There was some concern that having two Roberts might be confusing. And yes, the character he is portraying was named Robert in the books, but will be Robin in the show. You can catch him in the recent movie GET HIM TO THE GREEK. Lino is an Austrian citizen who was born in Brazil, lives in London, and speaks fluent Portugese. They’ve hit another home run… wait, this is the UK, maybe I should use a cricket metaphor… they’ve whacked a bloody good wicket, or whatever… anyway, they did well, and Lino should perform admirably in the very difficult role of the sickly and spoiled Lord of the Eyrie. The part of Lysa’s son, Robin Arryn, will be played by LINO FACIOLI:Ĭasting children is always challenging, but Nina Gold and her people have done an incredible job so far, finding Maisie, Sophie, and Isaac for us. But I don’t think Lysa’s girth is critical here, and I expect Dickie to act the hell out of the part, just as she did in the auditions.

Yes, it’s true, Lysa Arryn is, ah, big boned, and Kate Dickie is not. You can get a look at her right now in the Starz miniseries PILLARS OF THE EARTH (based on the Ken Follett novel, a great read), where she plays Agnes. And she’s no stranger to the middle ages. In the recent fact sheet, HBO revealed the names of a number of the actors who will portraying characters from the Vale, so I thought I would introduce you to some of them here.Īs Lysa Arryn, widow of Jon Arryn and Lady of the Eyrie and sister to Catelyn Stark, we were fortunate to get the services of the wonderful Scottish actress KATE DICKIE:ĭickie has been acting professionally since 1994, in theater, television, and film. The Vale of Arryn may have remained aloof from the War of the Five Kings in my novel, but it is still going to be a part of the series of GAME OF THRONES.

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