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'''Rory McCann''' (born 24 April 1969) is a Scottish actor. He rose to prominence in commercials, followed by a Scottish [[wikipedia:BAFTA Awards|BAFTA]]-award winning turn as disabled personal trainer Kenny McLeod in ''[[wikipedia:The Book Group|The Book Group]]''. He has since moved into films, putting in notable appearances as General [[wikipedia:Craterus|Craterus]] in [[wikipedia:Oliver Stone|Oliver Stone]]'s film ''[[wikipedia:Alexander (film)|Alexander]]'' and as Michael 'Yarp' Armstrong in ''[[wikipedia:Hot Fuzz|Hot Fuzz]]''. He has also put in appearances in British television dramas ''[[wikipedia:State of Play (TV serial)|State of Play]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Shameless|Shameless]]''. After filming in [[wikipedia:Iceland|Iceland]] for the movie ''[[wikipedia:Beowful & Grendel|Beowulf & Grendel]]'', McCann relocated there permanently, but was left without work following the economic crisis before he was cast in ''Thrones''.
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'''Rory McCann''' (born 24 April 1969) is a Scottish actor. He rose to prominence in commercials, followed by a Scottish [[wikipedia:BAFTA Awards|BAFTA]]-award winning turn as disabled personal trainer Kenny McLeod in ''[[wikipedia:The Book Group|The Book Group]]''. He has since moved into films, putting in notable appearances as General [[wikipedia:Craterus|Craterus]] in [[wikipedia:Oliver Stone|Oliver Stone]]'s film ''[[wikipedia:Alexander (film)|Alexander]]'' and as Michael 'Lurch' Armstrong in ''[[wikipedia:Hot Fuzz|Hot Fuzz]]''. He has also put in appearances in British television dramas ''[[wikipedia:State of Play (TV serial)|State of Play]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Shameless|Shameless]]''. After filming in [[wikipedia:Iceland|Iceland]] for the movie ''[[wikipedia:Beowulf & Grendel|Beowulf & Grendel]]'', McCann relocated there permanently, but was left without work following the economic crisis before he was cast in ''Thrones''.
   
He stars in [[HBO]]'s ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' as [[Sandor Clegane]]. He was confirmed in the role on 23 September 2009. He was part of the initial starring cast and remains a member of the starring cast for the [[Season 2|second season]] and third seasons.
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He stars in [[HBO]]'s ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' as [[Sandor Clegane]]. He was confirmed in the role on 23 September 2009. He was part of the initial starring cast and remains a member of the starring cast for the [[Season 2|second]], [[Season 3|third]] and [[Season 4|fourth]] seasons.
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Benioff and Weiss missed Rory McCann's audition tape (as they were reviewing hundreds of audition tapes for dozens of characters). [[George R.R. Martin]] himself, however, liked McCann's previous work so much that he e-mailed Benioff and Weiss urging them to watch the audition tape, upon which they cast McCann.<ref>[http://www.denofgeek.us/tv/game-of-thrones/243771/67-things-you-didnt-know-about-game-of-thrones-season-4 ]</ref>
   
 
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Rory McCann (born 24 April 1969) is a Scottish actor. He rose to prominence in commercials, followed by a Scottish BAFTA-award winning turn as disabled personal trainer Kenny McLeod in The Book Group. He has since moved into films, putting in notable appearances as General Craterus in Oliver Stone's film Alexander and as Michael 'Lurch' Armstrong in Hot Fuzz. He has also put in appearances in British television dramas State of Play and Shameless. After filming in Iceland for the movie Beowulf & Grendel, McCann relocated there permanently, but was left without work following the economic crisis before he was cast in Thrones.

He stars in HBO's Game of Thrones as Sandor Clegane. He was confirmed in the role on 23 September 2009. He was part of the initial starring cast and remains a member of the starring cast for the second, third and fourth seasons.

Benioff and Weiss missed Rory McCann's audition tape (as they were reviewing hundreds of audition tapes for dozens of characters). George R.R. Martin himself, however, liked McCann's previous work so much that he e-mailed Benioff and Weiss urging them to watch the audition tape, upon which they cast McCann.[1]

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Rory McCann Sandor Clegane audition

Rory's winning audition tape for Sandor Clegane.














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