BEVERLY HILLS, CA – NOVEMBER 05: Actor Grey Damon attends the Screen Actors Guild Foundation 30th Anniversary Celebration at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on November 5, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Screen Actors Guild Foundation)
Grey Damon as…Ulf the White
Not all the Dragonseeds were as honorable as Addam of Hull or Nettles. Let’s look at the final two.
First you have Ulf the White, who bonded with Good Queen Alysanne’s dragon, Silverwing. He was a brutal fighter and man-at-arms for Dragonstone, and along with his friend Hugh Hammer, turned his cloak and fought for King Aegon II at the First Battle of Tumbleton.
Ulf needs to be played by someone who can be seen as a brutal bastard. Grey Damon (The Devil Within, Oldboy) has that look, when necessary.
NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 16: Actor Liam Hemsworth attends as London Fog presents a New York special screening of ‘The Dressmaker’ on September 16, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for London Fog)
Liam Hemsworth as…Hugh Hammer
After Tumbleton, Ulf and Hugh Hammer were known as the Two Betrayers. And, despite earning their spurs as knights under service to Rhaenyra, they had higher aspirations, with Hugh even wanting to become King.
Hard Hugh Hammer rode King Jaehaerys I’s dragon, Vermithor, and was described as both tall and huge with strength enough to twist steel bars. Like his pal Ulf, Hugh was a dishonorable brute who turned against Rhaenyra. This act eventually led to their deaths at the hands of Aegon II’s knights, who knew they could never trust them, and who recognized the Two Betrayers had designs above their station.
Liam Hemsworth — who’s huge and tall and extremely strong-looking — is the perfect fit for Hard Hugh. He has experience in science fiction with his role as Gale Hawthorne in the Hunger Games movies.