Celebrity cameos on TV shows are nothing new, although the lengths some celebrities go to in order to be cast of Game of Thrones are perhaps unique. Not long ago, news broke that UFC star Conor McGregor had landed a cameo role in the seventh season of the show. That got us thinking; what other celebrities do we want to see in Westeros? Who would look good swinging an arakh atop a horse? Is there anyone out there that might fit in at the Citadel?
We attempted to limit the list to celebrities who, like McGregor, are non-actors, or at least not know primarily for acting. Also like the McGregor decision, some of these choices are a bit off the wall. Also remember that we’re talking about brief, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameo appearances, not multi-episode story arcs.
Let’s begin.