13 hidden cameos you probably missed on 'Game of Thrones'. Bryn Gelbart. Ed Sheeran made a polarizing appearance. Helen Sloan/HBO. "Game of Thrones" has been full of cameos throughout its eight seasons. The final season premiere featured brief appearances from Rob McElhenney and Martin Short. Ed Sheeran, members of Coldplay and Snow Patrol, and Born in 1986 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Madden is one of the few actors whose post-GoT work overshadows the show that made him famous. As the honourable Rob Stark, Lord of Winterfell, Madden made Actor: Game of Thrones. Kit Harington was born Christopher Catesby Harington in Acton, London, to Deborah Jane (Catesby), a former playwright, and David Richard Harington, a businessman. His mother named him after 16th-century British playwright and poet Christopher Marlowe, whose first name was shortened to Kit, a name Harington prefers. House Baratheon. House Baratheon is the noble house ruling The Stormlands and the Seven Kingdoms. Their seat is at Storm's End and their words are "Ours is the Fury." Their sigil is a crowned Game of Thrones is one of the most watched and talked about TV shows in history. As a fantasy adventure of shocking twists and turns with a great cast, a fair amount of gore and sex, and excellent writing, this great show, based on George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series, quickly became many people's favorite since its debut in 2011 George R.R. Martin, HBO, Kit Harrington, Peter Dinklage. TV & Movies. TV & Movies Lists. IN CONVERSATION. Read more. The top 40 'Game of Thrones' characters from the Night King to the Mother of HBO. Peter Vaughan joined "Game of Thrones" in its first season, cast to play Aemon, the master at Castle Black and advisor to Lord Commander Jeor Mormont (James Cosmo). Vaughan played the part Lena Headey. Actress: 300. Lena Headey is a Bermudian-British actress. Headey is best known for her role as "Cersei Lannister" in Game of Thrones (2011) (2011-2019) and The Brothers Grimm (2005), Possession (2002), and The Remains of the Day (1993). Walter Charles Dance OBE (born 10 October 1946) is an English actor. He is known for playing strict, authoritarian characters and villains. Dance started his career on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) before appearing in film and television. For his services to drama he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire Actor Kristian Nairn plays faithful and gigantic servant Hodor on the HBO fantasy series "Game of Thrones," where his character says only his own name over and over. But when Nairn spoke to fan te5N.