‘Hey, they were in Game of Thrones’—Where else have you seen these 50 GoT cast members?
49) CIARAN HINDS
Ciaran Hinds, another very experienced actor, balanced the power of a charismatic leader with a distaste for the title of “king” as Mance Rayder.
You may remember Hinds from his leading role in another HBO period drama: Rome (2005-2007). In a 2015 interview, Esquire asked Hinds to compare the motivations of his two king characters (Julius Caesar in Rome and The King Beyond the Wall in Thrones):
"We knew Caesar apart [from Rome]— did he want to be emperor or was he really into a democratic Rome? Whereas, I believe, Mance had a theory that this was a lost tribe of people who needed help … They kept referring to him as ‘The King-Beyond-the-Wall.’ But he says early on that he’s not a king … Everyone else is looking for a crown and a throne, though he had the gift of political nous and understanding, he wanted to be their spokesman, not their leader. I don’t think he gives a f**k if he’s loved, but at heart, he has a social drive for improving people’s lives."
Hinds’ list of film credits is a hefty read. He played Lot in Excalibur (1981), Professor Flynn in Circle of Friends (1995, with Aiden Gillen), Carl in Munich (2005, above), Fletcher in There Will be Blood (2007) and Aberforth Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011). His TV work includes shows like Prime Suspect 3 (1993), Ivanhoe (1997) and Above Suspicion (2009-2012).
In 2017, Hinds will perform in Woman Walks Ahead, Red Sparrow and Justice League (with fellow Thrones alumni Jason Momoa).