25 actors you forgot were on Game of Thrones

5. Mackenzie Crook

Number of episodes: 6

Character name: Orell

Even in the earlier days of the series, there were celebrity cameos. In Game of Thrones season 3, Mackenzie Crook played Orell, the wildling who could warg into an eagle.

Although Ygritte and Tormund grew fond of Jon while Jon was with their band, Orell didn’t. He continued to view Jon as a “Crow,” making it clear that they could never be friends even as Jon tried to win the wildlings over.

In the end, Orell didn’t make it. However, his death was pretty interesting. Jon stabs Orell in the chest, killing him. However, before Orell can die, he wargs into his eagle and then attacks Jon. In season 4, Jojen Reed says that those who warg into animals for too long forget what it was like to be human. Orell will likely forget what he was like as a human and learn to enjoy his new diet of live rabbits and such.

Outside of Game of Thrones, Crook often plays a villain, but not always a villain you want to hate. One of his biggest roles is Ragetti on Pirates of the Caribbean. He’s also been in Detectorists, Britannia, and much more.