"Game of Thrones" Cast's Surprising Other Roles
by IMDb-Editors | last updated - 1 day agoThe popularity of "Game of Thrones" has created a big demand for the show's actors. If you're looking for more of your favorite "Thrones" stars, check out some of their other films and series, available for streaming on Amazon Video.
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1. Terminator Genisys (2015)
PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
When John Connor, leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeline.
Writers: Laeta Kalogridis, Patrick Lussier, James Cameron, Gale Anne Hurd | Director: Alan Taylor | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney
Votes: 177,406
Emilia Clarke (better known as Daenerys Targaryen to "Game of Thrones" fans) plays Sarah Connor in the most recent installment of the Schwarzenegger franchise.
2. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
PG-13 | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Three decades after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, a new threat arises. The First Order attempts to rule the galaxy and only a ragtag group of heroes can stop them, along with the help of the Resistance.
Writers: Lawrence Kasdan, J.J. Abrams, Michael Arndt, George Lucas | Director: J.J. Abrams | Stars: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson
Votes: 517,587
Gwendoline Christie (Brienne of Tarth in "Thrones") is Captain Phasma in Star Wars: Episode VII, and will be again in the upcoming Episode VIII.
3. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants.
Writers: Simon Kinberg, Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn | Director: Bryan Singer | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy
Votes: 491,390
Look for Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister) as Dr. Bolivar Trask.
4. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)
PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Horror, Romance
Five sisters in 19th century England must cope with the pressures to marry while protecting themselves from a growing population of zombies.
Writers: Burr Steers, Jane Austen, Seth Grahame-Smith | Director: Burr Steers | Stars: Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack Huston, Bella Heathcote
Votes: 11,845
Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister) plays Lady Catherine de Bourgh in this action-horror-romance.
5. MI-5 (2015)
R | 104 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
When a terrorist escapes custody during a routine handover, Will Holloway must team with disgraced MI5 Intelligence Chief Harry Pearce to track him down before an imminent terrorist attack on London.
Writers: Jonathan Brackley, Sam Vincent, David Wolstencroft | Director: Bharat Nalluri | Stars: Kit Harington, Peter Firth, Jennifer Ehle, Michael Wildman
Votes: 10,268
Kit Harington (Jon Snow) plays Will Holloway in the British spy thriller.
6. Gods of Egypt (2016)
PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Mortal hero Bek teams with the god Horus in an alliance against Set, the merciless god of darkness, who has usurped Egypt's throne, plunging the once peaceful and prosperous empire into chaos and conflict.
Writers: Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless | Director: Alex Proyas | Stars: Brenton Thwaites, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gerard Butler, Chadwick Boseman
Votes: 18,125
Look for Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister) as the Egyptian god Hurus.
7. Doctor Who (2005– )
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The further adventures of the time traveling alien adventurer and his companions.
Creator: Sydney Newman | Stars: Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman, Matt Smith, David Tennant
Votes: 144,760
Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) plays Ashildr in the long-running hit BBC series.
8. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008–2009)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Set after the events in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Sarah Connor and her son, John, try to stay under-the-radar from the government, as they plot to destroy the computer network, Skynet, in hopes of preventing Armageddon.
Creator: Josh Friedman | Stars: Lena Headey, Thomas Dekker, Summer Glau, Richard T. Jones
Votes: 50,751
Before Emilia Clarke played Sarah Connor in the big screen version, her "Game of Thrones" co-star Lena Headley played Sarah Connor in the hit TV series.
9. Barely Lethal (2015)
PG-13 | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A teenage special ops agent coveting a "normal" adolescence fakes her own death and enrolls in a suburban high school. She quickly learns that surviving the treacherous waters of high school is more challenging than international espionage.
Writer: John D'Arco | Director: Kyle Newman | Stars: Jaime King, Samuel L. Jackson, Madeleine Stack, Eva G. Cooper
Votes: 10,271
Sophie Turner, whose breakout role was Sansa Stark in GoT, plays Heather in Barely Lethal, the action-comedy about a teenage special-ops agent.
10. John Wick (2014)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An ex-hitman comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.
Writer: Derek Kolstad | Directors: Chad Stahelski, David Leitch | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Willem Dafoe
Votes: 237,616
Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy on "Thrones") plays Iosef Tarasov in the 2014 thriller.
11. Suits (2011– )
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Drama
On the run from a drug deal gone bad, Mike Ross, a brilliant college-dropout, finds himself a job working with Harvey Specter, one of New York City's best lawyers.
Creator: Aaron Korsh | Stars: Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, Meghan Markle, Sarah Rafferty
Votes: 231,707
Conleth Hill (Lord Varys) has been a regular on "Suits," where he is better known as Edward Darby.
12. Batman Begins (2005)
PG-13 | 140 min | Action, Adventure
After training with his mentor, Batman begins his war on crime to free the crime-ridden Gotham City from corruption that the Scarecrow and the League of Shadows have cast upon it.
Writers: Bob Kane, David S. Goyer, Christopher Nolan | Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Ken Watanabe, Liam Neeson
Votes: 955,141
Jack Gleeson (Joffrey Baratheon) was just a kid when he played "Little Boy" in Batman Begins.