He added: “But that’s not the job. The job is to do the character and not what your ego tells you to do.”
Thankfully, the Danish star has shown no signs of slowing down after his memorable appearance in the latter seasons of Game of Thrones.
He recently appeared alongside Marvel star Anthony Mackie in Netflix’s Outside the Wire, and will also co-star with Sylvester Stallone in upcoming superhero thriller, Samaritan.
Game of Thrones is available to stream on NowTV.
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