Jack Gleeson. Courtesy. You know him as: Joffrey Baratheon. But you’ll also recognize him in: Batman Begins. Game of Thrones employs some of the most recognizable faces on the British drama Nuray Bulbul. Game of Thrones (GOT) actor Darren Kent has passed away at the age of 36, on Friday, August 11. Kent starred in a 2014 episode of the popular series, where he played a grieving father - Goatherd - taking his dead child to Daenerys Targaryen. Game of Thrones have experienced devastating blows, with significant losses both on-screen Macall B. Polay/courtesy of HBO. Williams looks far more like a princess in real life. The 18-year-old actress cuts her hair short for the show. She's one of the only female characters that doesn Rhys Ifans as Otto Hightower in "House of the Dragon." Ollie Upton/HBO. In real life, Rhys Ifans has a less thick beard and lighter hair color. His hair is also not combed over like in the show. Rhys Ifans attends the "House Of The Dragon" Sky Group Premiere in Leicester Square on August 15, 2022 in London, England. HBO. S ince its inception, Game of Thrones has had deep ties to real-life musicians. Kristian “Hodor” Nairn has a lengthy career as a guitarist and DJ. The Hold Steady’s version of the Game Of Thrones actor John Stahl has died at the age of 68, his agent has confirmed. The Scottish actor played the role of Rickard Karstark in two series of the popular HBO fantasy show. She died Thursday in her home in London. Actor Diana Rigg, best known for starring in the 1960s British TV espionage thriller The Avengers, died on Thursday at the age of 82 in London. According What do Game of Thrones actors look like in real life? Well, for one, Emilia Clarke, who plays Daenerys Stormborn, Mother of Dragons and rightful Queen of the Seven Kingdoms, wears a long wig to simulate the Targaryen silver-blonde locks, despite what some fans believed until recently. Similarly, According to the Guardian, the similarities between the real-life Wars of the Roses (which lasted three decades) and the war for the Seven Kingdoms goes beyond just the royal houses competing for the throne. The monarchs who ruled England during those tumultuous years were sometimes just as villainous as Cersei, as weak as Tommen, and as Tommen-Myrcella. Carrying forward the Lannister family legacy, the young actors (Nell Tiger Free & Dean Charles Chapman) who portrayed royal siblings on the show left a trail of social media clues last year to all but confirm their alleged off-screen relationship. After all, it’s not everyone you reciprocally make heart emojis for. mGEfs.