Another actor is set to join "Game of Thrones" in its final season. The HBO fantasy series has reportedly nabbed actor Marc Rissman to play a character from the book.
According to Watchers on the Wall, Rissman, who plays Nos on the AMC show "Into the Badlands," may be on his way to Westeros. The website spotted an announcement by a theatrical agency which has now been deleted. The announcement revealed that Rissman is to play the role of Harry Strickland, though HBO has made no comment about it.
This isn't the first time that Rissman has suited up for a role that required an archaic look. The actor played Tekil in "The Last Kingdom" which aired on BBC America. The show followed the war between the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings during the ninth century so it looks like he will fit right in the Westeros' bloody world.
For "Game of Thrones" fans that have only seen the show, Harry Strickland, a character introduced in "A Dance with Dragons," is the leader of the Golden Company, the expensive group of hired swords that based in the Free Cities.
It can be remembered that at the end of the seventh season, Cersei, played by Lena Headey, revealed her plan to not send help to the Northern Alliance in the fight against the Night King (Vladimir Furdik). Aside from that, she also sent Euron Greyjoy, played by Pilou Asbsæk, to get the Golden Company to Westeros in order to strengthen her dwindling army.
With "Game of Thrones" possibly not airing until 2019, it's understandable that HBO is doing everything in its power to prevent any leaks, to avoid what happened in season 7. This level of secrecy has even gone as far as cast members not being allowed to read their scripts until filming as well as shooting for multiple endings to throw off the leakers.
The eighth and final season of "Game of Thrones" will come back on HBO sometime in late 2018 or early 2019.
