Old Craster Cast In Game Of Thrones Season 2

Old Craster Cast In Game Of Thrones Season 2

The duplicitous Wildling Craster has been cast as filming for the second season of HBO's excellent series continues. Click to see who will be playing him..

By MarkCassidy - Aug 10, 2011 04:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Game of Thrones
Source: THR

The other day we revealed that Skins' Hannah Murray had joined the cast of Game Of Thrones as Gilly. Now THR are reporting that her "master", the vile Craster has also been cast..



HBO’s Game of Thrones has founds its Craster in Robert Pugh.

The Welsh actor is joining the swelling cast of the Emmy-nominated HBO drama based on the George R.R. Martin novels as Craster, the tenuous ally to the Night’s Watch.


Old Craster is a Wildling but maintains an uneasy alliance with The Nights Watch and allows them to rest at his stronghold Craster's Keep which he resides in with his 19 wives. I realize I might have been a bit spoilery while reporting on Gilly's casting so lets just say there is something far more sinister about that whole situation. The character appears early on in George R.R Martin's second novel in the Song Of Ice And Fire series; A Clash Of Kings so expect to meet the old git at a similar point in the second season of the show.

Pugh has previously appeared in The Ghost Writer and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World as well as episodes of Dr Who and Torchwood.




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MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 8/10/2011, 5:13 PM
A Thrones fan Grif?
TheGambitFreak
TheGambitFreak - 8/10/2011, 5:19 PM
Never read nor seen the show. Looks cool, I like the crusades type movies and games, but I have no intention of watching this.
Xandera
Xandera - 8/10/2011, 5:20 PM
Awesome Show... Season 2 cannot come quick enough!
juggy4711
juggy4711 - 8/10/2011, 5:22 PM
@gambitfeak -You're missing out big time on both the show and the novel.

I remember him in MaC. He was good enough in that I'm sure he can pull Craster off.
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 8/10/2011, 5:28 PM
Cant wait :)
nordberg
nordberg - 8/10/2011, 5:35 PM
I hate that I have to wait until April for season 2. I just finished A Dance with Dragons a few days back and am already jonesin'.
KALel3412
KALel3412 - 8/10/2011, 5:49 PM
hells yes
imnotwearinghockeypants
imnotwearinghockeypants - 8/10/2011, 6:59 PM
Gravy.
soaponapope
soaponapope - 8/11/2011, 5:13 AM
craster: the worst dad in westeros
EditNinja
EditNinja - 8/11/2011, 5:17 AM
What a show that was. More please.
Caedus137
Caedus137 - 8/11/2011, 6:21 AM
gambitfreak - I have to say mate (with all due respect, of course) if you havent read the books, havent seen the show, and have no intention of ever doing so, why comment on the thread? Just seems a bit pointless to me...
nordberg
nordberg - 8/11/2011, 7:37 AM
@bro

Yeah, you won't see Craster sharing facetime with Captain Kirk on those PriceLine commercials.

I hope it's not not another 6 years and that Martin's heart doesn't attack him before he finishes the series. Dude looks like he has gravy running through his veins... in fact, I've half a mind to buy him a treadmill with a photo of a sandwich hanging in front of it to forestall the inevitable long enough for him to wrap it up.

Anyway, some ending, huh? I'm glad to see The Spider finally back in the mix. Sh*t should really hit the fan in The Winds of Winter, if/when it ever gets published...
Rothwilder
Rothwilder - 8/11/2011, 7:41 AM
If anything, I think that the success of the show will actually focus him to keep writing, instead of having Thanksgiving dinner every day of the week.
nordberg
nordberg - 8/11/2011, 9:07 AM
I hope you're right.
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