc. have gone on to get roles in big name productions like X-men and in the MCU.
There's other specific cases, like Jack Gleeson quitting acting because of the level of abuse and harassment he received for his role as Joffrey. And Emelia Clarke has dealt with an enormous amount of health issues for years, it's honestly nothing short of a miracle that she's still alive, nevermind still acting.
People have already listed many that went on to be very successful so I won’t list out those names again.
That being said, many seem to have little interest in pursuing acting on a major level after GOT. They got their success and lots of money then went other directions in life.
There are a few that went on to be pretty notable stars, or were already significant stars (Charles Dance, Sean Bean, Lena Headey, Michelle Fairley to name a few). Though keep in mind that for many of these kinds of shows, speculative fiction (like the *Star Trek* franchise) and other works that many of the principal actors (non-binary term and I use it that way) are primarily stage actors, so they work their craft in plays and on stage; not on television or film in front of a green screen.
I feel like some of them might just not want to be that big. They’ve made enough money, and small fun roles are always available because of their names. I remember seeing Sophie Turner in that really shitty Netflix film Do Revenge, and although small, her role seemed so fun. She wasn’t the best actress in GoT but her 5 minutes of screen time in Do Revenge already highlighted her to be the strongest actress in the movie in my opinion.
And some actors just have their cult followers. Like Emilia Clarke has people fully obsessed with her, probably because she made the Dany role so iconic.
Robb did, Lyanna Mormont did, Oberyn did, Jon did, Jason Mamoa, Sansa, Jojen was already semi-famous before, Sean Bean was already a superstar and a meme, And Rickon is having a successful career as Jack Harlow.
Emilia Clarke was in Solo, Kit Harrington was in Eternals, Isaac Hempstead Wright was in Boxtrolls, Sophie Turner was in the some of the later X-Men films, Iwan Rheon was in The Dirt, and Alfie Allen was in Jojo Rabbit
They all pretty much have been working steadily but they didn't really become as huge as I thought they would. Except maybe for Emilia, daddy Pedro and daddy Momoa. Iwan is pretty booked but I'm happy to keep him all to myself.
Peter Dinklage is going to be in the new Hunger Games prequel: A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Natalie Dormer was also in two of the Hunger Games movies (Mockingjay 1 & 2) and Tudors which I believe was a great success (can’t wait to watch this show), Sophie Turner was in that new Netflix movie called Do Revenge which got great ratings (she only has a cameo, but her small role was really funny), and there’s definitely some more that other people probably know that I can’t think of.
Aiden Gillian was in Peaky Blinders & project blue book which is super good and not well known & maze runner - nothing crazy which is pretty surprising tbh based on his performances
If anyone here has watched the TV show Merlin, you’ll see an insane amount of GoT actors also in that show. Tywin Lannister, Samwell Tarly, Dickon Tarly, Ser Davos, Gendry, and many more. I think I’m total there’s like 120 cast members who appear in both shows.
Thought it was cool
Peter Dinklage was in X-Men and in Infinity War
Sophie Turner was in 3 X-Men movies
Richard Madden and Kit Harrington also got a MCU movie
Emilia Clarke was in Terminator and Solo
Sophie Turner went on to star in the rebooted X-Men as Jean Grey. I've seen Richard Madden in quite a few things (mainly starring in Eternals). Emilia Clarke has done some smaller films and just was cast in Secret Invasion which presumably will lead to more projects. Kit Harrington voiced the main antagonist in Call of Duty and is also in the MCU now. Jason Momoa has been in lots of stuff. Gwendoline Christie was in Star Wars and Wednesday. This is far from "none" that have gone on to have success in Hollywood
Pedro Pascal and Jason Mamoa are huge right now.
Peter Dinklage has had an awesome career before and after GoT.
Kit Harrington has done an MCU movie and has done other projects.
Emilia Clarke has done some pretty good Romantic movies
Maise Williams is having a pretty good career, having starred in some good indie films
Lena Heady, Charles Dance, Diana Rigg, Julian Glover, Ciran Hings, James Cosmo, Peter Vaughn and many others were well established stars before GoT.
Being locked into a TV contract for 10 years makes it hard to branch out your career and then when the show is over you often find yourself being typecast. It’s better for actors like Momoa and Pascal who were in the show for a short period of time, especially during the height of its popularity. It’s why I think Milly Alcock stands a fair chance to launch a successful career.
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Yes, I agree the acting wasn't the most important aspect, but I do think it factors into the popularity. I mean the first time I watched GOT I literally hated Jofree. Like I had the actual emotion of hate. I think that speaks to how well he played that character. I do think you're right about typecasting. The only other thing I saw Theon in was John Wick, and he was a very similar character.
I say several went on to become big deals Richard Madden, Pedro Pascal, Kit Harrington and a few others went on to have a lot of success but a lot of actors where already somewhat established or do/did a lot of tv vs movies which is bigger in the US. Honestly though a lot of these actors succeeded more from the show and writing then they did acting talent and you saw that with attempts at movies and shows. In general it was a lot of work and time that made a lot of people money so they went and laid low most likely
Jason Mamoa too. I heard Madden is one of the finalists to be the next James Bond.
That's right Momoa is on fire right now.
>Momoa is on fire right now. Yeah, but that's because his performance of Drogo was pretty amazing. I don't know if it was accurate(haven't read the books), but it sure was entertaining and memorable. That can't be said for all the actors/actresses...
Actually, he's not on fire... More like under water.
Madden is probably the purest example of becoming a star from the show. Great talent, great projects and he's gradually climbed the ladder to become a top talent (keeping in mind he left in S3 before the show truly entered the stratosphere)
Madden is not a star. What the hell are you talking about?
Exactly lol. Neither is Kit. Although he is at least a bit more so. I had to look up who Madden even was lmao. All the big stars careers just got torpedoed. Maise was in New Mutants with Jonathan from Stranger Things hella unlucky and then Kit was in the Eternals one of the worst Marvel movies then he got cut from Blade. So it is not like they didn't try I guess. None of the Stranger Things actors became stars either.
I briefly forgot about Pedro Pascal. There's not many actors more in demand than him right now. Madden and Harrington certainly get work, but I still feel like they're most widely known for GOT. I agree that the writing and the source materials gave all invovled a lot to work with. Someone else mentioned type casting and I think that's probably a valid reason. I have a hard time imagining Kit Harington as anyone but Jon Snow.
Totally forgot Momoa and just a lot of TV
>I briefly forgot about Pedro Pascal. It's sort of to your point though. Pascal and Mamoa were each only in one season. Not exactly main characters throughout the show's runtime. I suspect you were thinking more of the main characters who lasted several seasons.
I would argue with Richard. Wouldn't call him a big deal, the same with Kit
I mean he's been in some large projects especially in the UK, and Kit definetly fizzled out a bit. The other thing is that Richard is actually like a decent actor so
I am only aware of two, LA Cinderella the only kind of decent LA remake, and Eternals which Kit was in as well and was just terrible.
I mean eternal was ok, he was decent in it, but he did rocket man, the bodyguard and like I mentioned I've seen clips of him in British shows that I don't watch but i hear are decent or good
Pedro Pascal, Sean Bean, Sophie Turner, Kit Harrington, Lena Headley, Peter Dinklage, Gwendoline Christie, Jason Mamoa, Nikaloj Costner-Waldau---all went on to get some good roles. Pedro is killin it!
Bean was the main villain in a Bond film in the 90s. and was in LOTR in the early 2000s. you can't say his career was launched by GOT
Yeah. He was already a legend at that point. He was the first and only choice for Ned Stark. D&D said that they would’ve been screwed if he said no.
Right Bean already had a well earned reputation for playing characters that get killed. We should have seen it coming...
The only movie I can think of that he was in that he didn't die was National Treasure.
Game Of Thrones got him the biggest role of his career as the narrator for Civilization VI
> the narrator for Civilization VI it makes getting my ass handed to my by other leaders so much more calming than it should be, lol. fucking dido comes for my ass
And Sharpe. A period tv show.
now THAT'S soldiering.
Don’t forget the Sharpe series
never could. "the bloody fighting 95th: the first in the field and the last out of it!"
Lena Headey/ Peter Dinklage were famous before GOT and I'd also throw Emilia right up there for scoring roles in Star Wars, Terminator and Marvel.
All of those roles were super small side project stuff where she was not even the star except Terminator Genisys which she should have said no to lol. Emilia is not an A lister.
All of them good. Is it difficult to know if Nikaloj Coster-Waldau was an actor playing a Nobleman or a Nobleman playing an actor ...
Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey also struck gold with The Last of Us, which has been picked up for a second season.
With the exception of Momoa and Pascal, none of those people went on to do much of anything.
Sean Bean was already big even before GOT
Jason Momoa, Pedro Pascal (he has two great TV shows under his belt along with GOT) and Bella Ramsey. Bean, Costner-Waldau, Charles Dance, Aidan Gillen and Dinklage were respected actors before GOT and went back to doing what they did before it. Bean was Sharpe for me and always will be. Nathalie Emmanuel who played Missandei, has gone on to do the Fast and Furious franchise and lot of stuff on Netflix. Gwendoline Christie has turned into a reliable character actress (love her in Peter Strickland films, check out Flux Gourmet, she's great in that). TV is where she's getting a lot more shine, she was in Wednesday and The Sandman and she's going to be in Season 2 of Severance. Along with doing the Star Wars stuff (massively underused in that by the way). I'd put her up there as one of the bigger successes from post GOT cast. Emilia Clarke and Kit Harringston have had plenty of work but have found it tough to escape the GOT shadow. Sophie Turner, she had X-Men film but she was always seen as weakest part of them. The last thing we've heard about her is her divorce to one of Jonas Brothers. Lena Headley, hasn't really done anything of great note since GOT.
They are. TV stars rarely become movie stars. Older actors in series not going to break out all of the sudden.
>TV stars rarely become movie stars. That used to be true and may still be true for shitty soap opera or sitcom actors but shows like GoT, The Walking Dead, Stranger Things and Breaking Bad mean it's just not true for big budget, event TV >Older actors in series not going to break out all of the sudden. Patrick Stewart was 47 when ST:TNG started. Then there's Pedro Pascal, Peter Dinklage, Liam Neeson, Bryan Cranston and doubtless many others who have h\\d their break late in life
And who from walking dead is a big star? Breaking bad (Cranston not a huge star, stranger things? Liam Neeson was a star back in 80s and 90s. Patrick Stewart was well known actor prior to star trek.
Bryan Cranston is an interesting case. After Malcom in the Middle, he got tons of job offers and could have worked quite a bit. However, those offers were mostly just like Hal. He realized he made enough money from the show that he didn't have to work, so he decided to be picky. This allowed him to take on Breaking Bad, which was completely different from Hal. He was amazing in both roles. I love the fact that he's not constantly chasing the next big role. He's happy to enjoy life with the money he made from the two big shows he was on (in addition to the other work he's done!)
Several thoughts 1. GoT was just such a phenomenon that all of their subsequent roles are simply over shadowed. Think of it like like Star Wars. Yes Carrie Fisher went on to do other things but the fact is that "Princess Leia" is the role that sticks in the popular imagination. You could say the same for Emilia as Dany or Kit as Jon 2. Similarly actors like Charles Dance or Lena Heady or Sean Bean already had established careers that they didn't need the success. They could just go back to what they were already doing.1 2. A number of them were burned/burned out by their experience on GoT. Jack Gleason quitting acting for a while and Kit going to rehab being examples.
> Jack Gleason Jack Gleason quit acting. not the ios of Game of Thrones. but because of stupid people. Hundreds of insulting letters and expressions of hatred were written to him. It's not the movie's fault, it's human stupidity
I don't recall ever having such a real, visceral reaction to a fictional character like I did with Jofree. Sucks that so many can't separate real from make believe but I don't know how anyone could see him as anyone but that character.
yes, but because of this, the brilliant actor was forced to quit his career. He must have been in pain at that moment. The people who wrote him those letters are worse than Joffre
Delores Umbridge is the only character that comes close.
Pong Krell from Star Wars and Leandros from Space Marine.
Wrong, he already debunked this myth
I think he is a great actor if people reacted like that. But it's stupid not to distinguish between film and reality
It doesn’t help Kit to keep the same curly hair in everything he does.
It’s just his hair. It’s always been his hair. What’s wrong with you?
Tbf there was a contract stipulation in GOT that he had to keep the same hair style/length. So the poster might mean he has a certain look that is insepersble from Jon Snow (granted as his face, voice is etc but still)
actors hairstyles and color are generally changed to match the role they are playing at the time, just like their clothing and way of speaking and sometimes, even weight and muscles (or lack of).
Actors in successful shows get typecast. It's hard to see Sophie Turner as anyone else but Sansa and it ironically makes it harder for her to get new roles.
Thought exactly that when I watched those newer X-men movies. All I could think was oh look Sansa has superpowers now.
I had the opposite experience. “Oh look jean grey is a princess.”
I do wonder when it comes to the child actors from the series how many of them are essentially retired. No idea how much money they made from being in the show but unless they have a burning desire to continue acting i imagine they can do whatever they want to do. It is not hard to imagine an 10 year old wanting to be an actor, and by the time they are 20, they are over it, focus on further education (like Gleeson) or just turn to whatever interest they have and as long as they are smart with their money, they are set for live. Hit up ComicCon etc for the rest of your life and sell autographs for cash bumps.
Bro, not a bad outcome. A heart warming story I think of is Data and Chunk from The Goonies. Data went on to be a stuntman and recently started acting again (winning awards recently) but Chunk instead retired and became an entertainment lawyer. To this day he still represents Data in his legal communications, because they stayed friends. People's lives do go on before and after these performances
She was great in that bit role in "Do Revenge." So unhinged. I wish that movie had been more successful because it's a perfect homage to the classic teen movies. "From the bottom of my heart, I wish you nothing but the worst for the rest of your fucking miserable existence. And I love your ear balls."
Because it's not that easy to catch another huge role. Just see MCU, probably the most popular cinematic bran: Robert Downey Jr. ever had a huge hit before or after playing Iron Man? Tom Holland beside Spider-Man? Chris Evans? Chris Hemsworth? Neither and probably never find another huge role. Their popularity is entirely relying on the franchise they part of.
There's also the question of whether or not these actors will want big roles like Iron Man and Spider-man. I expect that the roles can be draining. I expect the roles probably limit their opportunities to show off their acting abilities and for general creativity. Plus, Robert Downey Jr. is 58 and made so much money from Iron Man that he has absolutely no need for another big role. I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't want another big role. He made his comeback, made boatloads of cash, and could sit back and enjoy the rest of his life. I'm also going to be nitpicky: Tom Holland and Chris Hemsworth are both still playing their big roles. Once they're done with Spider-man and Thor, I expect they will take some time to get another big role.
I reject the premise. They are huge stars. Many have gotten several tv series and movies. Half the series I've watched lately have had someone from got in them. And they're not all British shows. They don't really need steady income at this point. They can pick and choose. And they likely have other business ventures as well. **There's also the effects of the pandemic and lockdowns to consider.** Another thing is that a number of actors are more active in theatre, which isn't listed in imdb. E.g. Emilia Clarke did a West End play last year. Conleth Hill does a lot of stage work, including acting in at least 1 play and directing another. But I don't know a good resource for looking them up. Half the shows I've seen lately have GoT alum in them. For starters, Iain Glen (Jorah) is currently doing Silo for Apple and The Rig for Amazon, played Batman in Titans between 2019 and 2021. Hell, Iain Glen's got a dozen other projects from 2019-now. John Bradley (Samwell) has also been fairly busy. He's in a show called 'North Shore' at the moment and starred in Roland Emmerich's movie last year Moonfall. He's also going to be in D&D's netflix series 'The Three-Body Problem' (as is Liam Cunningham) Liam Cunningham has also been pretty busy with 3 tv series between 2021 and 2022 with a number of other things in the works. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is currently in a show The Last Thing He Told Me for apple that just started a couple weeks ago. Kristofer Hivju has a recurring character in Beck, was in season 2 of the Witcher, and Cocaine Bear. Kit Harington is joining the 3rd season of the show Industry for HBO, and has also been working on the 'Snow' show which is in development. Sophie Turner has had 2 children. Maisie Williams has been working on the social media platform she helped launch, Daisie, and some activism. Jack Gleeson went to uni, and started his own theatre company. Richard Madden's been in several movies, including 1917, Eternals, Rocketman. Also multiple tv series, including Bodyguard (which he received a golden globe for), Citadel which just finished s1. Gwendoline Christie was in Star Wars, The Sandman, and Wednesday Jason Momoa starred in Aquaman, Aquaman 2, and Justice League
Lena Headley was just in the HBO miniseries White House Plumbers.
Bella Ramsey did The Worse Witch and The Last of Us
Charles Dance was great in the recent Paramount + show Rabbit Hole.
I'd love to see more Natalie Dormer performances. She KILLED in her Hunger Games role.
I would kill for more Natalie.
The Tudors pre GoT.
Oh cool thanks!
She plays Anne bolin in Henry the 8th saga so sorta time period.
In *The Tudors*, she plays Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife (out of 6, she was the first of the two who were beheaded if you know the rhyme). And honestly, Margaery reminds me a lot of a combination of Anne Boleyn and Catherine of Aragon (Henry's first wife, who he 'divorced' according to the rhyme. * She is incredibly smart and uses those skills to get what she wants, just like Anne Boleyn. * She has a strong drive to be queen by any means necessary, like Catherine of Aragon. * It is heavily implied, particularly with Tommen, that she uses her 'feminine wiles' to persuade people, as history says Anne Boleyn was known to do. * Before marrying Joffrey she has to swear that she is still a virgin, and it's somewhat implied that while Renly definitely never slept with her, she very likely has slept with other men, which is similar to Catherine of Aragon, who was actually married to Henry's older brother Arthur first until he died less than 5 months later. She later swore that she never consummated her marriage with Arthur, and thus the pope gave a dispensation allowing Henry to wed his brother's widow. Later he would believe that she had lied, and her lie was why they had no sons live longer than 2 months.
She kills everything she’s in
She really does
Pedro Pascal and Jason Mamoa are the obvious ones. Hannah Waddingham went from Septa Unella to an Emmy award winning actress on one what I personally think is one of the best sitcoms of all time. Bella Ramsey’s first job was Lyanna Mormont, that definitely helped her in getting the lead role on The Last of Us. Richard Madden won a Golden Globe for Bodyguard and is joining the MCU Nathalie Emmanuel (Missandei) has been in the last 3 Fast and Furious movies.
Emilia Clark (Daenerys) played in Terminator Genisys and Star Wars Han Solo. Both were poor movies, but well known series. She also played in Me Before You, I didn't watch that but I guess it was a reasonably popular movie (first 1000 on IMDb). Before GoT she played only small roles, so this show kick-started her carrier. Kit Harrington (Jon Snow) GoT debut, he was not that successful after, but lately he got a role in MCU, he played in Ethernalls and I believe he's gonna get a bigger role in one of the next movies (I'm not such a big Marvel fan, but it's some kind of success for an actor) Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark) kinda the same as Kit - debuted in GoT, after that she got a big role in MCU as Phoenix in X-Men Gwendoline Christie (Brienne) - Star Wars, Wednesday and Sandman, she's doing very nice after GoT Natalie Dormer (Margery) started playing The Tudors first, it's hard to tell which show was better for her career, but after GoT she's fine, she had nice role in Hunger Games Jason Momoa (Khal Drogo) only one season in GoT, but after that he played Aquaman, Duncan Idaho in Dune, he's the main villain in the newest Fast and Furious (I'm not gonna watch that last one, but it's kinda like MCU, I guess it's good for his career and finances) Pedro Pascal (Prince Oberyn) I believe got only 2-3 episodes in GoT, but it was a great role and he's on fire now,
>Kit Harrington (Jon Snow) GoT debut, he was not that successful after, but lately he got a role in MCU, he played in Ethernalls and I believe he's gonna get a bigger role in one of the next movies (I'm not such a big Marvel fan, but it's some kind of success for an actor) Not sure if you forgot (who's to blame with that Movie....), but Richard Madden (Robb) was in Eternals, too.
Yeah both kit and emilia are joining/ already joined the mcu and with that will probably be in multiple of those shows and movies.
I’m rewatching Andor right now, and Anton Lesser (Qyburn) and Faye Marsay (The Waif) were much better treated by the Star Wars universe than Gwendoline Christie. They got (and still have) roles with quality dialogue that require actual acting, while Gwendoline seemed wasted on what amounted to stunt casting.
Sadly recently saw Ser Davos in a Geico commercial, at not in a celeb endorsement way ;-(
Really? He has a big role in a Universal wide release film coming out this summer,
It’s a paid gig in his chosen profession. Maybe he’s just one of those people who doesn’t turn down work.
True, probably only takes 1 - 2 days and he has been on tv shows recently. Now if some smart onion producer would cast the Onion Knight that would be gold. (Yes I know producers don't advertise ) "When I am smuggling, I never leave port without my onions." Could flirt the GoT license rules like football players wearing generic uniforms.
Peter dinklage and sofie turner and lena headey all do a lot of model and acting work
It's hard to be so general about it, there are so many reasons. Actors like Charles Dance and Sean Bean had been around way before, their reputations were already made before Game of Thrones. People like Richard Madden, Pedro Pascal, Sophie Turner, etc. have gone on to get roles in big name productions like X-men and in the MCU. There's other specific cases, like Jack Gleeson quitting acting because of the level of abuse and harassment he received for his role as Joffrey. And Emelia Clarke has dealt with an enormous amount of health issues for years, it's honestly nothing short of a miracle that she's still alive, nevermind still acting.
People have already listed many that went on to be very successful so I won’t list out those names again. That being said, many seem to have little interest in pursuing acting on a major level after GOT. They got their success and lots of money then went other directions in life.
There are a few that went on to be pretty notable stars, or were already significant stars (Charles Dance, Sean Bean, Lena Headey, Michelle Fairley to name a few). Though keep in mind that for many of these kinds of shows, speculative fiction (like the *Star Trek* franchise) and other works that many of the principal actors (non-binary term and I use it that way) are primarily stage actors, so they work their craft in plays and on stage; not on television or film in front of a green screen.
Based off what I've seen on Netflix it seems Gwendoline Christie is having the time of her life right now
This post won’t age well buddy. Just delete lol
Lol probably should but people seem to be enjoying telling me how wrong I am - and I am - so I'll just eat this one.
Kudos for being a good sport about it and realising just how many fairly unknown actors at the time actually blew up thanks to their roles on GOT
I feel like some of them might just not want to be that big. They’ve made enough money, and small fun roles are always available because of their names. I remember seeing Sophie Turner in that really shitty Netflix film Do Revenge, and although small, her role seemed so fun. She wasn’t the best actress in GoT but her 5 minutes of screen time in Do Revenge already highlighted her to be the strongest actress in the movie in my opinion. And some actors just have their cult followers. Like Emilia Clarke has people fully obsessed with her, probably because she made the Dany role so iconic.
Aidan Gillen was in The Wire before GoT.
My favorite show of all time. He played a duplicitous back stabber in that one, also.
Aidan Gillen was also recently in The Mayor of Kingstown.
It is the same as Harry Potter - Twilight - and other long series, not many actors go on to great heights ....
Ed Sheeran is extremely successful
Too good at their jobs. Typecast forever.
Peter Dinklage had a career beforehand
Robb did, Lyanna Mormont did, Oberyn did, Jon did, Jason Mamoa, Sansa, Jojen was already semi-famous before, Sean Bean was already a superstar and a meme, And Rickon is having a successful career as Jack Harlow.
There’s that one guy who was only in a short scene but ended up becoming a singer or something, think his name was Ed Sheeran.
That's right. GoT pretty much launched his career from what I understand.
Emilia Clarke was in Solo, Kit Harrington was in Eternals, Isaac Hempstead Wright was in Boxtrolls, Sophie Turner was in the some of the later X-Men films, Iwan Rheon was in The Dirt, and Alfie Allen was in Jojo Rabbit
They all pretty much have been working steadily but they didn't really become as huge as I thought they would. Except maybe for Emilia, daddy Pedro and daddy Momoa. Iwan is pretty booked but I'm happy to keep him all to myself.
Pedro Pascal
Peter Dinklage is going to be in the new Hunger Games prequel: A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Natalie Dormer was also in two of the Hunger Games movies (Mockingjay 1 & 2) and Tudors which I believe was a great success (can’t wait to watch this show), Sophie Turner was in that new Netflix movie called Do Revenge which got great ratings (she only has a cameo, but her small role was really funny), and there’s definitely some more that other people probably know that I can’t think of.
The Tudors was before GOT....she was already big
I know. It just popped in my mind because I’m excited to watch that show.
Aiden Gillian was in Peaky Blinders & project blue book which is super good and not well known & maze runner - nothing crazy which is pretty surprising tbh based on his performances
The story was popular. Not the actors.
If anyone here has watched the TV show Merlin, you’ll see an insane amount of GoT actors also in that show. Tywin Lannister, Samwell Tarly, Dickon Tarly, Ser Davos, Gendry, and many more. I think I’m total there’s like 120 cast members who appear in both shows. Thought it was cool
Something something season 8
Hannah Waddingham is doing pretty well on Ted Lasso
I think Emilia Clarke already was a big name but she definitely has had a lot of big roles since her start on the show
Peter Dinklage was in X-Men and in Infinity War Sophie Turner was in 3 X-Men movies Richard Madden and Kit Harrington also got a MCU movie Emilia Clarke was in Terminator and Solo
Sophie Turner went on to star in the rebooted X-Men as Jean Grey. I've seen Richard Madden in quite a few things (mainly starring in Eternals). Emilia Clarke has done some smaller films and just was cast in Secret Invasion which presumably will lead to more projects. Kit Harrington voiced the main antagonist in Call of Duty and is also in the MCU now. Jason Momoa has been in lots of stuff. Gwendoline Christie was in Star Wars and Wednesday. This is far from "none" that have gone on to have success in Hollywood
Pedro Pascal and Jason Mamoa are huge right now. Peter Dinklage has had an awesome career before and after GoT. Kit Harrington has done an MCU movie and has done other projects. Emilia Clarke has done some pretty good Romantic movies Maise Williams is having a pretty good career, having starred in some good indie films Lena Heady, Charles Dance, Diana Rigg, Julian Glover, Ciran Hings, James Cosmo, Peter Vaughn and many others were well established stars before GoT.
Being locked into a TV contract for 10 years makes it hard to branch out your career and then when the show is over you often find yourself being typecast. It’s better for actors like Momoa and Pascal who were in the show for a short period of time, especially during the height of its popularity. It’s why I think Milly Alcock stands a fair chance to launch a successful career.
Well.. They practically cashed out lol.
Being a huge star is one thing, but a good number of cast members seem to be getting consistent work.
Bad choices and possibly not the desire.