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Tamer
Hassan at press launch of Golden Island International Film Festival in Lefkoşa, May 2014
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NEWS/GLOBAL
Turkish Cypriot Tamer Hassan has landed a role in
the next series of Game of Thrones. The Hollywood actor revealed the news at
the London
He told Bang Showbiz: “I just finished doing Game of Thrones. I loved it. I can’t say too much about it but I’m part of that.”
He added,
“It’s exciting what you’re going to see. Learning that Dothraki language was a
feat in itself… so I’ve given you a little bit, but I’m not going to say too
much!”
Season six of the globally popular HBO show will
return in late April. According to interviews Hassan has given since the news
broke, his arrival on the show will impact significantly on the fantasy drama. The
47-year-old actor told Loaded.co.uk his character is a Dothraki warrior.
"I
play a Dothraki warrior, a leader ... It's not a regular role or a major role,
but the impact of what I do is epic ... What I do affects the main characters.
Really, it's massive. A lot of people around me die. I didn't die.”
The actor has been eager to play a role in the
drama for years and even though he has regularly met with the show’s producers,
they have only seen fit to cast him now for season six.
“I
actually was a little bit angry because I’ve met for Game Of Thrones for every
season but it never worked out. When you look at the show, how do I not fit in?
It’s just one of those ones that I could never seem to get, until now.”
Of his experience on set, Hassan said the hit
show was like no other he has experienced: "How
they work and what they do on that show is just like nothing I have ever seen
before. They work incredibly, incredibly hard. You get your page of lines and
that is all you see. You have no idea of the script and no idea what's going on
and that is what is really magical about it.”
During his 16-year career, the entrepreneur-turned actor has appeared on the
silver screen with distinguished actors such as Sir Ben Kingsley, Richard Gere,
Ralph Fiennes, and Daniel Craig. Among Hassan's 50 plus film credits are cult
classics The Football Factory and The Business alongside Danny Dyer, as well as Clash of the Titans, and Robot
Overlords.
Tamer Hassan has also had roles in many hit TV series including Eastenders, Casualty, The
Bill, NCIS, Dracula, and 24: Live Another
Day with Kiefer Sutherland. His
memorable film and TV performances have earned the actor from
southeast London a cult following in Britain
Game of
Thrones is based on George R. R. Martin's books. Season
six, which stars Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Maisie Williams
and Alfie Allen, starts on 24 Apr. 2016.
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| Sibel Kekilli as Shae in Game of Thrones |
Another, Turkish-origin actor – Sibel Kekilli –
previously starred in the drama. She made a guest appearance as Shae in series
one in 2010, before returning as a regular cast member for Game of Thrones
series 2 and was killed off in series 4.
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