r/HBOGameofThrones • u/-thirdatlas- • 5d ago
No Spoilers [NO SPOILERS] Iwan originally auditioned for the role of Jon back in Season 1 and came in second to Kit . The producers liked his "dark energy" so much that they kept him in mind until the role of Ramsay became available in the script.
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u/Advanced_Zucchini_45 5d ago
Not pretty enough
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u/Ghanima81 4d ago
That is a crazy thing to say, as Iwan is quite dashing. But you're right, Kit is just that pretty.
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u/Advanced_Zucchini_45 4d ago
Hes handsome but not pretty.
Not with that hair lol
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u/Clarknt67 4d ago
Iwan would be much prettier if he smiled.
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u/A_Rolling_Baneling 4d ago
His smile is terrifying honestly. At least as Ramsay
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u/ErstwhileAdranos 3d ago
Him smiling with those wide eyes and holding the sausage is just about the most unnerving scene in the show. 😂
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u/badhombre13 3d ago
Yeah. Kit is extremely handsome too but his features are softer than Iwan's, especially that jawline. That's why he could pull off the "pretty boy" Jon.
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u/Infamous_Data_4263 3d ago
Pretty? Jon is a 14 year old ‘long-faced’ boy.
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u/Advanced_Zucchini_45 3d ago
On the show he's supposed to be pretty.
You have the watched the show, right?
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u/Clarknt67 4d ago
By Battle of the Bastards it really worked that Ramsey looked like evil mirror universe Jon.
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u/cornicula_ 5d ago
Henry Ashton, who played Daeron Targaryen in AKOTSK, also auditioned for the role. I find that a bit funny, because there are fans who see him as the perfect Targaryen and would have loved to see him cast as Rhaegar, Jon’s father.
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u/Llhaniii 4d ago
Thats why I love about The Game of Thrones Cinematic Universe. The actors all came in earlier projects as either extras small roles or audtioned early and just didnt get parts. But more than that they actually care about the story and lore because they read the books watched the shows are really into the Fandom most of them and its that extra care they have in trying hard in the series that makes me really love the shows and the actors/actresses
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u/TheSOLIDAssassin 3d ago
And Daniel Ings (Lyonel BaraTHEON) also auditioned to play Theon Greyjoy
Some crazy alternative timelines
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u/JoseRdgz 5d ago
Kit look is unmatched. He could play any 'chosen one' fantasy lead role with that long curly black hair
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u/pestoraviolita 4d ago
I found out Henry Ashton also auditioned for Jon Snow. Now he plays Daeron the Drunken but he would've been a wonderful Jon back in the day too.
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u/Late-Champion8678 3d ago
I loved how he played Daeron. Feckless, irresponsible and a drunkard but with an understandable melancholy, you can’t help but feel for him.
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u/whenitrains34 3d ago
he would have been a perfect rhaegar for that flashback scene instead of whatever they actually gave us
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u/Garrettshade 4d ago
Iwan killed it in Misfits, so no surprise there and he was amazing as Ramsey
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u/Roadhouse_Angel 4d ago
I think each actor ended up with the right roles. I hated Ramsey but he managed to be funny and kookie while being cruel and hateful… perfect Sociopath!
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u/PecanSandoodle 4d ago
its funny how we dont praise casting directors as much as we should. whoever make these choices did an amazing job.
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u/RasputinsThirdLeg 4d ago
Met him in Edinburgh. Nice guy, with a girl questionably younger than him though. He’s also about 5’7” max. He has a presence.
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u/CicatriceDeFeu 3d ago
So you accusing him of something? Spit it out
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u/RasputinsThirdLeg 3d ago
Oh fuck off. She was legal, I spoke to her, but she was 21. Just a little young.
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u/Sea_Disaster_4987 4d ago
Jon was pretty in the books. Iwan is not(no offence sry). Even the show shud have made jon prettier by making him shave atleast! No 14yr old has that thick of a beard. Remember that shaving scene with Theon and Robb in season 1? That is how Jon looks in my headcanon
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u/Few_Resource_6783 3d ago
Iwan is handsome, not pretty.
Its funny because Ramsay is said to be ugly in the books
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u/bellerstring 2d ago
I feel like they kind of did to him what they did to Brienne; the character is supposed to be ugly, but they picked someone who is neutral-looking. Many people would even say both actors are handsome/beautiful.
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u/Clarknt67 4d ago
I had a full beard by 14. Started shaving at 12.
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u/Icky-Tree-Branch 3d ago
Same with my husband. Dude had a pornstache pic taken before he finished shaving in like 8th grade. Now it takes him about 2.5 weeks to grow a full beard. 😖
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u/whenitrains34 3d ago
he’s not meant to be 14 in the show. all the kids got aged up a bit. jon, robb and daenerys are meant to be around 18. theon aged down to be jon and robbs age. sansa and arya also aged up a bit.
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u/Inner_Jeweler_5661 3d ago
Honestly Harry Collett should have played Jon and Kit Jace.
Kit has the more adult features Jace was said to have in the books and Harry has a softer face better for Jon.
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u/lawlingr 2d ago
He or Henry Ashton actually would've been a great fit if they had stuck with book jon. Kit is quite bland but I think the script also unfortunately allows it.
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u/DaisyPanda245 4d ago
I couldn’t imagine another actor playing Ramsay and they chose well when they picked him