Today there's A lot of casting news for Game of Thrones. First up is Patrick Malahide as Balon Greyjoy. Thanks to Winter-is-Coming for the following:
Balon Greyjoy is the head of House Greyjoy and father to Theon and Yara. He rules the Iron Islands and is a hard and fierce leader. He plays a small but pivotal role in season two. Malahide is a British character actor with dozens of roles on both the small and big screens. He has had appearances in films such as The World Is Not Enough, Billy Elliott, and Quills. On television he starred in the early 90s TV series The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries and more recently appeared in the HBO mini-series Elizabeth I and the BBC sci-fi show Survivors.
He is the very face I pictured as Balon, so for me Patrick is an absolutely perfect fit!
ReplyDeleteI try to remember which character he played in James Bond: The World Is Not Enough...
ReplyDeleteI knew that guy looked familiar. He was on L&O UK.
ReplyDeleteI remembered him from Survivors.... even if the show was kinda meh overall I enjoyed it.
ReplyDeletethanks :D
ReplyDeletewhere's Alan Dale or Malcolm McDowell?
ReplyDeleteAlan Dale is resting on an Island. ;)
ReplyDeletethanks for the news! it seems there'll be a lots of new characters in the new season :)
ReplyDeleteHe looks like a youngish Edward Woodward.
ReplyDeleteAgreed! Some of the casting has involved me altering how I imagined someone, but that's pretty much my HeadBalon.
ReplyDeleteLook younger than I imagine Balon Greyjoy but otherwise look like a good fit
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