as Jorah Mormont
Character Overview: Ser Jorah Mormont is an exiled knight. Middle-aged but still strong and fit, he is a capable warrior. Mormont fled Westeros to escape execution for trading in slaves, and entered the service of the last Targaryens, Viserys and Daenerys. – Wikipedia
Recent Events: Exiled to Essos for human trafficking, Jorah appears first at the wedding of Daenerys Targaryen and Khal Drogo, where he offers a gift of books containing songs and stories from Westeros. Swearing fealty to the “true king” Viserys, Jorah joins Daenerys’s company as they travel to Vaes Dothrak. However, Viserys soon orders Jorah to kill Daenerys’s men in retaliation for her own retaliation for Viserys attempting to hit her. Jorah refuses this order; from this point forward, he becomes one of Dany’s most trusted advisors and loyal friends. During this time, Jorah is secretly acting as a spy for Varys in King’s Landing, reporting on Dany’s movements and actions, including her pregnancy with “The Stallion Who Mounts The World”. Jorah still attempts to warn Viserys not to become aggravated with Dany or the Dothraki, but his warnings fall on deaf ears as Viserys is soon executed with a boiling pot of molten gold.
During a trip to the market, Jorah receives word of his royal pardon from Varys, but manages to head off the assassination attempt on Dany’s life. Henceforth, he ceases spying for Varys, serving Dany loyally. He is present at the death of her husband and the birth of her dragons; he travels with her across the Red Waste, into the viper’s nest that is Qarth, and on her conquest across Essos, from Astapor to Yunkai to, finally, Meereen. All the while, he continues to provide counsel for Dany, often serving as a counterpoint to Ser Barristan Selmy, who joins them in Astapor. However, his counsel is also weighted by his apparent love for Dany, a feeling she does not reciprocate.
In Meereen, Jorah’s previous work as a spy for Varys is uncovered by Dany; feeling betrayed, she discharges Jorah from her service.
Actor Bio: Iain Glen was educated at the Edinburgh Academy and University of Aberdeen. He continued to work on his acting skills while attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England. Following his graduation, where he won the Bancroft medal, he appeared on stage performing in such plays as Macbeth, and Henry V. In 1988, Glen landed his first screen role, as Carl Galton in the television series The Fear. From the experience he gathered here, he crossed over into feature work completing various projects including Gorillas in the Mist (1988), Rosencratz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) playing Hamlet, and Silent Scream (1990) for which he won a Silver Berlin Bear for Best Acting Performance from the Berlin International Film Festival. Landing starring roles in Adam Bede, Frankie’s House and Black and Blue (all telefilms), as well as in the mini-series, Painted Lady and Glasgow Kiss, Glen became known to British viewers while remaining oblivious to American audiences. In 1998 he returned to stage to star opposite Nicole Kidman in The Blue Room, which opened to rave reviews. Three years later he found himself back on the big screen in the eyes of viewers on both sides of the pond with performances in Beautiful Creatures (2001) and Tomb Raider (2001) playing Angelina Jolie’s arch villain, Powell. Returning to stage, he was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play for The Crucible in 2007. – Tribute.ca
Recently, Iain Glen has appeared in TV projects such as Strike Back, MI-5, Ripper Street, Agatha Christie: Poirot, Borgia, and Breathless, as well as films such as The Iron Lady, Kick-Ass 2, and the upcoming What About Love. – IMDb
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