There’s a reason that The Umbrella Academy’s Luther Hargreeves looks crazy familiar and it’s because he starred in Game Of Thrones – among a number of other hit shows.
Tom Hopper plays the astronaut with super strength, who also goes by the name Number One, and the 34-year-old star also took on the role of Dickon Tarly in season seven of the HBO fantasy drama, taking over from Freddie Stroma.
Dickon was the second and favoured son of Lord Randyll Tarly (James Faulkner) and Melessa Tarly (Samantha Spiro) and became his father’s heir after he disinherited son Samwell (John Bradley) by forcing him to join the Night’s Watch under the threat of death.
The character was burned to death by dragon fire alongside his father after becoming prisoners of war at the command of Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke).
One eagle-eyed fan on Reddit noted Tom’s portrayal in Game Of Thrones and shared it for all to see, writing: ‘Just realized why Luther looks so familiar!! Lmao.’
Viewers were stunned by the reveal and commented ‘I KNEW HE LOOKED FAMILIAR!’ and ‘Holy fuck! I couldn’t figure out what I had seen him in before.’
Tom also made an appearance in Doctor Who in 2010 episode The Eleventh Hour as Jeff, as well as having a recurring role as Sir Percival in Merlin for two years.
Adding to his list of television credits are Casualty, Kingdom and Doctors, alongside an impressive seven film titles.
The Umbrella Academy is available to stream on Netflix.
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