as Walder Frey
Character Overview: Lord Walder Frey is the current head of House Frey and Lord of the Crossing. Though infirm, he still maintains an active hand in the running of his house. Lord Walder is famous for siring many children and surviving many wives. He is currently married to his eighth wife and has over a hundred descendants, both base and trueborn. – Wikipedia
Recent Events: As the Lord of the Crossing, Walder Frey meets with Catelyn Stark at the Twins to discuss his alliance with the Starks and the immediate need for Robb Stark’s army to cross the River Trident to gain a tactical advantage against the Lannisters. Walder trades his allegiance and the crossing in exchange for Robb taking one of Frey’s daughters as a wife and one of his sons as a squire, as well as marriage promise for Arya. However, Robb breaks his promise to Walder Frey when he falls in love with, and eventually marries, a field nurse named Talisa. Walder subsequently and secretly allies himself with Tywin Lannister in a deal that benefits the Lannisters, the Freys, and the Boltons. Walder sends word that he is willing to renegotiate his allegiance in spite of Robb’s betrayal, asking instead for Catelyn’s brother Edmure to marry one of his daughters. At their wedding at the Twins, however, he imprisons Edmure and executes the Stark bannerman, as well as Catelyn and Robb Stark and Robb’s direwolf Grey Wind. For his part in the “Red Wedding”, Walder is granted control of Riverrun and protection from the remaining loyal Stark bannermen by Tywin Lannister.
Actor Bio: David Bradley is a veteran actor with experience on both stage and screen. He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1991 (1990 season) for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for King Lear at the Royal National Theatre. He is perhaps best known for his role as Argus Filch in the Harry Potter films.
More recently, David Bradley has appeared on a variety of TV shows, including Doctor Who, The Hollow Crown, The Strain, and Broadchurch. He also portrayed William Hartnell, best known to audiences as the man who originated the role of the Doctor in Doctor Who, in the television film An Adventure in Time and Space, about the early and contentious beginnings of the long-running sci-fi series. He also played Basil in The World’s End and had a role as the “Tower Keeper” in Captain America: The First Avenger. –IMDb
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