He contracts greyscale, a fatal disease, while travelling with Tyrion Lannister. Upon returning to Winterfell from beyond the Wall, he bids a cold farewell to Meera and his family no longer recognise him. Myranda taunts her further with threats of Ramsay plans to mutilate her once he has a child. He meets Brandon Stark, now the Three-Eyed Raven, and by corroborating their stories they find out the truth that Jon is actually Aegon Targaryen, legitimate heir to the Iron Throne. When Daenerys returns to defeat the slave masters and the Sons of the Harpy, Varys and Tyrion accompany her to Westeros and support her claim to the Iron Throne. Gilly then survives the attack by White Walkers and declares that she is pregnant with Samwell's baby in the aftermath. Characters - Game Of Thrones Wiki Guide - IGN Bernard Hill (Thoden): Amazon's Lord of the Rings show not "the real Osha is killed when trying to assassinate Ramsay herself. Bella was recently on screens in the second season of BBC/HBO's adaptation of 'His Dark Materials'. He is the father of Cersei, Jaime, and Tyrion Lannister. She is also the mother to several daughters, known collectively as the Sand Snakes. 'Game of Thrones' Fans Imagine Recasting the Show With Black - Insider Her plans are foiled, however, on the day of Cersei Lannister's trial at the Sept of Baelor. He held a minor role in the 2008 film Valkyrie, as the commanding general of the 10th Panzer Division of the German Afrika Korps and as a voice actor for Sir Walter Beck in Fable III (2010). He then takes his army east and is outside King's Landing when Daenerys and Cersei meet in the Dragonpit. Alas, another Sean Bean character bites the dust prematurely; Eddard Stark (Game of Thrones) clawed his way to almost 29%, but could not hope to defeat the valiant Samwise Gamgee. Having enough of his behavior, Drogo kills Viserys by giving him a "Golden Crown"; molten gold poured over his head. Arya Stark (portrayed by Maisie Williams) is the younger daughter of Lord Eddard and Catelyn Stark of Winterfell. After serving under three kings, Varys flees to Essos with Tyrion Lannister following the latter's murder of his father Tywin. As the show opens, Ned has been content to remain in the north, but after the death of Lord Jon Arryn, he is convinced that it is his duty to accept the position of Hand of the King. Overwhelmed by the grave losses she underwent and left with no option but to rule through fear, she uses her last dragon, Drogon, to burn an already surrendered King's Landing and take the Iron Throne by force. Having developed a reputation as a steady onscreen presence in his native England, actor Bernard Hill made a smooth and successful transition to Hollywood movies that culminated in a. Shae (portrayed by Sibel Kekilli) is a young camp follower in whom Tyrion Lannister takes particular interest. Bernard Hill - IMDb In season one, Beric Dondarrion is portrayed by David Michael Scott. With the Karstarks willing to hide the information, Ramsay stabs Roose through the heart, feeds Roose's wife and son to his hounds, and assumes the title of Lord Bolton. Ramsay even goes so far as to castrate Reek. After a battle, Ramsay is defeated in the field by a combination of the wildling army and the Knights of the Vale, who arrive on the orders of Petyr Baelish and Sansa Stark. When Joffrey is poisoned at his own wedding, Sansa is secretly smuggled out of the capital by Petyr, who planned Joffrey's assassination with Lady Olenna Tyrell. While at Riverrun, Robb makes the decision to execute Lord Rickard Karstark for the murders of two teenage squires related to the Lannisters, a decision that loses the support of the Karstarks and leads Robb to make the ultimately fatal decision to ask the Freys for their alliance. Like his older siblings Joffrey and Myrcella his actual father is his uncle Ser Jaime Lannister. After Cersei's temporary release ahead of her trial in front of the Faith Militant, she destroys the Sept of Baelor with wildfire, killing several people inside, including Margaery. They make love. He eventually reunites with his queen, who orders him to cure himself of the greyscale. With winter approaching, Stannis hurriedly marches south in an attempt to take Winterfell from the Boltons. Jaime is captured by Robb Stark's army and held prisoner until he is released by Catelyn Stark and escorted back to King's Landing by Brienne of Tarth. Hill played Philos in The Scorpion King (2002), starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Michael Clarke Duncan and Kelly Hu. Cersei has a twin brother, Jaime, with whom she has been involved in an incestuous affair from early childhood. With winter approaching and snow storms halting their progress, Melisandre sacrifices Stannis' daughter, Shireen, to the Lord of Light, in an attempt to ease the weather and grant them safe passage. The Last Kingdom author Bernard Cornwell gets a season 3 cameo Game of Thrones' Conleth Hill is unrecognisable in Holding - What's on TV After Ned is executed, the North and the Riverlands declare their independence from the Seven Kingdoms and proclaim Robb as their new King, "the King in the North". Is Bernard Hill in Game of Thrones? After curing Jorah Mormont of greyscale, they discover that a cave of dragonglass sits under Dragonstone, and Sam alerts Jon to this, eventually leading to Jon and Daenerys' meeting and union. The Criminal. Charles Dance only appears in one episode of season five, although credited as a main cast member. Top 100 Game of Thrones Characters - IGN.com Daario Naharis (portrayed by Ed Skrein in season 3, and by Michiel Huisman from season 4 onwards) is a confident and seductive warrior who is a lieutenant in the Second Sons, a group of 2000 mercenaries. Sansa gives the order to have Littlefinger executed by Arya. His mother Cersei battles Margaery for influence over Tommen, and their subsequent war of words eventually results in Margaery and Cersei's arrest by the High Sparrow. When Drogo dies from an infected wound in a fight, Daenerys walks into his burning funeral pyre, birthing three dragons. Later she leads him into Rattleshirt's ambush. He is released after winning a trial-by-combat. Daenerys, having lost many close friends and two of her dragons during the war against the White Walkers, discovers that the population support Jon's claim to the throne over hers. Jon Snow (portrayed by Kit Harington) is the bastard son of Eddard Stark. All three of Cersei's children are Jaime's. In season 4, Tyrion is forced to send Shae away from King's Landing on a ship after her presence is discovered by Cersei and his father is told, insulting her in the process. Now the Three-Eyed Raven, Bran experiences all of time at once, and begins to lose sense of himself. In exchange for an army to help regain the Iron Throne, Viserys marries off his sister to the powerful Dothraki warlord Khal Drogo and follows his horde's journey to the Dothraki capital to ensure Drogo will keep his end of the bargain. Archibald Gracie IV was an American real estate investor, writer, and soldier who survived the sinking of the Titanic by climbing aboard an overturned lifeboat. He joins the Night's Watch's Great Ranging beyond the Wall and survives that battle with White Walkers at the Fist of the First Men. Voiceover for 2005 British TV advert for the Hyundai Getz car. When Stannis Baratheon attacks the castle, the pair escape their captor, and Theon returns home to the Iron Islands. Cersei has a strong desire for power. Tyrion accompanies Daenerys back across the Narrow Sea, supporting her claim against his sister Cersei. Going off Big Time. However, Arya is caught in the firestorms caused by Daenerys' dragon, Drogon, and is forced to flee the city instead. That's a transformation, luckily, we never saw. He becomes Jon Snow's best friend. When Stannis sails to the Wall and resides at Castle Black, Melisandre accompanies him but takes a keen interest in the young Lord Commander, Jon Snow. Bernard Hill is an English actor. Ned is not interested in politics, and prefers to rule with honor and follow the law. Bran Stark (portrayed by Isaac Hempstead Wright) is the fourth child of Eddard and Catelyn Stark. HBO. He is known for playing Thoden, King of Rohan, in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Captain Edward Smith in Titanic, and Luther Plunkitt, the Warden of San Quentin Prison in the Clint Eastwood film True Crime. Jaqen later informs Arya that she has become "no one" and is ready to join the Faceless Men, but his offer is rejected as Arya travels back to Westeros. HBO. When the Dragon Queen Daenerys Targaryen arrives in Westeros, Jon convinces her to join the fight against the White Walkers and bends the knee to her. When the villagers he works with are massacred, he reunites with Beric and Thoros on their mission beyond the Wall to gather evidence of the White Walkers, along with Jon Snow, Ser Jorah Mormont, Tormund Giantsbane, and Gendry Baratheon. During their wedding day, however, Joffrey is assassinated in front of a large crowd by poison. After climbing back over the Wall with Ygritte, Jon flees to Castle Black. He gave up his lands to serve the Night's Watch. Daenerys Targaryen. She warns Robb against marrying Talisa Maegyr, which would break a marriage pact he formed with Walder Frey, but is powerless to stop him. Arya Stark. In season 3, Talisa reveals that she is pregnant, although she and her unborn child are stabbed to death by Lothar Frey in the Red Wedding Massacre, the first in the hall to be attacked. On the opening day of the fighting games, the Sons of the Harpy launch another attack. When Ned confronts Cersei about the truth, she has him imprisoned for treason after he publicly denounces Joffrey. Bella Ramsey - IMDb His bastards are ordered dead by Joffrey, many of whom are killed, and Gendry is subsequently forced to flee the capital. A year later, Arya reunites with Jaqen in Braavos. He is gravely injured in Meereen in an attack by the Sons of the Harpy, but ultimately survives. He inducts her into the order of Faceless Men and once again takes her under his wing, with the Faceless Men being revealed as assassins who use the faces of the dead to change their appearance. He rescues a portion of wildlings from an attack by the White Walkers at the port of Hardhome. After, the entire garrison has been flayed alive and impaled on spikes, she is seen eating the flesh off the dead body of Adrack Humble, who has also been flayed and is covered in flies. Jeor Mormont (portrayed by James Cosmo) is the 997th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, and the estranged father of Ser Jorah. After Joffrey becomes King, Sandor is made a member of the Kingsguard. After Roose's wife Walda gives birth to a legitimate heir, Ramsay quickly arranges for his father's assassination. When the Boltons capture Winterfell from the Ironborn soldiers, Theon is held as prisoner by Ramsay Bolton. [6], Hill is married to Marianne, with whom he has a son named Gabriel. His first major role came in The Ghost and the Darkness (1996), starring Val Kilmer and (Michael Douglas). But as they journey, it becomes evident that Viserys does not have leadership skills to reclaim the throne and his arrogance and disrespect for the Dothraki does not win him any hearts. The Scorpion King. After Daenerys Targaryen destroys King's Landing with her dragon and kills Queen Cersei Lannister, Bran is selected to be the new ruler of Westeros. Jon is released from his Night's Watch vows and the pair defeat House Bolton in battle, reclaiming Winterfell as their home. However, he feels that he botched the political aspects of war. Tyrion flees the capital after Prince Oberyn Martell fights for him and is killed by The Mountain. Davos, who had become a guardian to Shireen, discovers that his late friend was burned alive by Melisandre, leading Jon Snow to banish the Red Woman from the North. Renly, however, separately lays a claim with the support of mighty House Tyrell. He also has an ongoing feud with Lord Varys, another of Westeros' spymasters. [1] Hill attended Xaverian College, and then Manchester Polytechnic School of Drama at the same time as Richard Griffiths. Game of Thrones fans probably won't recognize the Irish actor in Holding, as his character couldn't be more different from the Master of Whisperers. He is known for his sense of honor and justice. He accompanies Jon to Dragonstone to meet with Daenerys Targaryen, then to Eastwatch on the mission to gather evidence of White Walkers, and then to King's Landing to display the evidence to Queen Cersei Lannister. Hill then portrayed Captain Edward J. Smith in Titanic (1997), by James Cameron. Witnessing the event from his quarters in the Red Keep, Tommen, having seen his wife perish at the hands of his mother, commits suicide by throwing himself from a high window. Soon after, when Jaime Lannister arrives in Dorne on a secret mission to free Princess Myrcella from Sunspear, Ellaria and the Sand Snakes duel with Jaime and Bronn, resulting in the imprisonment of Bronn and the Sand Snakes. Set in a fictional universe that has been referred to so far as "The Known World", the series follows a civil war for the Iron Throne of the continent of Westeros, fought between the rival royal and noble families and their respective supporters.[1]. Tormund Giantsbane is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation Game of Thrones.. Shae testifies against Tyrion and Tywin sentences him to death. During Tyrion's trial at the Eyrie, Bronn volunteers to fight when Tyrion demands a trial by combat. In season four, Leaf is portrayed by Octavia Alexandru. He sends Theon to the Iron Islands hoping that he can broker an alliance with Balon Greyjoy, Theon's father. Talisa follows Robb Stark's army camp as it moves. Initially planning to leave Gilly and little Sam at Horn Hill, his family home, he instead decides to bring them to the Citadel. In season 2, she is captured in the Skirling Pass by Jon Snow and Qhorin Halfhand. After this, Myranda notices a rat in the corner of the cell and violently eats it in front of Theon and a horrified Sansa. Eddard Stark, Ned, is the Lord of Winterfell, the northern kingdom of Westeros. Daenerys later names one of her dragons Viserion, as a tribute to Viserys. After Tyrion is freed by Jaime, he finds Shae sleeping in Tywin's bed, making him realise the horrible truth. When Stannis marches south from Castle Black with Melisandre to claim Winterfell, Davos is told to return to the Wall and befriends Jon Snow. Conleth Hill - Wikipedia They return to Castle Black, reuniting with Jon Snow, and survive the attack by Mance Rayder's wildling army. However, this tips Theon into finally rebelling against the Boltons and he saves Sansa by disarming Myranda and pushing her off the castle wall to her death. With the weather closing in around them, and with his supplies dwindling, Melisandre suggests to Stannis that his daughter Shireen be sacrificed, in the hopes that her own king's blood will please the Lord of Light. Mace Tyrell is the rather useless Lord of Highgarden. Robb falls in love with Talisa Maegyr, a healer from Volantis due to her kindness and spirit. Years later, Davos, now in Jon Snow's service, returns to the capital and finds Gendry working as a smith once more. When the Brotherhood sell Gendry to Lady Melisandre, Arya escapes and is captured by Sandor Clegane, The Hound. However, her plans backfires, and she is imprisoned herself by the Sparrows when they learn of her incestuous affairs with Jaime Lannister and Lancel Lannister. The Lannister siblings die together when Daenerys' dragon, Drogon, destroys the Red Keep. Roose is named Warden of the North and legitimizes Ramsay, making him Ramsay Bolton. LOTR Actor Bernard Hill Slams Amazon's Rings Of Power Series As A After Sansa refuses to be bullied, Myranda points an arrow to her, preparing to injure her while leaving her usable for Ramsay to father a child. Months later, Melisandre returns to Winterfell one last time and uses her magic in the fight against the White Walkers. Used as a Welsh female name, the word "nerys" might mean "lady." Hill was also known for playing roles in television dramas, including Yosser Hughes, the troubled "hard man" whose life is falling apart in Alan Bleasdale's Boys from the Blackstuff in the 1980s, and more recently, as the Duke of Norfolk in the BBC adaptation of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall. He discovers that his father is dead and that his uncle, Euron, has seized the Salt Throne. Bernard Hill (born 17 December 1944) is a British movie, theatre, and television actor since 1975. She is defeated by Daenerys and her dragon and killed during the destruction of King's Landing. A Game of Thrones Character List | Book Analysis On the road, however, Brienne and Jaime are captured by soldiers working for House Bolton, and Jaime's sword hand is severed. He is first noticed by Cersei Lannister when his followers assault and humiliate the High Septon at a brothel. Her body is found shortly afterwards by Ramsay, who pays his respects to her before ironically having her fed to the hounds. Before knighting him, however, Stannis removed the last joints from four fingers on his right hand as punishment for his years of smuggling. After Daenerys destroys the city and massacres the city's population, including Cersei and Jaime, Tyrion resigns as Hand of the Queen and is imprisoned. Game Of Thrones: 10 Interesting Facts You Didn't Know About Conleth When she learns that King Robert may be about to discover her affair with Jaime, she arranges for him to be killed and is present when Eddard "Ned" Stark is executed. After being falsely accused of the attempted murder of Brandon Stark, he survives a battle with Robb Stark's forces and returns to King's Landing, where he takes the position as King Joffrey's Hand of the King. Instead, Stannis' soldiers lose faith in his cause, and her king is killed after a battle. When Jon Snow's wildling army descends on Winterfell to take the castle, Rickon is killed after being used as bait to disrupt Jon's tactics. ", "Game of Thrones Season 4: Three Parts Confirmed! Ned's sacrifice is not in vain, since his notifying Stannis of the truth of Joffrey's parentage sets in motion Stannis' claim to the throne, and ensuring the illegitimacy being made known to all of Westeros. Arya leaves him for dead. They soon encounter the Brotherhood without Banners, who later sell Gendry to Lady Melisandre, separating him from Arya. Jaime is present at Cersei's crowning following their last child Tommen's suicide, but is later ambushed by Daenerys Targaryen, who has come to Westeros to stake a claim to the Iron Throne. Ramsay Bolton (portrayed by Iwan Rheon) is the cruel, sadistic, and cunning illegitimate son of Roose Bolton. In addition to TV roles, Hill appeared on stage in The Cherry Orchard, and the title roles in Macbeth and A View from the Bridge. To protect them, he sacrifices his honor and publicly declares that he was plotting to steal the throne and that Joffrey is the true king. Since Robert's family had closer ties to the former Royal family, he was put on the Iron Throne. The pair encounter Brienne and Podrick on the road, with Sandor losing a fight to Brienne. Shireen is burned alive, causing half of Stannis' army to abandon his cause. With her youngest son Tommen now on the throne and married to Margaery, she seeks the help of the Faith Militant and their leader the High Sparrow to regain control. A natural sceptic of religion and magic, he distrusts another of Stannis' advisers, the Lady Melisandre, and her belief in the Lord of Light. After Jon is assassinated in a mutiny, Tormund is present when the Lady Melisandre resurrects him, and forms part of the army Jon uses to reclaim Winterfell from House Bolton. Myrcella is poisoned by Ellaria Sand, despite their efforts to bring her home to King's Landing. Tommen Baratheon is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation Game of Thrones. 'Game of Thrones' Chart Shows Best Characters and Worst - Insider In 2019, Hill received an honorary degree from the University of East Anglia. Sansa Stark (portrayed by Sophie Turner) is the first daughter and second child of Eddard and Catelyn Stark. The High Sparrow (portrayed by Jonathan Pryce) is a devout and pious man who came to King's Landing after Tywin Lannister's death to serve the poor, downtrodden and infirm. After she reveals more of her past to him, they admit their shared feelings for one another and sleep together. Initially, Jorah is actually spying on the Targaryens for Lord Varys in exchange for a pardon on his crimes. Bernard Hill is an English actor. Joseph Mawle (Game of Thrones' Benjen Stark) played Adar in The Rings of Power Season 1, but he's dropping out for Season 2. In seasons three to five, Little Sam is portrayed by uncredited infant extras. When the Night King enters one of these visions and breaks the spell protecting the cave, Bran and Meera are forced to flee while Hodor and Summer are both killed by the undead. The pair escape by floating downstream on the Blackwater Rush. When Samwell grows frustrated with the maesters, Gilly travels back northwards with him, and the trio settle at Winterfell. Tormund is then stationed at Eastwatch-by-the-Sea, and goes beyond the Wall with Jon to capture a wight and prove the existence of White Walkers to Queen Cersei Lannister. Robb Stark. Brienne is tasked by Catelyn with escorting Jaime Lannister back to King's Landing in exchange for the release of Catelyn's daughters, Sansa and Arya. When Daenerys Targaryen comes to Westeros and challenges her claim, Cersei uses the Great War against the White Walkers as an opportunity to strengthen her forces against Daeneryss depleted armies. In season 4, Ygritte starts raiding villages south of the wall with her group, clearly thirsting for vengeance against Jon, although Tormund suspects she let him go. She is also the elder sister of Lysa Arryn, Lady of the Vale and Mistress of the Eyrie, and Lord Edmure Tully, Lord of Riverrun. Sansa Stark is then married to Ramsay, thanks to an arrangement made by Petyr Baelish in his own attempt to control the North. The right side of his face was grievously burned when he was only a boy after his brother pushed his face into a brazier, leaving him with a fear of fire. When Mole's Town is attacked by wildlings, Gilly returns to Castle Black and survives the attack by Mance Rayder's wildling army. A foreigner from Braavos, though he originally claims Lorath, he speaks in third person, referring to himself as "a man". Initially betrothed to King Joffrey, she is later released from her vow by Joffrey's betrothal to Margaery Tyrell. His corpse is later decapitated and Grey Wind's head is sewn on and paraded around as the Stark forces are slaughtered by the Boltons and Freys. Once there, Bran undergoes training to become the next Three-Eyed Raven and experiences several visions of the future and past. After the Battle of Blackwater, Sansa Stark (Catelyn's daughter) is cast aside by King Joffrey for Margaery Tyrell. Is Bernard Hill in Game of Thrones? - ABTC In an exit interview with . Missandei (portrayed by Nathalie Emmanuel[2]) is a personal servant to Daenerys Targaryen, who was freed from being a slave working as translator for Kraznys mo Nakloz when Daenerys insisted during negotiations with Kraznys mo Nakloz that Missandei be given to her as a gift. His plans to ensure the invasion is bloodless, however, see Daenerys lose valuable allies, and she begins to doubt his ability as a strategist. Ned Stark's children have come to play a large role in the TV series. Ramsay captures Theon, imprisons him at the Dreadfort, and tortures him so severely that Theon forgets his own name, eventually believing himself to be called "Reek". Stannis does not live long enough to hear of Balon Greyjoy's death at the hands of his younger brother Euron, completing the list of those Melisandre cursed with blood magic. In their attempts to rescue Myrcella, Bronn and Jaime provoke the Sand Snakes (daughters of the late Oberyn Martell) and Bronn is imprisoned. She reunites with her brother Jon Snow at Castle Black and, with Littlefinger's army, helps him reclaim Winterfell. [4], He plays Samuel Cotton, who runs a sweet factory with his son in the 2014 three-part BBC drama series about Manchester From There To Here. In season one, Gregor Clegane is portrayed by, In season two, Gregor Clegane is portrayed by. Advertisement Bernard Hill is an actor from England. When Jon Snow is assassinated in a mutiny for making a pact with the wildlings, Davos is the first person to find his body. After Sansa and Theon escape Ramsay's capture during Stannis Baratheon's failed attack on Winterfell, Roose chastises Ramsay for his complacency and implies that legitimizing him was a mistake. During their journey, Gendry discovers Arya's true identity and the two form a close friendship. Hill appeared as Joe Bradshaw in Shirley Valentine (1989), about a Liverpool housewife (Pauline Collins) who was a former anti-establishment rebel and engages in an extramarital affair. Before Bronn can marry Lollys, however, he reunites with Jaime, who has been tasked with travelling to Dorne to retrieve Myrcella Baratheon from the Martells, who threaten revenge for their prince's death. After King Joffrey's murder by poison, Brienne is sent away from King's Landing to find Sansa and Arya, both of whom escaped the capital without her knowledge. When Ned's father and brother went south to reclaim her, the "Mad King" Aerys Targaryen burned both of them alive. Lena Headey (who plays Cersei), Jack Gleeson (Joffrey), Charles Dance (Tywin), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime), and Peter Dinklage (Tyrion) make up five of the top six performances fans love the most on the series. Stannis Baratheon (portrayed by Stephen Dillane) is the elder of Robert Baratheon's younger brothers. In season seven, Ned Stark is portrayed by guest actor Robert Aramayo in a flashback scene. She releases Robb's prisoner, Jaime Lannister, on the condition that he return Sansa and Arya home to Winterfell upon his return to King's Landing. Myranda then threatens to eat her once Ramsay has finished with her. Fearing for Gilly's safety at Castle Black due to her wildling status, Sam temporarily leaves the Night's Watch with Jon's permission to become a maester of the Citadel. Shortly after, House Umber arrive at Winterfell with two prisoners: Rickon Stark and Osha. Theon rescues Yara and sends her home to the Iron Islands, while he returns to Winterfell to face the Army of the Dead, reuniting with Sansa once more. Melisandre (portrayed by Carice van Houten) is a priestess of the Lord of Light in service to Stannis Baratheon. Bernard Hill (born 17 December 1944) is an English actor. After she destroys King's Landing, which sees thousands of people die in the firestorms, Jon assassinates her and is exiled back to the Night's Watch as punishment. Davos Seaworth (portrayed by Liam Cunningham) is a former smuggler and knight in the service of Stannis Baratheon. In season three, Daario Naharis is portrayed by recurring actor. Her death is never shown on-screen, but it is presumed that she starves in the dungeons of King's Landing along with her last remaining daughter, Tyene. Ned and Robert Baratheon led the rebellion to unseat him from the throne. After Robert's death, the Lannisters make Joffrey the King against his father's will, and Joffrey becomes a cruel ruler and a Puppet King used by his mother. 'Game of Thrones' Essential Guide to All the Character Names - Insider Upon her arrival in Westeros, she meets with Jon Snow, the King in the North, who convinces her to defeat the White Walkers before pressing her claim to the throne. Despite his mother's protest, Robb breaks his engagement with the Freys and marries Talisa in the 2nd-season finale. He was named after his deceased uncle, Brandon. He has performed on stage in productions in the UK, Ireland, Canada and the United States. Tyrion escapes the capital with the help of his brother Jaime and Lord Varys, but not before taking revenge on Shae and Tywin by killing them both. Witnessing the event, Tommen, deeply in love with Margaery and heartbroken by her death, leaps from the tallest window in the Red Keep to his death. While investigating the reason for the death of Jon Arryn, he discovers that all three of Robert's children with Queen Cersei were fathered by Cersei's twin brother Jaime.