Jason Momoa revealed on The Graham Norton Show that life after Game of Thrones was pretty tough and he struggled to find work because of his savage warrior character.
The 39-year-old actor, who played Warlord of the Dothraki people Khal Drogo in the HBO series for one year, also confessed that people were surprised he speaks English.
‘I didn’t get much work after that,’ Jason told Graham.
‘I mean, what do you do with that – he (his character) doesn’t speak English, he’s not funny and he just hurts people.’
Jason added: ‘I played that character well so it was a bit challenging afterwards. People would literally say, “Wow, you speak English!”’
But Jason really needn’t have worried so much because he soon bagged the lead role in the upcoming superhero film Aquaman… albeit three years later.
Speaking about the movie based on the DC Comics, he said: ‘It’s very exciting – I don’t think we’ve ever gone under water quite like this before. It’s very new. Technology and CGI have been taken to a whole other level.
‘I was a guinea pig this time so now we’ll figure out how to make it even better.’
Aquaman, which launches in UK cinemas tomorrow, marks the superhero’s first solo movie after making appearances in Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League and it’s already getting rave reviews.
The Graham Norton Show airs on Friday at 10.35pm on BBC One.
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