Game Of Thrones Season 6: 14 New Cast Members You Need To Know About

As if Westeros isn't already overpopulated...

Game Of Thrones Ian Mcshane
HBO

Game of Thrones season 6 is still half-a-year away, despite the show finishing its fifth outing what now feels like a lifetime ago (has it really been just three months?), and as such filming is well underway, with a lot of the show being shot as usual in Northern Ireland, and a few new locations in Spain as well. 

Most of the talk has been centred around whether or not a certain bastard will be making a return, with people poring over leaked images from the set, and analysing haircuts for potential spoilers. However, while that's obviously a big deal, there's also a number of new cast members to be concerned about as well. 

Thrones is a show that loves to expand (and kill) its roster, so understandably every year there's a variety of additions making their way into Westeros, and season 6 has seen some of the biggest and best casting to date. 

As is often the case there's a lot of rather unknown quantities in there, coupled with actors who have gained a reputation for doing some solid character work over recent years, and one or two big names as well. As the cameras keep on rolling while Winter Is Coming, and the Dawn of Spring (and the start of season 6) very slowly approaches, these are the new cast members you need to know about (just don't get too attached). 

14. Dean S. Jagger

Game Of Thrones Ian Mcshane
Belief Films

The Actor: Dean S. Jagger will be one of many new British acting talents to feature on Game of Thrones. The 37-year-old's biggest role was the lead in The Paddy Lincoln Gang, a 2014 feature length drama that scored a huge 8.2 on IMDb considering the small-scale of the project.

Jagger has taken up several obscure roles including a guest appearance on British comedy Trollied in 2015. He has featured in several shot films such as Sync, A Night At Robert McAlister's, The Killing Truth and Inertia.

The Role: Jagger has roots in Northern England and the Isle of Mann. He's at home in rolling countrysides, and that has seen him land the part of Smalljon Umber, a Northern Lord, the son of Greatjon Umber who was taken captive at the Red Wedding. Despite the name Smalljon, he's a huge man with 'a hatred that runs deep'.

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