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Outlander star Graham McTavish reveals more about his role in Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragons

Outlander star Graham McTavish has revealed a little more about what to expect in his lead role in the new Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragons. did.

Best known as Dougal Mackenzie War Chief of Outlander, Graham is a dwarf in The Hobbit, a film adaptation of JRR Tolkien's classic story. Also starred as Dwalein in .

He recently joined the cast for Season 2 of The Witcher, based on Andrzej Sapkowski's hit novel series.

Now he's playing a key role in the highly anticipated sequel to Game of Thrones. The piece is set centuries before his current GOT timeline and will focus on Daenerys' erupting civil war among his Targaryen ancestors.

This New Zealand-based actor, as commander-in-chief of the Kingsguard under King Viserys I, is one of the main figures involved in the growing tensions between the two Targaryen factions. Cell He Harold He plays Westerling.

Speaking to the Sunday Post, Graham revealed that he missed the first series and was looking forward to joining HBO's follow-up. He has him fix the parts.

He said: "About five years ago, when we were having lunch, he was working on a Game of Thrones prequel and wanted me to be a part of it. There were two characters I could play, but one of them died in Episode 4, so of course I went to the other one!"

Graham added that he still can't believe how great the whole production was and how lucky he was to be a part of it.

And when it comes to his role, the Scottish star was delighted to play such an interesting character. The King's bodyguard is like a Templar monk/warrior type," he explained. They are completely devoted to their king. I had to wear a lot of armor and was never allowed to sit in a scene. He spoke about the logistics of the stunning suit of armor he had to wear. rice field. Wearing this, wielding a greatsword, and walking through large sets such as the throne room requires very little movement. There is such majesty. ``I like to bring memorabilia from the

set, and I still have Outlander plaid, Bannet, and Broad his sword. He added that he hadn't managed to get any House of Dragons items yet, and joked that the crew had a hard time. In addition to these things these days.

The Hobbit and the Witcher star wants to reassure fans that the new show will live up to expectations, but it's the first to state that it's "same universe but a new show." I added that it is not a copy of the series.

We can't wait to see what happens when it finally hits the screen this month.

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