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| Title= Conleth Hill |
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| dateofbirth= November 24,1964 |
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| role= [[Varys]] |
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| + | {{Quote|The key to Varys is that he's one way in public, when he's working, very fey, giggly, and effete for want of a better word, but there are moments when he drops all that and speaks honestly. That stuff is great to play. When Ned asks Varys who he truly serves, and Varys answers, "The realm," I think that's true. There's a moral code there... He sees in Tyrion someone who plays the game well, and Varys loves playing the game. Ned was too honorable and too good - he disdained the game.|'''Conleth Hill''' on playing Varys<ref>''[[Inside HBO's Game of Thrones]]''</ref>}} |
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| ⚫ | '''Conleth Hill''' (born 24 November 1964) is a Northern Irish film, stage and television actor. His career has been focused on stage work, where he has been twice nominated for the Tony Award and has won the Laurence Olivier. He recently appeared in the film [[wikipedia:Whatever Works|''Whatever Works'']] with [[wikipedia:Larry David|Larry David]], directed by [[wikipedia:Woody Allen|Woody Allen]], and was a regular on the [[wikipedia:Jennifer Saunders|Jennifer Saunders]] comedy series [[wikipedia:The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle|''The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle'']]. |
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| + | ==''Game of Thrones''== |
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| ⚫ | '''Conleth Hill''' (born 24 November 1964) is a Northern Irish film, stage and television actor. His career has been focused on stage work, where he has been twice nominated for the Tony Award and has won the Laurence Olivier. He recently appeared in the film [[wikipedia:Whatever Works|''Whatever Works'']] with [[wikipedia:Larry David|Larry David]] |
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| − | In ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Hill is playing the role of [[Varys]]. He was confirmed in the role on 15 July 2010. |
+ | In ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Hill is playing the role of [[Varys]]. He was confirmed in the role on 15 July 2010. He initially appeared as a guest star in the [[Season 1|first season]] and joined the starring cast for the [[Season 2|second season]]. He also voices the character of Varys in the ''Game of Thrones'' role-playing [[Game of Thrones (computer game)|video game]]. |
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| + | Conleth Hill originally auditioned for the role of King [[Robert Baratheon]] before being cast as Varys.<ref>[http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/game-of-thrones/39270/game-of-thrones-season-5-what-we-learned-from-the-blu-rays Season 5 Blu-ray commentary]</ref> |
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| + | [[George R.R. Martin]] has repeatedly praised Hill's performance as Varys, citing him as one of the actors who comes the closest to exactly how he mentally pictured a character in the novels. As Martin explained, he his own image of the characters and their mannerisms in his head for nearly 20 years before the live-action series began, and while he certainly ''enjoys'' the performance of many actors (even Sean Bean as Ned Stark), few of them come close to exactly how he pictured them acting in his mind. |
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==See also== |
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| − | * [[wikipedia:Conleth Hill|Conleth Hill's Wikipedia entry.]] |
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| − | * [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0384152/ Conleth Hill's entry at the Internet Movie Database.] |
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| − | * [http://www.conlethhill.com/ Conleth Hill's official website |
+ | * [http://www.conlethhill.com/ Conleth Hill's official website] |
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Revision as of 02:17, 26 April 2016
- "The key to Varys is that he's one way in public, when he's working, very fey, giggly, and effete for want of a better word, but there are moments when he drops all that and speaks honestly. That stuff is great to play. When Ned asks Varys who he truly serves, and Varys answers, "The realm," I think that's true. There's a moral code there... He sees in Tyrion someone who plays the game well, and Varys loves playing the game. Ned was too honorable and too good - he disdained the game."
- ―Conleth Hill on playing Varys[1]
Conleth Hill (born 24 November 1964) is a Northern Irish film, stage and television actor. His career has been focused on stage work, where he has been twice nominated for the Tony Award and has won the Laurence Olivier. He recently appeared in the film Whatever Works with Larry David, directed by Woody Allen, and was a regular on the Jennifer Saunders comedy series The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle.
Game of Thrones
In Game of Thrones, Hill is playing the role of Varys. He was confirmed in the role on 15 July 2010. He initially appeared as a guest star in the first season and joined the starring cast for the second season. He also voices the character of Varys in the Game of Thrones role-playing video game.
Conleth Hill originally auditioned for the role of King Robert Baratheon before being cast as Varys.[2]
George R.R. Martin has repeatedly praised Hill's performance as Varys, citing him as one of the actors who comes the closest to exactly how he mentally pictured a character in the novels. As Martin explained, he his own image of the characters and their mannerisms in his head for nearly 20 years before the live-action series began, and while he certainly enjoys the performance of many actors (even Sean Bean as Ned Stark), few of them come close to exactly how he pictured them acting in his mind.
Credits
Guest starring
Template:Season one credits
Starring
Template:Season two credits Template:Season three credits Template:Season four credits Template:Season five credits Template:Season six credits * - uncredited.
