Where Every Major Game of Thrones Character Is From in Real Life
Game of Thrones has broken our hearts more times than we can count, but along with the constant death and destruction, the show has also given us some amazing characters. And whenever we watch an episode, we always find ourselves asking, "Is that their real accent? Where are they from? Let me google it." While most of the stellar cast hails from England, there are a few surprises in there when it comes to their real accents. Jason Momoa was born in Hawaii and raised in Iowa, Rose Leslie is from Scotland, and Lena Headey was born in . . . Bermuda?! Keep reading to see where every major player in Game of Thrones, past and present, is from in real life.
Sophie Turner — Sansa Stark
Hometown: Northampton, United Kingdom
Liam Cunningham — Davos Seaworth
Hometown: East Wall, Republic of Ireland
Jacob Anderson — Grey Worm
Hometown: Bristol, United Kingdom
Gwendoline Christie — Brienne of Tarth
Hometown: Worthing, United Kingdom
Jerome Flynn — Bronn
Hometown: Bromley, United Kingdom
Isaac Hempstead Wright — Bran Stark
Hometown: Kent, United Kingdom
Joe Dempsie — Gendry
Hometown: Liverpool, United Kingdom
Iwan Rheon — Ramsay Bolton
Hometown: Carmarthen, United Kingdom
Hannah Murray — Gilly
Hometown: Bristol, United Kingdom
Maisie Williams — Arya Stark
Hometown: Bristol, United Kingdom
Nathalie Emmanuel — Missandei
Hometown: Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom
Finn Jones — Loras Tyrell
Hometown: London, United Kingdom
Emilia Clarke — Daenerys Targaryen
Hometown: London, United Kingdom
Natalie Dormer — Margaery Tyrell
Hometown: Reading, United Kingdom
Gemma Whelan — Yara Greyjoy
Hometown: Leeds, United Kingdom
Jason Momoa — Khal Drogo
Hometown: Honolulu, HI (raised in Iowa)
Lena Headey — Cersei Lannister
Hometown: Hamilton, Bermuda (raised in England)
Michelle Fairley — Catelyn Stark
Hometown: Coleraine, United Kingdom
Aidan Gillen — Petyr Baelish
Hometown: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Conleth Hill — Lord Varys
Hometown: Ballycastle, United Kingdom
Sean Bean — Ned Stark
Hometown: Handsworth, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Peter Dinklage — Tyrion Lannister
Hometown: Morristown, NJ
Kristofer Hivju — Tormund Giantsbane
Hometown: Oslo, Norway
Michiel Huisman — Daario Naharis
Hometown: Amstelveen, Netherlands
Rose Leslie — Ygritte
Hometown: Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Rory McCann — Sandor Clegane
Hometown: Glasgow, United Kingdom
Alfie Allen — Theon Greyjoy
Hometown: London, United Kingdom
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau — Jaime Lannister
Hometown: Rudkobing, Denmark
Iain Glen — Jorah Mormont
Hometown: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Kristian Nairn — Hodor
Hometown: Lisburn, United Kingdom
Carice van Houten — Melisandre
Hometown: Leiderdorp, Netherlands
Jack Gleeson — Joffrey Baratheon
Hometown: Cork, Republic of Ireland
John Bradley-West — Samwell Tarly
Hometown: Wythenshawe, United Kingdom
Richard Madden — Robb Stark
Hometown: Elderslie, United Kingdom
Pedro Pascal — Oberyn Martell
Hometown: Santiago, Chile
Indira Varma — Ellaria Sand
Hometown: Bath, United Kingdom
Jonathan Pryce — High Sparrow
Hometown: Carmel, Flintshire, United Kingdom
Stephen Dillane — Stannis Baratheon
Hometown: London, United Kingdom
Tom Wlaschiha — Jaqen H'ghar
Hometown: Dohna, Germany
Kit Harington — Jon Snow
Hometown: London, United Kingdom