What's the best thing about watching Game Of Thrones? Reading everything about it after you've watched it! We know a lot about the famous show's characters: their likes and dislikes, their passions and fears, whether or not they're involved in an incestuous relationship, the number of dragons they possess, etc. The performances are so captivating that we often forget that Game of Thrones actors are real people beneath Cersei Lannister and Daenerys Targaryen. Often these famous actors and actresses have appeared in many other productions before their appearance on HBO's most popular series. And since we already know who's going out with who, now is the time to see how our beloved Game of Thrones cast looked when they were young (or in some cases - kids) in this 'then and now' photo compilation.
Take a look at this list, compiled by Bored Panda, and see if you can find your favorite GoT cast member before they arrived in Westeros. If you're yearning for more Game of Thrones trivia - check our post on Game of Thrones Facts That You Probably Didn't Know.
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Jason Momoa As Jason (In 2003's Baywatch) And As Khal Drogo (In GoT)
Diana Rigg As Emma Peel (In 1961's The Avengers) And As Olenna Tyrrel (In GoT)
Young Kit Harington And As Jon Snow (In GoT)
Gwendoline Christie As Lexi (In 2012's Wizards Vs. Aliens) And As Brienne Of Tarth (In GoT)
Iain Glenn As Carl Galton (In 1988's The Fear) And As Ser Jorah Mormont (In GoT)
Peter Dinklage As Finbar Mcbride (In 2003's The Station Agent) And As Tyrion Lannister (In GoT)
Peter more than any other actor on Got has over come tremendous prejudice being a dwarf has not stopped a great actor from showing the world he is not to be overlooked or typecast
Young Kristofer Hivju And As Tormund Giantsbane (In GoT)
Charles Dance As David Carlton (In 2002's Ali G Indahouse) And As Tywin Lannister (In GoT)
Lena Headey As Young Mary (In 1992's Waterland) And As Cersei Lannister (In GoT)
Emilia Clarke When She Was A Child And As Daenerys Targaryen
She is one to watch she made a terrific Younger Sarah Conner in the terminator reboot this last year she has the acting chops to go a long way
They could have put a photo from 2010's Triassic Attack Screen-Sho...00x175.jpg 
Either way she's beautiful, & Daenerys Targaryen was kinda of naive @ 1st but became very vindictive & cruel
I agree with Aaron, she is an actress with greatness in her. Yet so is nearly all the cast of GoT. Her face as a child did not promise such beauty as she shows now.
this has been stuck for a while in my mine but why cant they do something with her eyebrows color? blond hair yet brown eyebrows is just so weird
If she didn't have dragons she would be nothing... don't like the character
She is so beautiful in GOT....totally mesmerizing. In real life most people don't even give a second glance. She's probably the only actress that paparazzi doesn't follow because she looks so different.....crazy!!!
She is my favorite character - and more than any of the others (with the possible exception of Mr. Beane's quintessential Ned Stark) EC's Dragon Queen has been flawlessly accepted as the perfect iteration of that character in my snobby, books-first brain. :)
EMELIA CLARKE should consider remaining blond. Better looking, IMO. EMUELIA'S on-screen presence and the talent to appear to speak in foreign languages is both believable and compellng. That zhe has a lovely body ain't burst n' her neither. Now I j wait impatiently for her to appear. .Emelie, is to me, the embodiment of femininity and leadership. Ms. Clarke as become the true reason to hope for the never-ending continuation of GofT. I like and admire the entire cast, but she commands the screen with the same heart-stopping presence as two others. You know who they are don't you. Also, put her together with Kit Harrington as Jon Snow and the screen finds the same chemistry as did Bogart and Becall in their day. Their passion will illuminate and almost consume the screen . They will be the pair people remember and speak about, years after the series concludes. They are the couple to die, or live for, when Game of Thrones is mentioned. Trust me, they must meet. It is most logical.
Sean Bean As Horace Clark (In A 1984 Episode Of The Bill) And As Ned Stark (In GoT)
Carice Van Houten As Suzy (In 1999's Suzy Q) And As Melisandre (In GoT)
Maisie Williams When She Was A Child And As Arya Stark (In GoT)
Sophie Turner When She Was A Child And As Sansa Stark (In GoT)
Poor thing. Has to frown on the show all the time when she has a beautiful smile
Young Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson And As The Mountain (In GoT)
Aidan Gillen As Frank (In 2000's The Low Down) And As Petyr Baelish (In GoT)
Rose Leslie As Gwen Dawson (in 2010's Downton Abbey) And As Ygritte (in Got)
Natalie Dormer As Victoria (In 2005's Casanova) And As Margaery Tyrell (In GoT)
Tom Wlaschiha (In 2008's Spoons) And As Jaqen H'gar (In GoT)
Ross Mullan As Puppeteer (In 2007's Bear Behaving Badly) And As White Walker (In GoT)
Thomas Brodie-Sangster As Sam (In 2003's Love Actually) And As Jojen Reed (In GoT)
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau As Martin (In 1997's Nightwatch) And As Jaime Lannister (In GoT)
Young Kristian Nairn And As Hodor (In GoT)
Young Gwendoline Christie And As Brienne Of Tarth (In GoT)
Michelle Fairley As Teresa Doyle (In 1990's Hidden Agenda) And As Catelyn Stark (In GoT)
Max Von Sydow As Antonius Block (In 1957's The Seventh Seal) And As Three-Eyed Raven (In GoT)
Young Iwan Rheon And As Ramsay Bolton (In GoT)
Richard Madden As Young Andy (in 2000's Complicity) And As Robb Stark (In GoT)
Liam Cunningham As The Onion Knight (In 1995's First Knight) And As Ser Davos (In GoT)
What! The Onion Knight, haha, that is his name in GoT too... he was destined for this role.
Mark Addy As David 'Dave' (In 1997's The Full Monty) And As Robert Baratheon (In GoT)
Mark Addy must be a good actor because I know him from other roles but never recognized him on GoT.
Alfie Allen As Arundel's Son (In 1998's Elizabeth) And As Theon Greyjoy (In GoT)
I think his core competency is crying in a way that makes you feel sorry for the character
Young Jerome Flynn And As Bronn (in Got)
Jonathan Pryce As Sam Lowry (In 1985's Brazil) And As High Sparrow (In GoT)
He was also Elizabeth Swan's father in Pirates of the Caribbean! :)
Rory McCann As Kenny Mcleod (in 2002's The Book Group) And As Sandor Clegane Aka The Hound (In GoT)
Conleth Hill As Roache (In 1992's Blue Heaven) And As Lord Varys (In GoT)
According to Peter Dinklage, Conleth is the most hilarious person on set. You wouldn't know by how he plays Varys, but I could see it.
Isaac Hempstead Wright As Tom Hill (In 2011's The Awakening) And As Bran Stark (In GoT)
Charles Dance As Anthony Bowles (In 1988's Pascali's Island) And As Tywin Lannister (In GoT)
distracted by Helen Mirren. I hope I could be half as hot as her at her age.
Jack Gleeson As Little Boy (In 2005's Batman Begins) And As Joffrey Baratheon (In GoT)
Stephen Dillane As Michael Henderson (In 1997's Welcome To Sarajevo) And As Stanis Baratheon (In GoT)
Richard Brake As Pierce Tencil (In 1996's Subterfuge) And As Night's King (In GoT)
Michael Mcelhatton As Raymond 'Rats' Doyle (In 2001's Paths To Freedom) And As Roose Bolton (In GoT)
David Bradley As Colin Woodcock (In 1971's A Family At War) And As Walder Frey (In GoT)
That isn't Ross Mullan in #20's before pic, that's Barney Harwood. Ross is much older.
Huge improvement for the majority of them. Ramsey looked pretty damn good in both his pictures though .. :3
That isn't Ross Mullan in #20's before pic, that's Barney Harwood. Ross is much older.
Huge improvement for the majority of them. Ramsey looked pretty damn good in both his pictures though .. :3
