25 actors you forgot were on Game of Thrones

19. Max von Sydow

Number of episodes: 3

Character name: Three-Eyed Raven

You know the character, so how did you possibly forget that the legendary Swedish actor Max von Sydow played the role? Well, part of the reason is that he wasn’t the only actor to play the Three-Eyed Raven. Van Sydow only stepped in come season 6. Struan Rodger play the part at the end of season 4.

The Three-Eyed Raven is an essential character for Bran’s character growth. After being pushed out of the tower by Jaime, Bran is never able to walk again. However, he wakes with strange abilities, and the Three-Eyed Raven tells him he will fly.

Von Sydow’s Raven helps Bran control his abilities. It’s during this season that we find out how Hodor became the man he is and finally get confirmation that Jon Snow was actually the son of Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen.

The Three-Eyed Raven is eventually killed by the Night King as Bran and Meera flee his hideout, with Hodor holding the door.

Max von Sydow has along career. He was Lor San Tekka in the Star Wars movies, Sir Walter Loxley in Robin Hood, and Dr. Naehring in Shutter Island. He was nominated for Oscars for his work in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and Pelle the Conquerer. He appeared in David Lynch’s Dune, Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report, Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal, and may be best known for playing the title role in The Exorcist.