Game of Thronesnormally uses itsComic-Conpanel every summer to announce the new casting additions for each season, but that tradition was broken this year. The show still hasn’t made any official casting announcements to date, but news has started to trickle out from unconventional sources. Today, we have a report fromWatchers on the Wall, which reveal that veteran British actorRichard E. Granthas signed on for an unspecified role inSeason 6. It isn’t known if he has started filming or not.
The news of his casting was spotted on the actor’s official resume page on his talent agency’s website, but the listing was removed shortly thereafter. There are still a number of roles that have yet to be cast, such as Randyll Tarly, the father of Samwell Tarly, Aeron Greyjoy, Lord Karstark and Smalljon Umber, so it’s possible thatRichard E. Grantcould be playing any one of those roles. It’s also possible that he could be playing a character created specifically for this new season ofGame of Thrones.
If this report is true,Richard E. Grantjoins newGame of Thrones cast memberssuch asIan McShanein an unspecified role,Pilou Asbæk, who has been rumored to be playing Euron Greyjoy, the uncle of Alfie Allen’s Theon Greyjoy andMax von Sydowas theThree-Eyed Raven. It isn’t known when HBO plans on confirming these actors have been cast, and when they will reveal which characters they are playing.
It’s possible that HBO is being extra secretive inSeason 6because the series has caught up toGeorge R.R. Martin’s novels, and since we still have no clue when his sixth novel, entitledThe Winds of Winter, will be released.George R.R. Martinrecently revealed that he isn’t worried that the TV series may end before he actually finishes writing the sixth and seventh books the show is based on. It’s possible that the author could release the sixth book beforeSeason 6debuts sometime next spring, but we don’t know for sure.
Richard E. Granthas more than 100 movie and TV credits to his name, with the actor making his feature debut in the critically-acclaimed Withnail & I. Most recently, he had arcs in HBO’sGirlsand PBS’Downton Abbey, and starred in the event seriesDig, which debuted this spring. On the big screen, he played Dickie Black oppositeJude LawinDom Hemingway. Who do you thinkRichard E. Grantis playing inGame of Thrones?
