Stannis and Melisandre cast for Season Two of Game of Thrones

Erik Kain 2 Comments

Interesting casting news:

Two of the most important roles for the upcoming second season of HBO’s "Game of Thrones" have been cast, with producers snagging their Stannis Baratheon and Melisandre.

According to EW.com, Stephen Dillane and Carice van Houten have landed the key parts.

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A Tony winner for "The Real Thing," Dillane also earned an Emmy nod for his work as Thomas Jefferson on HBO’s "John Adams." His feature credits include "King Arthur," "The Hours" and "The Greatest Game Ever Played."

Van Houten had her breakout role in Paul Verhoven’s "Black Book." She’s subsequently been seen in "Valkyrie" and "Repo Men."

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  1. Not really familiar with the actors in question, but voice-wise, it’s going to be really, really hard for him to top the guy they had reading the audiobook. The voice alone gave me perfect visuals for what the character looks like and his mannerisms.

  2. Dillane was amazing as Jefferson, but he’ll have to turn that charm down about 40 orders of magnitude to be Stannis.

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