Game of Thrones fans will need to prepare to say goodbye to some of thier favourite characters as season 8 approaches, but it doesn’t mean that there won’t also be some new faces added to the series.
A handful of new characters will be joining the season 8 line-up and adding more drama to the proceedings, as if there wasn’t enough already.
New faces in the final season will include former EastEnders actress Alice Nokes, as well as Daniella Galligan who appeared in the short film Strangers in the Park.
One of the other new additions to the cast is Marc Rissmann, a German actor who has made appearances in various American action dramas.
He could potentially be playing a key role in one of the final battles in the show and here is everything that you need to know about him.
Who is Marc Rissmann?
Marc was born in Germany and has made regular appearances in various mainstream English over the last couple of years.
After getting his acting diploma in 2009 he continued training as a performer and took part in various theatre productions.
Early in his acting career he was part of an ensemble theatre group before deciding to pursue opportunities in film and TV.
His earliest movie roles were in various German short films and then in 2014 and 2015 he started to secure small roles in German TV shows.
His first big appearance in America came in 2017 when he played Tekil in the first few episodes of The Last Kingdom season 2.
This was then followed up by a small part as Nos in the drama Into the Badlands.
As well as his appearance in Game of Thrones, Marc is also set to appear in the new season of The Man in the High Castle where he will be playing Wilhelm Goertzmann.
What character will Marc Rissmann be playing?
Marc has been cast as Harry Strickland in the final season of Game of Thrones.
The character is the leader of the Golden Company, a mercenary group made up of sellswords who only fight for money.
The character appears in the most recent book by George R. R. Martin – A Dance with Dragons, although there isn’t too much know about him.
In the books he comes across as a commander that is not actually very brave and instead as someone who got the commander role because of his title and experience, although it’s not clear if this will be the same in the TV series.
In season 7 Cersei revealed that she sent Euron Greyjoy oversea to employ the Golden Company to fight for them, which means that fans can expect to see them fight for the Lannisters during the final season.
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