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How the life of the actors of Game of Thrones has changed May 21, 2019, 16:18
The acclaimed saga Game of Thrones is over. What the stars of the series are doing today and how their personal lives have developed – in the material Tengrinews.kz.
Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister)
The 45-year-old actress has been acting in films since 1992, but it was the role of Cersei Lannister that brought her the greatest popularity. She made a big breakthrough in her film career. While filming the first season of Game of Thrones in 2010, Lena Headey was pregnant by her first husband, musician Peter Loughran. They had a son, Wylie Elliot Logran. In 2013, the couple divorced.
In 2015, Lena Headey gave birth to a daughter, Teddy. The actress was in the early stages of pregnancy when she finished filming in the fifth season of the movie saga. The father of the child is director Dan Kadan, with whom the actress is in a civil marriage.
Lena Headey and Pedro Pascal
Lena Headey also starred in the films 300 Spartans, 300 Spartans. The Rise of an Empire, The Brothers Grimm, The Red Baron and others.
Kit Harington (Jon Snow)
The role of Jon Snow was his debut on television. In 2012, Harington was nominated for a Saturn Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor on Television, and in 2016 for an Emmy in the same category. In 2017, he became one of the highest paid actors on television, earning $1.1 million per episode of Game of Thrones.
Kit Harington starred in the films Silent Hill 2, Pompeii, two parts of How to Train Your Dragon, Memories of the Future, Gunpowder, The Death and Life of John F. Donovan.
In 2012, it became known about the romance of Kit Harington and Scottish actress Rose Leslie, who played the role of the wild Ygritte in the Game of Thrones. In 2017, they officially announced their engagement, and in 2018, their wedding took place in the family castle of the Leslie clan in Aberdeenshire.
Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen)
Prior to Game of Thrones, the actress starred in the student short film Dogfall and in the British television series Doctors, where she had a cameo role. Playing the role of Daenerys, 24-year-old Emilia Clarke received wide praise and became famous.
After the first season of the film saga, the actress starred in the film Spike Island, played in the Broadway production of Breakfast at Tiffany's. She also received roles in the films House Hemingway, Garden of the Last Days. In 2015, she also played Sarah Connor in Terminator Genisys.
In 2016, the film Me Before You was released. For this role, she received nominations for the Teen Choice Awards and MTV Movie Awards. Emilia Clarke also played the role of Verena's nanny in the thriller Voice from the Stone. In 2018, the film Han Solo. Star Wars: Stories was released with her participation.
The actress does not advertise her personal life. It is known that from 2012 to 2013 she met with American actor Seth MacFarlane.At the end of 2018, the paparazzi noticed the actress with American director Charlie McDowell.
Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister)
The 49-year-old actor began his film career in 1995, but wide popularity came to him in 2003 with the film The Station Agent. He was nominated for a 2004 Screen Actors Guild Award for this role. He starred in the films Elf, Superdog, Find Me Guilty, Death at a Funeral (2007), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.
For his portrayal of Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones, Dinklage won three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and a Golden Globe Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor – Miniseries, Television Series. or TV movie.
Peter Dinklage has been married to theater director Erica Schmidt since 2005. They are raising two children.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jamie Lannister)
Danish theater and film actor, screenwriter, producer. He made his theater debut as Laertes in a production of Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet. In cinema, he is best known for his films Black Hawk Down, Bounty Hunters, Oblivion, Shot in the Void, Wimbledon and others.
The role of Ser Jamie Lannister made the actor popular. Also, popularity in his homeland brought him a role in the film Night Watch. He played in the television series New Amsterdam.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is married to Miss Greenland Nukaka Motzefeldt. They are raising two daughters, Philippa and Safina.
Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark)
Sophie Turner was cast on the show at the age of 13. It was her debut. For her performance, she received five nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Cast in a Drama Series, and was also nominated for a Young Actor Award in the Best Young Actress in a Television Series category.
She also starred in the television film The Thirteenth Tale. In 2013, she made her film debut – she played in the film The Other Me. Then came the action comedy with her participation Especially Dangerous. Sophie Turner starred in X-Men: Apocalypse and X-Men: Dark Phoenix.
In 2016, it became known about the relationship of 23-year-old Sophie Turner and American musician, member of the DNCE band Joe Jonas. In 2017, they announced their engagement, and in May 2019 they secretly got married in Las Vegas. She starred in the video of the Jonas Brothers, of which her husband is a member.
Maisie Williams (Arya Stark)
She landed a role on Game of Thrones at the age of 12. After the release of the first season, it became popular. In 2015, she took part in the filming of the ninth season of the television series Doctor Who. She also starred in the video for the song Oceans by the musical duo Seafret.
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22-year-old Maisie also enjoys dancing, street freestyle and gymnastics, and vocals. Often experiments with appearance: she dyed her hair pink, purple, red.
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Maisie is friends with her cinematic sister Sansa, Sophie Turner. In March 2019, they both appeared on the cover of a popular magazine.
Jacob Anderson (Gray Worm)
English actor and musician, performs under the pseudonym Raleigh Richie. He starred in the film 4.3.2.1, in the TV series Injustice, playing the role of a teenager from a juvenile colony. He can also be seen in the series Countless. He is also known for his role as Omen in Noel Clarke's film Shpana 2.
For this film, he recorded the song I Need Love. In 2013, he signed with Columbia Records and released the EP The Middle Child under the pseudonym Raleigh Ritchie. Jacob also accompanied Kendrick Lamar on his UK tour.
It is known that since 2011 he has been dating actress Ashlyn Loftus. At the end of 2018, the actor posted a photo from the wedding on his Instagram.
Gwendolyn Christie (Brienne of Tarth)
She began her creative career in 2010 with the role of the queen in the play Cymbeline and a role in the play based on the work of Christopher Marlowe Doctor Faust.
The first film in Gwendolyn's film career was the little-known fantasy drama The Surgeon's Time in 2007. In 2011, Christy was offered the role of Lexi, Princess of Nekron, in the fantasy television series Wizards vs. Aliens.
Gwendolyn gained worldwide fame after the release of the series Game of Thrones, where in the second season she played Brienne of Tarth. Many people fell in love with her heroine – a large, tall woman who dreams of becoming a knight and masterfully handles a sword.
In an interview, Gwendolyn said that her height is 191 centimeters. She is a full head taller than her designer husband Giles Deacon.
Jason Momoa (Khal Drogo)
He began his acting career in 1999. He starred in seasons 10-11 of Baywatch. In 2004, the film with his participation The Johnson Family Vacation was released. Since 2005, he has starred in the television series Stargate: Atlantis as Ronon Dex. In the film Jordan Alan Channel he played a major role.
In 2010, he joined the cast of Game of Thrones playing Khal Drogo, the husband of Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke). Despite the fact that his hero dies at the end of the first season, Jason Momoa continued to be friends with the actors of the series, actively publishing photos from past filming. Often he commented on images of Emilia Clarke, calling her my sun and stars.
In 2011, he played a major role in the next film adaptation of Conan the Barbarian. In 2016, the film with his participation Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was released, and in 2018 the film Aquaman was released.
Since October 2017, he has been married to actress Lisa Bonet, whom he dated for 12 years before their wedding. They have two children: daughter Lola Aiolani Momoa and son Nakoa-Wolfe Manakoapo Namakaha Momoa.