Confirmed: Iwan Rheon cast in Game of Thrones

Yeah! My first third :) and well cast

If he is truly Snow, it’s awesome.

HBO confirm it, now.

Wooo! Hope we’ve finally got our Ramsay! Can’t wait for some news on Mance!

OMG!!!!!

A woman is happy to see another confirmation of the Season 3 cast with a well-respected actor. Huzzah Iwan!

Ha! This is already the third hit that comes up when you Google “Iwan Rheon”.

Biscotti KNEW it!! Ever since I saw him in Misfits I knew he would be perfect. If you haven’t seen that series, please watch the first two seasons! This photo is not particularly Ramsay-ish but do a google search and you will see that he will make a perfect Bastard, Iof indeed that is his role.
So excited!!!! And wow – a Ramsay who is hot?! But he can pull off unattraxtive, creepy and psychopathic too! Yay!!!!

Who else could he play? He is a singer, I guess Tom O Sevens? They would by way off the kind of darker characters he is known for however. Too perfect for The Bastard not to be.

Loved him in Misfits – after seeing a few people mention him for Ramsay it seemed to fit more and more. Here’s hoping!

Uhh why would anyone assume he’s Ramsay, exactly? “Boy” = Ramsay, really?

Morrigan,

Because he is similar to Ramsay phisically and he was in the list of this site to one of the candidates to be Ramsay (doesn’t mean nothing, but that shows that people were assimilating him to Ramsay)

Well, he certainly has the right look for Ramsay. Maybe they’re going with “Boy” instead of “Reek”? I hope not, because I would miss the “Reek, Reek, rhymes with x”.

Maybe he’s been cast as one of Dondarrion’s Brotherhood.

Anguy has been cast. He’s gotta be Lem.

I want him to be Ramsay, but “Boy” doesn’t sound like something to call the Bastard of Bolton. That said, he’s in that pic with Alfie, suggesting they might be working together… *hopes real hard*

On a different note Gwen and Nikolaj looks great!

he was my favourite for Ramsay too. Never saw him act though. People should see the picture in the other thread (disturbing eyes).

I can live this. I instantly thought Ramsay when I saw his picture, so that should say something for the casting choice (assuming he is Ramsay, of course).

Actually, not Lem. Or Belwas. Isn’t there a character called “boy” that Jaime and Brienne meet at an Inn? I believe he had a crossbow and Jaime berates him.

I love him on Misfits!!!

He is the PERFECT Ramsay Snow!!

This is the most exciting one yet!! I hope they confirm it soon! Just for my own sanity lol

AB

Tyrion Pimpslap, there was a recent audition video leaked, apparently for Ramsay, but there were some interesting things about it. He was apparently torturing Theon but Theon seemed to be under the impression he was back at the Iron Islands, and said he’d spoken with Theon’s father. So Ramsay might start the season pretending to be an ironborn to play mindgames with Theon.

Theres a “boy” at that inn that hot pie ends up in, but thats such a tiny part, I’d think it would just be played by an extra. Hope he really is Ramsay.

Iwan has a fantastic look! Nina is casting my fantasy world perfectly. He compliments Jon Snow perfectly.. with the youthful, pretty boy look.. but oh so different nature. Cannot wait for the things to come.

I see that @Axechucker tweeted that someone a while back claimed to have read the script and said there was a “Boy” character who “effs w/ Theon” — any more details on this, guys?

Going on experience from Season two “Jeyne” might mean a made up character who interacts heavily with a main character. lets not forgot these possibilities. Also it’s totally Edric Storm.

Michael Tolthar Jone,

There was def meant to be a comma and the word it after my quotes on that one lol

K after that Photo I take it all back.

YESYESYESYESYESYESYESYES!!!! THE ACTOR I WANTED MOST IN GAME OF THRONES!!! THANKYOU!!!

Ser Lemon Cakes,

Roose refers to Ramsay as “my boy”, while Robb always says “your son”, IIRC.

Mrs. H’ghar,

Mrs. H’ghar::

Just a special FYI to you – this actor is in that movie Resistance that I told you about (with Tom Wlaschiha).
Hopefully it will release in the U.S. soon – the book was really great … Just recognized him from that film :)

What book were you reading where it said Ramsay is a pleasant-looking fellow?

Michel:
90% chances that he will play Ramsay..but it’s not confirmed yet..is there any other role that he would fit ?

I’m thinking a spot in BwoB would make sense as well. I could picture him as Ramsay though.

Direhound:
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/427501_416319768419540_2036486979_n.jpg

link for pic of Iwan with cast in pub.

Ooh…. after seeing that, I really do hope he is Ramsay. Going from the photo at the top of the page, I was thinking “that will work” but this one… that sells it for me. He’s got the look.

That’s how I would do it.

I like your style. I’m hoping for a ramping up of the mind-fuckery if they’re going to be creating new material for the next couple of seasons.

Awesome!

Hopefully HBO will give us an official confirmation! It would be good to have another Snow in the cast! Besides he must be awesome, especially since he managed to piss-off Theon Greyjoy to such an extent that he made him the subject of his triumphant speech, right before he got clocked on the nogen and taken away with a sack on his head…

Woo, fancasting!

TheFlayedLady,

His eyes look like Ramsay to me.

Gen,

Tyrion is supposed to be ugly too. It doesn’t really matter if he is ugly or not.

Why is everybody expecting ramsey to be cast for season 3? His only part in the story before book5 happens in winterfell and he was obviously cut from that arc.

Reupel,
GRRM confirmed that Theon will be in season 3, so it only makes sense for them to cast Ramsay as well.

Rygar: Isn’t there acharacter called “boy” that Jaime and Brienne meet at an Inn?I believe he had a crossbow and Jaime berates him.

Boy appears here:
http://www.towerofthehand.com/books/103/012/index.html

It would be really anticlimactic if he really is that Boy, like Philip McGinley who turned out to be “just” Anguy. Though not entirely surprising :P

Gen,

Who cares about the physical descriptions. Its incredibly hard to find good, available actors who perfectly fit the description

Please be Ramsay! I loved Iwan in Misfits, and I know he has the acting chops for this role. Pleaseeee? Just check out this picture; he has the ‘look’:

http://shhimtryingtoread.com/sites/default/files/gallery-images/1A7A30BE-81FE-43FF-9890-7072C543AB26_extra.jpg

nightwolf: Theres a “boy” at that inn that hot pie ends up in, but thats such a tiny part, I’d think it would just be played by an extra. Hope he really is Ramsay.

On his CV it has Various for the name of the Director(s) which suggests he’s in multiple episodes as otherwise (if he was just in a single episode as the Inn Boy would be) the Director of that episodes name would be listed.

Jaime Lannister:
Something to keep in mind:

Ramsay was never referred to by name this season. Roose refers to him with a few choice titles instead, notably as “my boy.”

Just saying.

Didn’t he say ‘My Bastard’ ?

Ismael Isak:
Gen,

Who cares about the physical descriptions. Its incredibly hard to find good, available actors who perfectly fit the description

No, it isn’t. GOT already proved it doesn’t care about nationality. So they have all the actors in the world to choose from.

Thinking about it some more, I think Iwan would be great as Ramsay (if it turns out to be correct), BUT if I was going to cast someone from Misfits, my first choice probably would have been Robert Sheehan. Just thinking the look on his face and excited tone of voice when he was miming sexual acts, or telling the story of “tripling” himself. That’d make for some disturbing watching as Ramsay.

Interesting.

Given these old twitter reports about someone supposedly seeing a script with ‘Boy’ menacing Theon, then we might assume that Iwan Rheon is indeed Ramsay Snow.

Earlier ‘Boy’ speculation also had it that the scenario might well be kind of a Reek scenario where Theon didn’t initially know who he was.

If all that is so, then it makes it much more likely that the Stuart Martin audition tape from a few weeks back is Ramsay and Theon. Dialogue that made no sense if Theon knew he was dealing with Ramsay (the stuff about ‘take me to my father’ and ‘he sent us’) is much more plausible if Theon hasn’t got a clue who he is.

He must be a Baratheon, just look at him: black hair and vibrant blue eyes. I think he’ll be Edric Storm! If Shireen will be in season 3, why not him?

Threkka,

I’d be fine with him playing Storm but I doubt he’ll even feature in the series, Storm is basically a blink and you’ll miss him character in the books.

Rero,

Once or twice, but I can specifically recall him stating “my boy would be honoured to bring you Prince Theon’s head.”

Al Swearengen,

Well…yes I know. But I really can’t imagine him playing Ramsay, or any other character. And his appearance suggest that he is A Baratheon. Maybe they put more emphasis on the Stannis-Davos conflict in the show and then Edric will get a bigger role…

As Ramsay and Theon don’t appear at all in book three, are we just going to have two whole seasons of Ramsay torturing him? That could get old.

Love it! He was great in misfits and I’m especially with all that speculation here looking forward to whatever they do with the Theon/Ramsay storyline.

On another note, EW has a little tidbit about season 3. I’m not sure, wether they actually know anything or they’re just basing this on their book knowledge, but it just sounds good ;)

Ivan Popić:
I loved him in Misfits – he will do good as a messed up bastard of Dreadfort :)

my feelings exactly, i can’t wait. i also can’t wait for more misfits, even if it’s basically all new people now.

OtherAndrew:
I see that @Axechucker tweeted that someone a while back claimed to have read the script and said there was a “Boy” character who “effs w/ Theon” — any more details on this, guys?

Yes, from what we have heard the part of “Boy” is set to appear in 6 episodes this season and that he “befriends” Theon in captivity.

I seriously dont know if i should feel sad or happy. I’m happy, super happy that he is in game of thrones. But at the same time i’m sad that he isn’t coming back for Misfits.

There he is…

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/427501_416319768419540_2036486979_n.jpg

I’m actually more excited about this casting than I was about Diana Rigg, if such things are possible. I’m not sure it gets better than this, but if the GOT team would like to blow my mind AGAIN with whoever they cast as Mance, I’ll be more than happy to spend the next eight months mopping my brains off the floor.

Congrats to Iwan! Absolutely cannot WAIT to see him as part of this world.

Winter Is Coming,

I was milling an idea around in my head and after reading your last comment regarding episode 6, I think it sounds plausible. Remember how in ADwD Theon talks often about how Ramsay likes to play games? Well, what if Iwan Rheon is in fact the “Boy” that befriends Theon while he is captivity (like he’s locked in the dungeon with him or even acting as a guard), but he is also Ramsay just enticing/enabling Theon to attempt to escape. This way Ramsay can can prove that Theon is not a good prisoner, and therefore he should be punished….and it would be a great way to screw with his head. It would kind of be analogous to the escape attempt with Kyra.

The Rabbit,

I would say the reluctant betrothal is Sansa and Tyrion and the debated sacrifice is whether Dany wants to give up her Dragons for the Unsullied in Astapor.

Mulder Clegane,

No, the debated sacrifice is Melisandre trying to convince Stannis to sacrifice Edric Storm but for the show I think they will change it and Shireen will be the one Melisandre wants to sacrifice

JamesL,

Thank you for reminding me..

A debated sacrifice could be also related to Mel and sacrifices to Red God.

Winter Is Coming: Yes, from what we have heard the part of “Boy” is set to appear in 6 episodes this season and that he “befriends” Theon in captivity.

Sounds interesting. They’re doing it differently, but looks like it’s going to have the overall same effect as in the books.

Yay!!! Hope he’s not playing Ramsay. Don’t want to hate him.

Mulder Clegane,

The reluctant betrothal is Edmure and Roslin. Joffrey and Margaery are both eager. Sansa and Tyrion have no choice and in any event there is no betrothal, they cut straight to the wedding. Edmure is persuaded rather than forced into the pairing, and is the definition of reluctant.

Darren Mason:
The guys name is Iwan Rheon? Sounds like a name George would make up.

lol, he’s welsh so his name is also welsh. I think his first name is pronounced like Ivan but I might be wrong.

Yes! i’ve wanted him cast for ages now. I am going to say Ramsey because anything else would be weird now. This should also add to the male nudity in some way or another (albino style). Definately the most exiting casting for the new season thus far.

Oh man – I’m so stoked about this news. That guy is awesome, and ever since hearing his name attached, even in speculation-form, with Ramsay he’s been my dream casting for the role. Even if, on the off-chance, he’s got a different role, I’ll be stoked to see him in GoT regardless. (But, come on, he’s totally Ramsay).

He seems great for Ramsay! Hope thats it and they put some good scenes in this next season! Pumped!

Bonnie Blue:
Mrs. H’ghar,

Mrs. H’ghar::

Just a special FYI to you – this actor is in that movie Resistance that I told you about (with Tom Wlaschiha).Hopefully it will release in the U.S. soon – the book was really great …Just recognized him from that film :)

A woman thanks you for reminding her, though I have been looking for that movie and haven’t seen it here. Perhaps it will go straight to Netflix in the US? We shall see.

POTENTIAL SPOILERS BELOW TO NON BOOK READERS

I doubt that there will be a ramsay confirmation before the season starts. Remember it is imperative that the bastard learn the truth that theon did not kill the stark boys. I believe they will incorporate the reek storyline in a similar but different fashion in order to gain theons trust and learn the truth before revealing his twisted self to both theon and the audience….

A quick Google search shows he can look psycho enough and at the same time show some type of resemblance to Roose on the show. Don’t know his work very well but I have no reason to doubt that hell be another excellent cast addition.

Boy, boy, it rhymes with ploy.

Haven’t heard back from Iwan yet, (no, really?),

but Thomas Brodie-Sangster was kind enough to reply to me,
https://twitter.com/BrodieFilms/status/226663712428261377

Very cool of him. He replied to a bunch of us fans, & especially this weekend, he didn’t have to. Thanks, Lil Grandfather.

This is from Clash, and isn’t all that spoilery, but since Jojen hasn’t shown up yet
“Maester Luwin says there’s nothing in dreams that a man need fear.”
“There is, ” said Jojen.
“What?”
“The past. The future. The truth.”

Mrs. H’ghar,
I have it saved on my netfix account, but the release date is unknown… so hopefully it will be out later this summer.

There is a great interview with Tom and Iwan Rheon on Youtube discussing the film (Resistance)

Super Excited! Loved him as Moritz in Spring Awakening!

Zach,

Regardless of the writing this past season, whether we liked it or not, the episode has to be balls to the wall, looming dread. The audience must have a bad feeling as soon as things start to happen. Watch the Mutiny episodes in the second half of BSG season 4. That’s the kind of writing and drama D & D should be aiming for.

He’s been my choice for Ramsay for as long as I’ve thought about it. I really hope this is true!

Definitely recommend Misfits.

Agreed on the set-up re: befriending Theon whilst imprisoned. It would be viable for the “Boy” to instigate, over time, a plan of escape with his fellow captive, Theon. Then when Theon attempts it to then have the reveal as he is captured that the “Boy” is Ramsay and has been all along.

It would also setup a reality of Ramsay’s character being thoroughly twisted.

The skeptic in me thinks that with Ewan in the role it is just replacing one nutty young fella with another. Would have loved to have seen a more physically imposing, brutish Ramsay. I think he’s a lock-in for the role and it will be him we see as our Bastard and all the best to him. He’ll have a lot of fun with it.

Never seen him before, but he looks EXACTLY how I imagined Ramsay! Great cast!

Ours is the Fury:
And I agree that we’re not likely to get confirmation of his role beyond the name “Boy.”Clearly they’re aiming for mystery.

Let’s just hope he’s not a runaway feminist nurse from Volantis.

I hope he does turn out to be Ramsay, because he is so physically perfect for the role…his face is exactly as I pictured it from the description in the books. I’m not familiar with the actor’s work, but if he has the acting chops that everyone is claiming, he is going to be absolutely terrifying.

He’s too young for my taste, and the same goes for that other Misfits guy. How can you guys see them as Ramsay?

This is great news! I’m not basing that off of any experience with the actor himself, but he was my pick out of the proposed four here at WiC. He’s definitely got the look, and I like that he and Alfie are similar looking in terms of age. I’m a bit surprised at how popular the actor seems to be, as well. I’ve never seen “Misfits”, but apparently it has a decent-sized following, which is nothing but good for our little show. I guess that just leaves Mance, Daario, and Vargo for major characters yet to be cast (and possibly Val and Belwas). Fingers crossed for Henry Ian Cusick as Rayder.

andrea: they aren´t alikeat all (imo) butwho cares.

I wonder why Elena Amici is not here celebrating Iwan Rheon/Ramsay. O_O

They look alike to me …

Also, I think someone asked before about his name, I can’t speak Welsh but to me it sounds like EE-wan. “E1″, sort of. If you want to hear the correct Welsh pronunciation, there are some Welsh language interviews with him on youtube, if you listen carefully you’ll hear it when they introduce him.

I’m pretty sure that Roose says in the books that Ramsay doesn’t look much like him save for the pale eyes.

Lex: Me too.

A woman thinks they look enough alike to be related, which, if you take into consideration that the mother may have some DNA input, works for GoT purposes pretty well. Especially the blue eyes, similar nose, similar chin, those help to enhance the illusion of relationship. Not what one would call “spitting image” but close enough.

Michel,

That was interesting!
I would think they would only have a handful of Theon scenes total in a few episodes few episodes this year, but maybe they will really draw it out show him in more than a few oepisodes?

That is what makes the upcoming season so interesting to me I guess…. Not knowing how they will divide the books and what events will make it into this season and what events make it into next season. It’s odd, but I actually am looking forward to the logistics of the season as much or more than some parts of the actual story! XD

darquemode,

I believe WIC said that their info indicated that ‘Boy/Ramsay’ was in 6 episodes. I am starting to believe that the Ramsey reveal will happen right before the RW, probably in the same episode.

Tyrion Pimpslap,

I’m saying that I’d prefer if Ramsay looked considerably older than Theon .That doesn’t mean I won’t applaud him if he does a good job with the role.

Some of the age changes on the show are perfectly understandable and work better, I think ..such as the Stark kids , Daenerys , etc..some don’t work for me half so well .. such as Margaery ( I liked the way , in the books, she was quite close to Sansa in years, but much more mature and politically savvy..already an active participant in dynastic machinations ).

ETA, the actor playing Roose is pretty weathered -looking , though and roose is supposed to be one of those people who you just can’t say how old he looks.

Rero:

Yeah, if I remember correctly he calls him that in the episode when Robb finds out that Theon has taken Winterfell and wants to march back North, and Roose Bolton counsels him otherwise by telling him that “his bastard” can raise 500 men at the Dreadfort and march on Winterfel. then Rob tells Roose Bolton that the safety of his brothers is paramount and that he wants Theon taken alive so he can look him in the eyes when he takes his head (I’m paraphrasing here…).

If the Theon/Ramsay storyline plays out as I expect it might help to place some of season two in context, especially the ambiguous nature of the burning of Winterfell. It seems that the producers have made a real effort to heighten the shock of the Red Wedding by offering few hints that the Boltons are involved. It will be a real surprise when Roose lifts his visor and the true extent of the betrayal of Robb is revealed.

Got to say that my stomach churns at the thought of the Red Wedding.

Pastor_of_Muppets,
Love Cusick brother! But I wouldn’t mind someone like James Frain for Mance. He may not be what people visually expect, but he has got great range.

I think Iwan definitely has the look of the character. Iwan has the stocky build and roughness the description of the character gives off whilst also having the light Bolton eyes. I think people assume Ramsay to have the cold and vampiric look of his father which would explain the Cillian Murphy fancasting but they fail to consider his drastically different environment.

His character shouldn’t be appearing until Season 5.

Exciting news. Haven’t seen Misfits but this guy looks like a Ramsay to me.

With Theon’s torture being spliced into the same season as the RFW, it’s going to be a huge time for House Bolton. By the end of the third season they’ll be far more despised than the Lannisters.

he will be good in the role. but it sucks that misfits is basically over. they have removed the 3 best characters!! they need to do a better job than they did replacing nathan with rudy.

Lucazzy:
His character shouldn’t be appearing until Season 5.

Hi, welcome to GoT the television show. You may be looking for ASOIF the book series.

Lol at the people who think Iwan Rheon is Edric Storm. Storm has at max 2 lines in the book and is probably not even getting cast in the series. Boy=alias just like Reek=alias. Rheon is Ramsay

The tumblr link has been taken down, which I’d say makes it even more likely to be true. Here’s an ONTD post about it, in case anyone missed it:
http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/70576565.html?page=4&cut_expand=1#cutid1

Ours is the Fury: Not sure where the fifteen years thing is coming from- there is no indication Ramsay that much older than Theon or Robb, etc.

Obsidian: Age-wise, he should have at least 15 yrs. on Robb and Jon . He was conceived and perhaps born while Lord Rickard Starkwas still in WF, since Roose cut a guys tongue out to prevent him reporting that Roose was keeping the First Night..(and had raped Ramsay’s mother hung the husband)

I don’t specifically recall that, but I’m sure Obsidian’s telling the truth. I agree tho, for the show it doesn’t matter, they can just drop that plot point. Actually, if they kept that in the show, he would have to be at least 17 years older than Robb/Jon “17 years ago, you rode off with Robert Baratheon, and now you’re leaving again.”

Ours is the Fury,

You’re right, my bad. Hung over Sunday.

Dan:
Cary Bass,

http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/70576565.html full story.

A woman saw another question asked, (paraphrasing now) how did his hair look and his costume I think – the answer was that his hair was longer than she’d seen it on Misfits, covering his ears and was a dark brown color, and he was wearing a dark costume, nothing too elaborate. The writer mostly saw the back of Iwan’s head in that scene they were setting up and said again that they weren’t actually filming that day but merely setting things up for the filming the next day (maybe rehearsing with camera settings, etc.).

I imagine Ramsay always keeping a mask/hood, while he is torturing Theon. He will be maskless as Theon’s fellow prisoner, telling Theon horror stories about their tormentor and encouraging him to flee and as several have stated his reveal (maybe when Theon get’s captured after escaping) will be during the RW.

When I heard D&D at last years comic con dreaming about filming the RW at some point, I knew it would be the most mindblowing moment in TV-history, and it begins to take shape now.

If the really pull it of, I can only applaud them for cutting Ramsay from S2, which was debated fiercely here and over at westeros…

Late to the party, but this is fantastic news! Glad he got the part, extremely curious to see how Ramsay will be introduced. Heh, that photo posted on facebook is da bomb. Ramsay and Theon, Brienne and Jaime? Chillin’ at the bar? Fan fiction writers should have a field day with this.

I’m not familiar with the actor, but he looks good for the role. Congrats to him! Can’t wait to watch him make us cringe XD

Waiting for Mance’s casting announcement/news/discovery is killing me…

YES!!!! This would be awesome! Truly epic!!! Not only does he have the look ,age , etc. he has the acting capability of playing a complete psyco!!! To all you sticklers out there who doubt him because of his look?! ……. Do you have eyes? And don’t forget the wonders of make- up and wardrobe , I truly thought Ramsay wasn’t going to be casted this season .I also thought that even if he was casted now or down the road …. The actor would be a no-name , glorified extra/ watered down version of the bastard, for censorship reasons as well as the fans of the show dubbing Joffery as the worst villain ever! When Iwan and a few others were suggested as possiblilities , I thought that none of them would be cast due to my expectations for the role itself. But with the characters likeness as well as the psyche of characters he’s played in the past…… I think we could all agree that it takes someone with unique acting skills to step into ramsays shoes and see the world as he does…. I believe this is the man. With a black wig and those zombie blue eyes…..how could it not be???!!!!

Sorry but this time it HAS TO BE SAID:
I CAME! ^^
On a serious note, this is the most awesome piece of news since Jesus was born. But will be able to hate as much as we hated the book version of Ramsay? I guess that he should have proven his point during the casting process. Game of Thrones casting in season 2 was FANTASTIC, now it will be UNIQUE.

Benoit Massart,

But that is important though… Ramsay is described as fleshy with wormy lips… I’m not seeing that here at all. It’s a big part of his look, just as much as the eyes are.

Jordan,

Maybe they should recruit LOTR’s Wormtongue. [laughs]

A great many actors have made stunning transformations on this show. I’m sure Rheon can transform himself to anyone’s satisfaction given the combined effort of all involved.

If he plays the Bastard (and oh how I hope he is) then I think it’s very plausible that, as some others have stated, they will resurrect his mind games with Theon plotline in a new form, which also allows them to continue to use the popular Alfie Allen in the show for as long as possible.

If I recall correctly, when we meet Theon as Reek he remembers at one point an escape attempt that was actually just Ramsay messing with him. They could expand upon this and show it this season (or the next), bringing ‘Reek’ into the picture at the same time. Ultimately they could even have another shot at making the audience believe Theon is dead ala the book ready for a potential 5 season reveal of his pitiful new identity.

Great casting again!

Here’s a montage of his character Simon from season 1 of Misfits:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0moOXIKtnLs

And an interesting comment I came across on another video!

Still stunned at how he went from a creepy pale pasty lad in season 1
to a confident hot sex god super hero in season 2…

The “creepy pale pasty lad” part sounds promising indeed. (I’m not into “confident hot sex god super heroes”..)

I cannot wait to see you Ramsay Snow… no, not Snow…never Snow! :D :D :D

Whoever first suggested Iwan for Ramsay Bolton, great choice. I watched the first couple episodes of Misfits to get an idea of his acting and think both looks-wise and acting-wise he should make a very good Ramsay.

IMO, he kind of looks like Bam Margera in some of his pictures (a statement which will undoubtedly draw the ire of his fangirls, but oh well). Bamsay, perhaps?

But, before you get your panties in a bunch, hear me out. I know the difference between Bam and not-Bam, and realize that Iwan Rheon doesn’t have the same poser reputation to live down as Bam does. So, I’m totally ok with this choice. In fact, it’s probably the right look. I thought of Ramsay when I first saw his picture (as I previously mentioned), so it must not have been too far off from what I had pictured.

I’m just glad we didn’t get Cilian Murphy, or a Cilian Murphy-lookalike. I have no idea how his name even came up, let alone how it ever became the fan favorite for so long. I mean, I know he’s pretty, and people like pretty things, but we’re talking about Ramsay freaking Bolton. Eddie Murphy would’ve been a better choice, as far as I’m concerned.

Cool cool cool.

I’m somewhat worried about this “Boy” angle. Pretty weak compared to “Reek,” but alas…

He’ll be called Reek, but to avoid spoilers they are probably just calling him boy right now. Does anyone know what the blog site said? It seems to have been taken down, and I was very interested to see how he was definitely Ramsay from that scene.

LordEddardStark:
He’ll be called Reek, but to avoid spoilers they are probably just calling him boy right now. Does anyone know what the blog site said? It seems to have been taken down, and I was very interested to see how he was definitely Ramsay from that scene.

IIRC the blogger saw Theon being taken down off of a cross like structure(he was being tortured), and I’m pretty sure the blogger also said that he didn’t realize it until the casting rumour started, but he did see Iwan there in the scene too.

Great to have confirmation!

WiC, I noticed Charlotte Hope as Miranda is not in the cast page. Is her casting unconfirmed?

By the way, I was just reading Asim Ahmad bio on IMDB and LOL! It’s so, so fake. Now he’s worked as a writer for Marvel Comics? I can tell for a fact that never happened. I bet even his name is invented.

So disappointing if this is Ramsay.

Excellent news. I’m pleased with all the casting so far, but this is the first time they’ve used somebody I’ve suggested. Proves that dream casting *can* actually happen.

The Dragon Demands: Before others start ranting about how much we should fear Ramsay Snow, the Bastard of Bolton….remember: can you name a single battle the Bastard has ever won? He’s betrayed a scant two dozen ironborn to take Winterfell, he’s stabbed in the back the dregs of the North (young boys and old men) scraped together by Rodrick Cassel from the bottom of the barrel, but he *isn’t* a warrior, nor is he a leader.Any idiot can pull the wings off flies. Catching them will be another matter entirely.

Er, you would fear him if you were in the Dreadfort dungeons

Is ‘boy’ not ‘boy’ from the The Inn of the Kneeling Man?

The Dragon Demands,

I’m not necessarily disagreeing with you, but the bottom of Cassel’s barrel outnumbered the Dreadfort men 3 to 1, (2,000 to 600) so I’m not sure we can dismiss him entirely.

http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Sack_of_Winterfell

Robert,

People who don’t give Ramsay credit are just in denial because they can’t appreciate his likability as one of the best villains of the ASoIaF series. I expect he’ll be brought to justice before the series ends, but you can’t discount some of his more brilliant maneuverings in the North.

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Edited to add: I suppose I should have put this in the most recent non-sports thread, but I had this one open at the time I saw the story. Sorry about that.

Robert,

Yeah, likability was the wrong word. I feel so terrible for Theon when reading his chapters in ADWD but I can’t help but be extremely fascinated by Ramsay. He’s one of my favorite characters in the series and it’s because he’s so unsettling..

Pod4King,

Do you really think they are going to keep Alfie Allen out of the show for two more seasons? That’s how we lost Clive Mantle and others, hoping small bit parts can stay on just for the sake of the show. Was casting the Blackfish and the Tullys silly as well? They can only budget so much a season especially after an episode devoted entirely to an epic movie-scale battle scene. Given the Tullys’ prominence in the third book it made more sense to push them to season 3 and use that season’s budget to make a RiverRun set. As for Ramsay, see my post above, he will play a huge part dramatically in how the Red Wedding goes down for the unsullied audience.

Sorry to rag on you but there is just this tendency to expect the novels verbatim in the series and some people are just ignorant in how adaptations are rendered that it just sets them up for disappointment. When real life interferes with the storytelling process it mucks thing ups, like Rakkaro’s actor leaving the show (most likely triggered Amrita (Irri) being written out of the story as the writers seemed to be setting them as a couple), or Conan Stevens leaving the series for the Hobbit and leaving us with Ian Whyte as Gregor Clegane. It’s a television series not a big budget Hollywood film, these things happen.

Pod4King,

We are most likely getting him earlier. Alfie Allen is not just going to sit out for 2 years, and if we have Theon we need Ramsay.

Ours is the Fury,

He just didn’t do well with that question, did he? I look forward to his interpretation of Ramsay, he’s a solid and promising actor.

omg i cant wait ahhhhh

Totally gutted if its Ramsey, Iwan is a great actor and I absolutley loved him in misfits, but having read ASOIAF 4 times, I can not bring myself to hate him as much as I hate the bastard of Bolton.

lets see what he does!

In the book he goes around raping women and then killing them so his sidekick Reek can rape their corpses . . . people hate him.

I like this actor GOOD for him !!! hope to see him in more of GAME OF THRONES!