Game of Thrones’ Night King actor reveals crucial season 8 BTS stunt practice

Most fans know by now that the man who played the Night King in Game of Thrones, Valdimir Furdik, is also an accomplished stunt man who was instrumental in creating many of the series’ most iconic moments.

Game of Thrones season eight has its issues, but episode three, The Battle of Winterfell featured one of the most memorable battle sequences of all time and surprise twist from Arya Stark (Maisie Williams).

Arya managed to defeat the Night King herself by ambushing him and stabbing him with a trick knife manoeuvre, thus ending his and the Army of the Dead’s reign of terror.

Now Furdik has shared a clip of rehearsals to his Twitter with the caption: ‘Preparation footage vs episode.

‘Thank you stunt team for great professionalism and hard work. #GameOfThrones (split screen by @ThePixelFactor).’

Preparation footage vs episode. Thank you stunt team for great professionalism and hard work. #GameOfThrones (split screen by @ThePixelFactor) pic.twitter.com/YNp4Ci8EeW

— Vladimír Furdík (@VladimirFurdik) August 22, 2019

The footage shows Furdik and the stunt crew practising the scene in their regular clothes beside the actual episode.

Some special effects have been added but the hard one that went into creating the moment is evident.

Furdik previously hared a behind-the-scenes look at co-star Kit Harington preparing for battle.

He was also one of the main subjects in documentary The Last Watch, where his passion for his job made for an emotional watch.

The documentary director Jeanie Finlay told Metro.co.uk at the time: ‘It’s not that it doesn’t hurt them, they just know how to take the pain – that’s amazing. I don’t meet stuntmen in my everyday life.’

Game of Thrones season 8 is available to watch on NOW TV.

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