What the Game of Thrones Cast Looks Like in Real Life
Wait until you see the incredible transformations from the prequel, House of the Dragon.
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After eight battle-filled, dragon-slaying seasons, Game of Thrones came to an end in 2019 with the series finale seen around the world. To celebrate its much-anticipated prequel, House of the Dragon, we're revisiting our favorite characters from the past—plus a few newbies from the spinoff. See what they really look like beneath the makeup, wigs, and special effects that turn them into citizens of the Seven Kingdoms.
Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke)
From left: Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen in Season 8; Clarke at the Game of Thrones Season 8 premiere on April 3, 2019.
Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey)
From left: Headey as Cersei Lannister in Season 8; Headey at the Golden Globes on January 7, 2018.
Jon Snow (Kit Harington)
From left: Harington as Jon Snow in Season 8; Harington at the GoT Season 8 premiere on April 3, 2019.
Arya Stark (Maisie Williams)
From left: Williams as Arya Stark in Season 8; Williams at the GoT Season 8 premiere on April 3, 2019.
Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage)
From left: Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister in Season 8; Dinklage at the GoT Season 8 premiere on April 3, 2019.
Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau)
From left: Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister in Season 8; Coster-Waldau at the GoT Season 8 premiere on April 3, 2019.
Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner)
From left: Turner as Sansa Stark in Season 8; Turner at the GoT Season 8 premiere on April 3, 2019.
Ygritte (Rose Leslie)
From left: Leslie as Ygritte in Season 3; Leslie at the GoT Season 8 premiere on April 3, 2019.
Drogo (Jason Momoa)
From left: Momoa as Drogo in Season 1; Momoa at the GoT Season 8 premiere on April 3, 2019.
Brienne of Tarth (Gwendoline Christie)
From left: Christie as Brienne of Tarth in Season 8; Christie at the GoT Season 8 premiere on April 3, 2019.
Melisandre (Carice van Houten)
From left: van Houten as Melisandre in Season 7; van Houten at the GoT Season 8 premiere on April 3, 2019.
Lord Eddard Stark (Sean Bean)
From left: Bean as Ned Stark in Season 1; Bean at the GoT Season 8 premiere on April 3, 2019.
Margaery Tyrell (Natalie Dormer)
From left: Dormer as Margaery Tyrell in Season 5, Episode 3, "High Sparrow"; Dormer at the GoT Season 8 premiere on April 3, 2019.
Oberyn Martell (Pedro Pascal)
From left: Pascal as Oberyn Martell in Season 4; Pascal at the GoT Season 8 premiere on April 3, 2019.
Missandei (Nathalie Emmanuel)
From left: Emmanuel as Missandei in Season 7; Emmanuel at the GoT Season 8 premiere on April 3, 2019.
Samwell Tarly (John Bradley)
From left: Bradley as Samwell Tarly in Season 8; Bradley at the GoT Season 8 premiere on April 3, 2019.
Robert Baratheon (Mark Addy)
From left: Addy as Robert Baratheon in Season 1; Addy at the GoT Season 8 premiere on April 3, 2019.
Joffrey Baratheon (Jack Gleeson)
From left: Gleeson as Joffrey Baratheon in Season 4; Gleeson at the GoT Season 8 premiere on April 3, 2019.
Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish (Aiden Gillen)
From left: Gillen as Littlefinger in Season 7, Episode 7, "The Dragon and the Wolf"; Gillen at the GoT Season 8 premiere on April 3, 2019.
Bran Stark (Isaac Hempstead-Wright)
From left: Hempstead-Wright as Bran Stark in Season 8; Hempstead-Wright at the GoT Season 8 premiere on April 3, 2019.
Jennifer Algoo is the Visuals Director at Harper's BAZAAR. She is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts and has previously worked at Patrick McMullan Co. as well as completing internships at Martha Stewart Weddings, Vogue and CosmoGirl! Magazine. Jennifer covers royal, celeb and art content as well as overseeing all visual assets on BAZAAR.com. When she's not obsessing over the royals you can find her attempting to solve cold cases as an armchair detective, traveling and experimenting with new recipes.
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