Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.
Friday, November 22nd 2024 Show Links
Features / Entertainment

Veteran British actor Jim Broadbent joins Game of Thrones cast

By Press Association
September 1, 2016, 10:29 am
Jim Broadbent (PA)
Jim Broadbent (PA)

JIM BROADBENT has been revealed as the newest cast-member to join Game Of Thrones.

The veteran star, 67, will appear as a “significant” character in the seventh and penultimate season of HBO’s hit fantasy drama series when it returns in summer 2017.

Entertainment Weekly revealed the news of Jim’s casting, but further details about his role in the show have not been confirmed.

Jim Broadbent (Ian West/PA)
Jim Broadbent (Ian West/PA)

Jim’s career has spanned more than four decades, and has seen him win a best supporting actor Oscar for Iris and the Bafta for best supporting actor for Moulin Rouge!, as well as a best actor TV Bafta for popular drama Longford.

He is also known for his roles in the Bridget Jones’s Diary movie series, the Harry Potter films, Hot Fuzz, The Iron Lady and Time Bandits.

Adapted from George RR Martin’s novels, Game Of Thrones stars Kit Harington, Maisie Williams, Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey and Emilia Clarke, among others.

Game of Thrones, starring Maisie Williams, will return next summer (HBO/Sky)
Game Of Thrones, starring Maisie Williams, will return next summer (HBO/Sky)
Game Of Thrones, starring Maisie Williams, will return next summer (HBO/Sky)

The forthcoming series will begin filming soon in locations including Iceland, Spain and Northern Ireland.

The eighth and final season is expected to follow in 2018.

READ MORE

Boxing star and former TV extra Nicola Adams would love a role in Game of Thrones

Daytime drama Red Rock is a change of scale for Game of Thrones star Jane McGrath