Many actors gave iconic performances on Game of Thrones, but today we’re celebrating the cameos and smaller parts you’ve probably forgotten about.
Game of Thrones had a lot of characters, which meant a lot of chances for actors to leave their mark on the series. To this day, there’s probably no way you can look at Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington and Maisie Williams without thinking about Daenerys Targaryen, Jon Snow and Arya Star.
But there were also a lot of smaller roles that you’ve forgotten about, some of them played by actors who went on to have well-known movie or TV roles (and some of already had them). We’re highlighting 25 of those actors right here.
We’ll start with some roles that are fairly important but still overlooked, and then work our way down to the cameos, both those honestly come by and those occupied by fans of the show who wanted a chance to visit Westeros for a day.
Which actors did you forget appeared in Game of Thrones? Let’s see.
25. Tobias Menzies
Number of episodes: 9
Character name: Edmure Tully
It seems weird that you’d forget a Tully, right? It seems odd that you’d forget about this Tully. However, it’s not the character you’re forgetting, just the actor who played him. And part of that is because Tobias Menzies is such a chameleon when it comes to acting. He becomes his characters.
To Outlander fans, Tobias Menzies is Black Jack Randall and Frank Randall. To The Crown fans, he’s Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. You can also see him in The Terror season 1, King Lear, and Catastrophe.
Those are just some of his biggest roles. This is an actor who is a master of both stage and screen. And if you do get a chance to see him on the stage, you need to!
But what about Game of Thrones? You know Edmure is the brother of Catelyn Stark. He ends up forced into marrying one of the Frey daughters after Robb marries someone else despite his initial promise: Edmure is the guy who actually got married at the Red Wedding.
He pops back in season 6 for a brief period as a prisoner of the Freys and a pawn of the Lannisters. Then he’s not seen for a while before making a surprise return in the series finale at the council that elects Bran as the new king.