Game Of Thrones The Mountain Actor Change

I doubt even the faceless men could pull off a change this dramatic.
Game of thrones the mountain actor change. 11 times game of thrones switched actors and hoped no one would notice 1. Ian whyte prometheus took over the role of the mountain in game of thrones season 2. The two actors look very similar so it would have been easy for fans to completely miss this change up in faces. The current mountain is actually 18 years younger than rory mccann who plays.
Actor michiel huisman took over the role of daario naharis from ed skrein in game of thrones season 4 but what was the real reason behind the recast. He turned out to be too expensive and left game of thrones for the hobbit. In the hbo television adaptation clegane was originally portrayed by australian actor conan stevens in season one and by welsh actor ian whyte in season two. Icelandic strongman hafþór júlíus björnsson has portrayed the mountain since season three.
After appearing in game of thrones stevens was cast as an orc king in the hobbit film series. Hafþór was cast as ser gregor the mountain clegane for the fourth season of the hbo series game of thrones in august 2013. In season 2 the mountain was portrayed by welsh actor ian whyte. Icelandic actor and strongman hafþór júlíus björnsson took over the role in season four and continued in the role until the final season.
Here s a quick recap in case. He also reprised his role as a white walker which he initially played in the show s debut season. In the game of thrones you either win or you re recast. The character of daario naharis debuted in the season 3 episode second sons.
Throughout the series the mountain has been played by 3 actors. Ortegam getty hbo in season 2 episode 7 a man without honor we saw whyte as the mountain take on a less active. In season 2 he was replaced by stuntman ian whyte. Game of thrones daario naharis has been recast with a completely different looking but still smoldering actor.
So what the hell happened to the original daario. In season one it was australian actor conan stevens. Last night s episode of the hit hbo show had death pervy pick up lines and a huge literally casting change. Björnsson as the mountain on season four episode seven mockingbird.
This was his first main acting role and he is the third person to depict the character after conan stevens played the role in season 1 and ian whyte in season 2.