“Game of Thrones” is a series that presented the audience with many bright characters, including Grigor Kligan. The actor, who embodied the image of a man nicknamed the Galloping Mountain, cannot but arouse curiosity among fans of the television project. Interestingly, this role moves from one actor to another.
Who is Grigor Cligan (“Game of Thrones”)
To begin with, it is worth understanding what this mysterious character is. Who is Grigor Kligan? Game of Thrones is a series that introduces viewers to the fictional world of Westeros. Galloping Mountain - one of the inhabitants of this world, the knight and vassal of the Lannister house.
What is this man famous for and why was he given such a formidable nickname? Grigor received his nickname primarily because of the huge growth and strength. In Westeros, it is difficult to find a knight who would voluntarily agree to meet with an eight-foot giant in a deadly battle. Kligan is also famous for its extreme cruelty. He does not spare anyone, be it old men, women, children. In the past, this man nearly killed his younger brother for taking his toy without asking. He is also rightly accused of the murder of Princess Eliya Martell and her children.
Man Without a Face
Grigor Cligan (actor - Conan Stevens) first appeared before the audience in the first season of the series. In a tournament organized in honor of the Hand, Galloping Mountain killed the young knight Hugh. The death of the latter was considered an accident, but this was a planned crime committed by order of Cersei Lannister. Then the show of Grigor was shown with his brother Sandor, who put an end to the intervention of King Robert Baratheon.
In the second season, Ian White took on the role of Prancing Mountain. The character appears occasionally, directs the torture and executions of prisoners in Harrenhall. The most interesting is the line of the hero in the fourth season. He takes part in a duel with Oberin Martell, who wants to pay off with Grigor for the murder of his sister and nephews. In this battle, Kligan gets a mortal wound and disappears from the scene for a long time.
Robert Strong appears at the end of the fifth season of Game of Thrones. This creature creates with the help of magic the master Quibern - the personal assistant of Queen Cersei. Galloping Mountain turns into a strange knight who never takes off his helmet. Many suggest that a helmet is hiding a void. He does not need food and water, does not talk. His only goal is to protect Cersei Lannister from her many enemies.
Conan Stevens and Ian White
What is known about the man who, in the first season of Game of Thrones, embodied the image of such a character as Grigor Kligan? Actor Conan Stevens is a professional wrestler. The growth of the performer of the role is 213 cm, it weighs about 145 kg. In the second season, Galloping Mountain was played by Ian White, a basketball player by profession. He is three centimeters taller than Stevens, but significantly narrower in the shoulders.
Haftor Bjernsson
In the fourth season, Grigor Kligan returns again. Actor Haftor Bjernsson played this character. An athlete from Iceland is not as tall as previous performers of the role. His height is 206 cm, and Haftor weighs approximately 190 kg. It is interesting that it was Grigor in his performance who was most remembered by the audience.
Bjernsson is known more as an athlete than an actor. This giant several times won the title of the most powerful resident of Iceland. In 2012, he won a prize in the competition for the title of chief planet strongman. It is known that in his youth Haftor was fond of basketball, but was forced to leave the game due to a serious knee injury. It is possible that due to the role of Grigor Kligan, directors will pay attention to Björnsson, and he will begin to act actively in films.