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In 2008, Hafþór had found his new passion, strength training. Due to a recurring ankle injury he was forced to leave the pro-ball career behind.

In 2006 he was even a member of the Icelandic National Team and played centre. However, Hafþór did not get his athletic start as a strongman, it was basketball that was his first love. While some may think of Game of Thrones when they hear Björnsson’s name, it’s his dominance in the Strongman world that sets him apart. Indeed, The Mountain is one of the evilest villains on Game of Thrones even if Whyte didn't get the chance to truly embrace his worst attributes.Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, known to some as “The Mountain” from Game Of Thrones, is the newest member of the Transparent Labs family. However, even with all the characters Whyte ended up playing on Game of Thrones, he cites The Mountain as his favorite, saying ' Well, everyone loves a bad guy and Gregor Clegane is without a doubt one of the worst characters ever committed to literature, let alone film or television' ( via Flick and the City). Ian Whyte's time as Gregor Clegane was quite brief and didn't get many standout moments to really make the character his own. As easy as this feat was for The Mountain, Stevens remembers that it was trickier to film as he explains ( via The Daily Telegraph) working with the horse, ' Turns out he was OK to fall when properly coerced by the trainer but the whole big man with a sword was a problem.'

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Conan Stevens recalls shooting his most famous scene in season 1 of the series as The Mountain cuts off a horse's head with one swing of his sword. Just as The Mountain recast on Game of Thrones brought very different actors into the role at various times, the experience was also quite different for each of these actors.

Though Harwin is crucial to the plot of House of the Dragon, his brief appearances meant that he didn't need to be recast like Gregor Clegane. Indeed, Harwin's reputation as Westeros' strongest warrior and his death at his brother's hands echoes the fate of the Mountain in Game of Thrones. Even before the Targaryen Civil War, Harwin Strong died with his father Lyonel in a fire at Harrenhal caused by his brother, Larys Strong. As Tywin Lannister once explained in Game of Thrones, Harrenhall's stones were melted to the ground by the flames of Balerion the Black Dread, the dragon Aegon the Conqueror rode during the War of Conquest.Ĭersei also directly references House Strong when she proudly refers to the Mountain as 'Ser Robert Strong' after Qyburn succeeded at reanimating Gregor's corpse. The eldest son of former Master of Laws Lyonel Strong, Ryan Corr's Ser Harwin 'Breakbones' Strong was not only the strongest man in the Seven Kingdoms but is also the heir to Harrenhal. Set around 200 years before the events in Game of Thrones, the timeline of House of the Dragon allows for a deeper look into the past. Game of Thrones prequel spinoff House of the Dragon wouldn't be complete without its own version of the Mountain: Ser Harwin 'Breakbones' Strong, who was played by actor Ryan Corr. Following his stint as the Mountain, Game of Thrones retained Whyte who went on to play Dongo, a giant in the wildling army, and Wun Weg Wun Dar Wun, a wight giant. Whyte has stated that it was difficult to separate his emotions while playing Gregor due to how brutally the character was portrayed on-screen. He also reprised his role as a White Walker (which he initially played in the show's debut season). Ian Whyte ( Prometheus) took over the Mountain Game of Thrones character in season 2. The actor appeared in two episodes, but he was later recast ahead of season 2 because of scheduling conflicts.Īfter Game of Thrones, Stevens was cast as an orc king in the divisive The Hobbit film series. He actually lobbied for a role in the show and auditioned for Khal Drogo before he won the part of Gregor. The Mountain was first played by actor and wrestler Conan Stevens in Game of Thrones' first season.

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When it came to casting the Mountain, Game of Thrones took full advantage of how the character rarely speaks, which helps make the casting changes less jarring for viewers.