Martins a song of ice and fire novels feature a sizable cast of characters. Description above from the wikipedia article roger allam, licensed under ccbysa, full list of contributors on. Roger allam was born on october 26, 1953 in london, england. In the closing chapter of his timebends autobiography 1987 arthur miller writes of allam. He has appeared in two productions with john sessions about margaret thatcher. Roger allam wikimili, the free encyclopedia wikimili, the free encyclopedia. He is an actor and producer, known for v for vendetta 2005, speed racer.
Illyrio mopatis played by roger allam, game of thrones. Winter is coming is the series premiere episode of the hbo medieval fantasy television series game of thrones. It was illyrio mopatis roger allam who discussed aiding daenerys emilia clarke with tyrion. He tel ls nick smurthwaite about being inspired by pavarotti and paul scofield, and why the stage remains his first love. With roger allam, barry ward, conleth hill, madeleine mantock. Articles and interviews official website of roger allam. Varys and illyrio had been in cahoots together, plotting to overthrow king robert baratheon and install viserys on the throne. Game of thrones to film soon in villa sheherezade with. On television, he has played peter mannion in the thick of it, illyrio mopatis in game of thrones and di fred thursday in endeavour. Every game of thrones character who survived to the end. In 20, the broadcasting press guild nominated roger allam for a best actor award for his roles in both the thick of it and parades end.
Fans have been dying to confirm roger allams return for ages, due to illyrios role in a dance with dragons. A pleasure to have roger allam, aka detective inspector fred thursday from inspector morse prequel endeavour illyrio mopatis from game of thrones. This is a place to enjoy and discuss the hbo series, book series asoiaf, and grrm works in general. Peter mannion mp from the thick of it, staying with us for hay festival. Main spoilers illyrio mopatis circa unaired reddit. Roger as illyrio mopatis roger allam, game of thrones. Illyrio mopatis is a magister of pentos and a supporter of house targaryen. There had been rumors about roger allams season 1 character illyrio mopatis returning for. From wikipedia, the free encyclopedia roger allam born 26 october 1953 is an english actor, known primarily for his stage career, although he has performed in film and television. The book thief 20 narrator death voice the politicians husband tv miniseries 20 marcus brock 3 episodes, 20. To play adrianin the 1986 royal shakespeare company production of the archbishops ceiling, roger allam gave up the leading role as javert in the monster hit les miserables because he had done it over sixty times and thought my play more challenging for him at that moment of his career.
Illyrio mopatis is the magister of the free city of pentos. Illyrio mopatis roger allam there would be no mother of dragons without him. Roger allam is an actor by profession and british and nationality. Yet, he was abandoned, never to be mentioned again. He lives in a great manse in the city, guarded by unsullied. He and varys were instrumental in starting danys campaign to get the iron throne. Hbo we last heard of illyrio on the fifth season premiere when tyrion and varys arrived to essos. The ring and the book 2008 bbc radio 4 adaptation as guido. He is also known for his roles as illyrio mopatis in the hbo series game of.
Set up danys marriage with khal drogo and gifted her the 3 dragon eggs. Illyrio mopatis 2 episodes, 2011 pirates of the caribbean. Login to add information, pictures and relationships, join in discussions and get. Illyrio mopatis illyrio mopatis is a wealthy magister from the free city of pentos. Published on sep 9, 2017 game of thrones, game of thrones 1x05 the wolf and the lion, game of thrones s01e05 lord varys conleth hill illyrio mopatis roger allam the wolf and the lion will be. For the uninitiated, game of thrones is a massively successful hbo tv series in its eighth and final season. Illyrio is a merchantprince and a magister of the free city of pentos, located across the narrow sea to the east of westeros in essos. Game of thrones to film soon in villa sheherezade with illyrio.
In season 1, illyrio is seen by arya stark plotting with varys down in the dragon rooms of the red keep. On stage he is best known for playing inspector javert in the original london run of les miserables, while on television he is known for recurring roles in political satire the thick of it and in the second. Hbo first introduced on the pilot of the series, illyrio was one of the men working with varys to bring viserys targaryen to power. A drama about a truth commissioner appointed to chair a. Fans of roger allams silky baritone will not be surprised to hear that he nearly became an opera singer instead of an actor. He currently stars in the hippopotamus, based on stephen frys comic novel, which is released on 15 june. Illyrio protected viserys and dany after they fled westeros. Roger allam biowiki, net worth, married 2018 roger allam is an english actor, known primarily for his stage career, although he has performed in film, television and radio. On television, he has played peter mannion in the thick of it, illyrio mopatis in game of thrones and di. The episode was directed by tim van patten, redoing the work done by director tom. Parades end, the missing, the book thief, pirates of. Nor did he consider his decision a particularly courageous one. Illyrio mopatis is a wealthy magister from the free city of pentos. Illyrio mopatis in 2020 roger allam, photo games, episode 5.
Roger allam monday, 26th october 1953 london england. Illyrio mopatis played by roger allam a fabulously wealthy merchantprince of the free city of pentos, illyrio is a magister of the city, and is the latest of the patrons of viserys and daenerys targaryen to try and place them back on the iron throne, with viserys promising him offices and wealth and vast domains as his reward for such a service. The veteran actor has starred in ashes to ashes, game of thrones he played illyrio mopatis. Illyrio gifted daenerys three petrified dragon eggs for her wedding gift. Game of thrones, game of thrones 1x01 winter is coming, game of thrones illyrio mopatis roger allam where is he. Gallery books to publish an investigative book about whitney houston and bobbi kristina. Multiple issuesroger allam born 26 october 1953 is an english actor, known primarily for his stage career, although he has performed in film, television and radio. He took care of viserys and daenerys targaryen until he. Find out when game of thrones is on tv, including series 1episode 5.
Ive saved the talk of potential death for the very end. Did the new game of thrones special spoil a major character. When that plan failed, they instead focused on daenerys. In the television adaptation game of thrones he is played by roger allam. Roger allams baffled general campion, with his sheer, plummy astonishment at the way tietjens conducts his private life, has made me laugh every time. Famous for roles on screen and stage, three time olivier award winner roger allam has enjoyed an incredibly varied and successful career from originating the role of javert in les miserables to recent films the queen and tamara drewe. Roger allam bio, wife, endeavour, game of thrones, net. Archived main spoilers illyrio mopatis circa unaired pilot. The first episode of the first season, it was written by the show creators david benioff and d. Roger allam celebrity profile check out the latest roger allam photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Roger allam born 26 october 1953 is an english actor noted for his roles on stage and on screen. Conleth hill as varys left and peter dinklage as tyrion lannister.
He arranged the marriage between dany and drogo, and gave her the three dragon eggs as a wedding gift. Born in london, roger allam, joined the rsc in 1981. Mashable is a global, multiplatform media and entertainment company. Fans of game of thrones have not seen illyrio mopatis played by roger allam since season one when he arranged daenerys emilia clarke. Game of thrones tv series 20112019 roger allam as illyrio mopatis. He returns to hampstead theatre following antony shers the giant in 2007 and theresa rebecks seminar last year to play john christie in david hares the. Martins a song of ice and fire and hbos game of thrones, featuring chapter and episode guides, character profiles, family trees, maps, essays, and more. And it was his house where tyrion fled after killing tywin.
Weiss, in a faithful adaptation of the first chapters of george r. B orn in london, roger allam, 63, joined the rsc in 1981. A familiar face on film and tv, roger allam is returning to the west end in the moderate soprano. After falling prey to littlefingers false show of love and a pet falcon, robin agrees to send the knights of the vale to aid. He is friends with varys, the master of whisperers to the king on the iron throne. List of a song of ice and fire characters wikipedia. Roger allam has been in 2 onscreen matchups, including gemma arterton in tamara drewe 2010 and tamsin greig in tamara drewe 2010 roger allam is a member of the following lists. Roger william allam born 26 october 1953 is an english actor, known primarily for his stage. On stage he is best known for playing inspector javert in the original london run of les miserables, while. If our readers sighting and he is very positive about what he saw is correct, then it sounds like we can expect the magister to receive a visitor soon, and the plotting to begin again. While illyrios time with us was brief, his influence on the events of the story is beyond measure.