More Game Of Thrones Season 2 Casting News

More Game Of Thrones Season 2 Casting News

This has to be the end of it. Right? The next two characters cast in the second season of HBO's fantasy series are Balon Greyjoy and Roose Bolton. Click to find out who will play em..

By MarkCassidy - Aug 24, 2011 10:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Game of Thrones
Source: EW

The cast just keeps on growing. Now anyone who has read the books will have known that most of the characters were going to pop up but many felt that some would be left until later seasons. Not so. It seems season 2 of Game Of Thrones is to be as faithful to the second novel, "A Clash Of Kings", as the first one was.



The first new addition is Balon Greyjoy. From EW..

Another actor has joined The Biggest TV Show Cast in the Universe. British actor (you probably guessed that part) Patrick Malahide had joined Game of Thrones season two as Balon Greyjoy. Malahide has appeared in movies like The World is Not Enough and Billy Elliot.




Balon, father of Theon and Yara (formerly Asha), is a right miserable old git. He rules the Iron Islands and regularly sends sacrifices to the Ironborn's Drowned God. Expect his role to be little more than a cameo here, but you never know. We also have Irish stage and screen actor Michael McElhatton as Roose Bolton. Bolton is even worse than Greyjoy. A sinister but reserved sadist who is the lord of The Dreadfort. His coat of arms is a flayed man, referencing Bolton's favorite method of torture: skinning people alive. Again, probably not much more than a cameo but expect him to make an impression. You recognize McElhatton from the likes of Intermission and I Went Down.




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bleedthefreak
bleedthefreak - 8/24/2011, 10:56 AM
Interesting, though he is going to be playing a douche. This cast is really impressive, I can't wait.
MaddMonkk
MaddMonkk - 8/24/2011, 11:00 AM
Malahide sounds like a name GRRM might use in his books. I have to say Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, Breaking Bad, and Sons of Anarchy are making TV fun again. Movies are going the way of the mongoosaliptapus!
Morningstar
Morningstar - 8/24/2011, 11:21 AM
Good choices McElhatton looks creepy and sinister as hell I'm sure he'll be easily hateable. Malahide looks like he could be properly vicious
Gmoney84
Gmoney84 - 8/24/2011, 11:48 AM
I CAN'T WAIT FOR SEASON 2. I could also use the 6th book right now. GRRM, damn you and your cliffhanger endings!!! (Jon Snow)
nordberg
nordberg - 8/24/2011, 12:16 PM
I wonder if they'll go so far as to fit McElhatton with contacts to match Roose's eyes as they're described in the books. They're supposed to be pale, like "dirty ice."

Anyway, this seems like solid casting for both parts.
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 8/24/2011, 2:12 PM
good actors

still cant wait season two
tracydavis001
tracydavis001 - 8/24/2011, 3:23 PM
Great cast!!
Great show!!! Nuff said
croniccris
croniccris - 8/24/2011, 4:30 PM
word
Caedus137
Caedus137 - 8/25/2011, 3:45 AM
I was holding out for Keith Allen to get the Balon Greyjoy gig. Would have been cool to watch him opposite Alfie's Theon...
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