# Cast A Song of Ice & Fire/the next seasons of GAME OF THRONES **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 1, 2011, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-a-song-of-ice-fire-the-next-seasons-of-game-of-thrones/587524 "2011-07-01T16:40:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-a-song-of-ice-fire-the-next-seasons-of-game-of-thrones/587524/21 "2011-07-05T15:37:03Z")
I still think they should just use a dude to play Brienne. Its a lot easier to find a large man then a large woman, a big linebacker type dressed as a woman should be plenty ugly and I imagine the hollywood make-up folks are skilled enough at their craft that they could plausibly turn a guy into an ugly looking woman. And it would be a pretty unique role for some up and coming actor. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-a-song-of-ice-fire-the-next-seasons-of-game-of-thrones/587524/22 "2011-07-05T15:42:54Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > Well, since it looks like Camelot is a goner i think [Eva Green](http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1952366080/nm1200692) would make a perfect Melisandre. Girl is certainly not shy about showing the goods either, which is definitely a plus in this show. - Psst: post #7. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-a-song-of-ice-fire-the-next-seasons-of-game-of-thrones/587524/23 "2011-07-05T15:44:37Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > - > > Psst: post #7. Dang, sorry lol. My picture was more Melisandrish though! ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-a-song-of-ice-fire-the-next-seasons-of-game-of-thrones/587524/24 "2011-07-05T16:03:15Z")
> [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](#): > > For some reason, the image I had of Stannis was that of Charles Widmore in _LOST_, as played by [Alan Dale](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Dale). But Dale is way too old to play Robert’s younger brother. Not particularly how I imagined Stannis, personally. Balon Greyjoy, on the other hand… ---
**Author:** ![Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ed655f/32.png) [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crown_Prince_of_Irony)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-a-song-of-ice-fire-the-next-seasons-of-game-of-thrones/587524/25 "2011-07-05T17:11:03Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > I still think they should just use a dude to play Brienne. Its a lot easier to find a large man then a large woman, a big linebacker type dressed as a woman should be plenty ugly and I imagine the hollywood make-up folks are skilled enough at their craft that they could plausibly turn a guy into an ugly looking woman. That’s your part for Ron Perlman right there! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ed655f/32.png) [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crown_Prince_of_Irony)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2011, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-a-song-of-ice-fire-the-next-seasons-of-game-of-thrones/587524/26 "2011-07-05T17:25:59Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > Not particularly how I imagined Stannis, personally. > > Balon Greyjoy, on the other hand… Agreed, Dale would make an excellent Greyjoy. As for Stannis, maybe the guy who played Charles Widmore’s younger self on LOST, [David S. Lee](http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090810033737/lostpedia/images/thumb/2/24/CharlesWidmore1977.jpg/309px-CharlesWidmore1977.jpg) (also one of the best examples of “younger version of a key character” casting I’ve seen)? He certainly has the look of a Baratheon, if he were to dye his hair a bit darker. I can’t recall enough of his role on LOST to know if he has the acting chops, but he has a moderate IMDB resume of mostly TV roles. Mebbe he’d work. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-a-song-of-ice-fire-the-next-seasons-of-game-of-thrones/587524/27 "2011-07-08T13:06:48Z")
I’m going to box this spoiler because a few characters have allegedly been cast–one confirmed by GRRM yesterday. [spoiler]Brienne is confirmed to be [Gwendoline Christie](http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/07/08/brienne-game-of-thrones/). She’s a bit too pretty for the role, but I imagine can be uglied up somewhat. The important thing is that she’s a full inch taller than Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. I was worried that they’d cast someone too short for the role. Gwendoline was a fan favorite for the pick. Asha Greyjoy is rumored to have been renamed to Yara (presumably to not confuse her with Osha the Wildling) and cast by a relative newbie by the name of [Gemma Whelan](http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/F90159.html). I like the look of her for this part, although she’s not quite as hard as I would have expected. Finally, one of Davos Seaworth’s sons, Matthos, has been cast–the actor is another relative newbie with mostly stage credits named [Kerr Logan](http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/M138769.html). What’s important about this isn’t necessarily the role, which I assume will be minor, but the fact that we can look at him and try to figure out a Davos that can conceivably be his father.[/spoiler] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-a-song-of-ice-fire-the-next-seasons-of-game-of-thrones/587524.md?page=1)