'Game of Thrones': The Most Popular Characters

"Jon Snow," played by Kit Harington, is the son of "Lyanna Stark" and "Rhaegar Targaryen." Since his early years, he was shown as the bastard son of "Eddard Stark," brother of "Lyanna". But his actual family is kept secret from us throughout the show. To distance himself from his given social status, he joins the "Night's Watch." Harington himself is relatively new to acting, with his first documented role being in Game Of Thrones in 2011. He has since then starred in a few different movies, including How To Train Your Dragon 2.

"Daenerys Targaryen" is one of the main characters stemming back to the first season of Game of Thrones. She's had a real tough time since the beginning of the first season, being very dependent on her abusive older brother "Viserys," even having to marry "Khal Drogo" to supply her older brother with an army. Eventually, her brother passes away, leaving her to reclaim the "Iron Throne," seeing it as one of her birthrights. The actress Emilia Clarke herself has had a few significant roles over the years due to her success in Game Of Thrones, starring in movies like Terminator Genisys and Solo: A Star Wars Story.

Jerome Flynn, a.k.a. "Bronn," is one of the simpler characters in Game Of Thrones. He serves as "Tyrion's" bodyguard, assassin and enforcer, for which he in return receives knighthood, wealth and power. Flynn himself was also last seen in a shocking episode of Black Mirror.

Jason Momoa plays "Khal Drogo," the ruthless warlord of the "Dothraki." He's a vicious warrior mostly known for not ever having lost a battle. "Khal" was happily married to "Daenerys" throughout the first season of the show. Since his little breakthrough on Game of Thrones, Momoa has starred as "Aquaman" in several DC productions including Justice League and solo vehicle Aquaman.

"Arya Stark" is the second daughter of "Eddard Stark". Throughout the series, she makes a drastic transformation from a tomboyish little girl into a ruthless anti-hero, murdering relentlessly throughout "Winterfell" due to the injustice brought about on her family. Maisie Williams, of course, is quite the opposite in real life. The current 23-year-old just recently starred in the motion picture The Owners (2020) and the miniseries Pistol.

Queen "Margaery Tyrell" was a loving, compassionate woman appealing to royals and poorer folk alike. Throughout her character's journey on Game of Thrones, she worked her way up in the royal family whilst maintaining her kind nature. She was briefly married to King "Renly Baratheon," while being aware of his relationship with her brother "Lora". Normally, a forbidden relationship like such would have been shunned, but she accepts and even tolerates their homosexuality. Actress Natalie Dormer has currently been on the rise starring in various productions including The Hunger Games series and most recently, in Penny Dreadful: City of Angels.

Richard Madden played the role of "Robb Stark" in Game of Thrones.  The character, much like his father, was flawed in many ways due to the fact that his feelings ruled over his political and strategic prowess. This is seen after he marries "Talisa Stark," a battlefield healer, instead of marrying one of "Lord Walder Frey's" daughters in order to form a powerful alliance between the two families. Madden is doing quite well for himself nowadays, having starred in the somewhat successful Netflix series Bodyguard in 2018 and Marvel's Eternals in 2021.

Peter Dinklage plays the role of "Tyrion Lannister" in 'Game of Thrones'. Born as a dwarf, the character went through a great number of hardships growing up, being ridiculed for his small stature constantly by his own family. This leads him to grow a thick skin and, due to his lack of size and therefore lack of battle skills, to cherish the value of education. "Tyrion" is a very intelligent strategist, much like the rest of his family. Dinklage has had a long career in show business since his debut back in 1995. His recent projects have included the Marvel movie 'Avengers: Infinity War' and TV series 'Heads Will Roll'.

Tom Wlaschiha plays the role of the mysterious "Jaqen H'ghar," from the society of assassins called "The Faceless Men of Braavos". We are first introduced to the man after "Arya Stark" saves his life at the beginning of season 2. The ability "Jaqen" and his society have is to wear the face of anyone and blend into any crowd which, as you can imagine, is a very valuable skillset in the Game of Thrones universe. Over the years, Wlaschiha, a German actor, has starred in several war films including Valkyrie and Berlin Falling.

"Jamie Lannister" establishes himself as quite the villain at the beginning of the Game of Thrones series, but throughout the seasons he turns into a noble warrior, even betraying his very tyrannical family — including his sister "Cersei Lannister" — for the sake of saving humanity. The transformation is quite incredible, to be honest! Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, the Danish actor playing "Jamie," appeared in The Day We Died and The Silencing in 2020.