Call for season two extras goes out

Want to be in Game of Thrones? Well, first off, you need to live in Northern Ireland. (Or possibly another country like Malta or Croatia. We’ll find out what the extra situation is there once those locations are made official.) Extras NI, who handled all the extras for season one and will be doing so again in season two, has put out an open casting call for extras in Northern Ireland. Here are the details:

Highly successful HBO fantasy series “Game of Thrones” is returning to Northern Ireland to film series two! Filming will begin on July 25th and run through to December in Belfast’s Paint Hall studios and various other locations throughout Northern Ireland. Extras NI are currently casting for thousands of extras to take part in the production. It is paid work!

For anyone wishing to register their interest, we are holding an open casting day at The Holiday Inn, 22 Ormeau Avenue, Belfast on Monday 4th July between 11am and 7pm. We simply ask that people come along anytime between these hours. We will give each person an application form to fill out and then we will take your photograph. Hopefully the whole process should only take about 20mins. No appointment necessary. If you have a showreel or headshots, please take them with you which we will gladly accept as we may also be casting for some special extra roles. We are casting for ADULTS ONLY and especially the following:

– MALES of all hair lengths – short, medium & long who are prepared to let their hair grow from now until Jan 2012 and/or bearded males
– Strong and fit males, sporty types
– Archers, swordfighters or re-enactors and people with military experience
– Blacksmiths & Iron Workers
– Skilled building tradespeople
– Farmhands
– Ship/Deck hands and sailors
– Butchers/Hunters
– Females aged 35-65 with non-dyed long hair past their shoulders

YOU MUST ALSO BE:
– BASED IN NORTHERN IRELAND
– HAVE A PASSPORT & A NATIONAL INSURANCE NUMBER FOR WORKING IN N.I.
– ARE FLEXIBLE & CAN WORK WEEK DAYS FOR OCCASIONAL PAID WORK

IF YOU ARE A CURRENT MEMBER OF EXTRAS NI or you attended the open casting session last year – PLEASE DO NOT ATTEND THE OPEN CASTING THIS YEAR OR REAPPLY. You will automatically be considered for this year’s series. Only re-attend if you have changed your appearance drastically e.g. grown a beard/ hair.

If you are MALE – please START GROWING YOUR HAIR & FACIAL HAIR immediately and be prepared to keep it long from now until January 2012!

And what exactly would one do as an extra? I’m glad you asked. WiC.net reader Rimshot, who was an extra on the first season, recently did a radio interview in Northern Ireland about his experience as an extra on Thrones. Nice job Rimshot and thanks for the shout-out!

• Published on 07/01/2011 at 8:52 AM CDT
• Last updated on 10/20/2016 at 6:04 PM CDT