Miltos Yerolemou

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Miltos Yerolemou
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Yerolemou at the Brussels Comic Con in 2018
Born
Miltos Yerolemou

London, England
OccupationActor
Years active1995–present

Miltos Yerolemou is a British actor best known for his role as Syrio Forel in the HBO fantasy TV series Game of Thrones .

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Yerolemou has also made appearances in films such as Star Wars: The Force Awakens and The Danish Girl .

Early life

The son of Greek Cypriot parents, Yerolemou was born in London and grew up in the United Kingdom. After his graduation, Yerolemou did not take lessons, but instead learned how to act by stage experience.

Career

From 1997 to 2003 he was a regular on the television series Hububb . In 1998, he had a supporting role in Middleton's Changeling, and in 1999, he took part in a film adaptation of the Shakespeare play The Winter's Tale . It was followed by two extras roles in the documentary Neanderthal. He also appeared in the British series My Family , The West Wittering Affair, and the short film The Public Benefits.

Yerolemou with Charles Martinet at Armageddon 2012 in Auckland, New Zealand. Charles Martinet & Miltos Yerolemou.jpg
Yerolemou with Charles Martinet at Armageddon 2012 in Auckland, New Zealand.
Yerolemou in Nashville in 2017 Miltos Yerolemou by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Yerolemou in Nashville in 2017

Yerolemou's first major role was as Syrio Forel in the first season of the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones . [1] In the series, Yerolemou primarily worked with actress Maisie Williams as Arya Stark, [2] and portrayed Syrio Forel, a character also known as "The First Sword of Braavos." [1] Thus most of his scenes involved sword work. [1] Following his appearance in Game of Thrones, Yerolemou was cast in Star Wars: The Force Awakens , as well as the award-winning film The Danish Girl . [3] [4] [5]

Yerolemou has appeared on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and had a role in a BBC adaptation of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall . [3]

Yerolemou has also appeared in the BBC One series New Blood and the British-American film Tulip Fever . [6]

Most recently Yerolemou played The Fool in the Talawa Theatre Company and Royal Exchange Manchester co-production of King Lear, with Don Warrington taking on the title role. His performance was very well received, with reviews stating that his "extraordinary despair ... matches [his] brilliant comic timing", [7] that he "manages to provide a key to the entire performance", [8] and "irrepressible". [9]

Partial filmography

Film and Television

Miltos Yerolemou's film and television credits with release year, film titles with television programs in the series and roles.
YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Funny Bones MineFilm debut role; uncredited
1997-2003 Hububb Mikey / Paul / Lady Skipton26 episodes
1998Shakespeare ShortsPorterEpisode: "Macbeth - The King Is Dead/To Kill the King"
1998Middleton's ChangelingAsylum Inmate
2001NeanderthalNeanderthal2 episodes
2001 Walking with Beasts Primitive HumanEpisode: "Mammoth Journey"
2002 Black Books Schubert CustomerEpisode: "A Nice Change"
2003 My Family Spanish policeman 2Episode: "Canary Cage"
2006The Only Boy For MeMichael HardingtonTelevision film
2006The West Wittering AffairMan in therapy
2008 Revealed ActorEpisode: "Sex and the Neanderthals"
2011The Public BenefitsCSA No. 1Short film
2011 Game of Thrones Syrio Forel 3 episodes
2011 The Inbetweeners Movie Stavros Deleted Scene; uncredited
2014 M.I. High ThalamusEpisode: "The Shadow Games"
2014The BoogeymanLester BillingsShort film
2014WalterDimitriTelevision film
2015 Wolf Hall French NoblemanEpisode: "Anna Regina"
2015 The Danish Girl Dr. Mai
2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Bar Patron
2016 New Blood Menakis2 episodes
2016RubiconAzadShort film
2017 Tulip Fever Baker
2018Marcella[Yanis] Witman's Lawyer2 episodes
2019 The Crown ChronosEpisode: "Bubbikins"
2019The Circuit
2021 Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard Carlo
2024 Alex Rider (TV series) Mr. ManciniEpisode: "Target"

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ratcliffe, Amy (29 May 2014). "Learning Water Dancing From 'Game of Thrones' Syrio Forel". Nerdist. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  2. McCluskey, Megan (10 June 2016). "Game of Thrones Actor Drops Hint That His Character May Be Returning". Time. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 Mzimba, Lizo (1 September 2014). "Game of Thrones swordsman joins Star Wars film". BBC News. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  4. Goldberg, Matt (1 September 2014). "Game of Thrones' Miltos Yerolemou Joins Star Wars: Episode VII". Collider. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  5. Newbold, Mark (2 September 2014). "Star Wars Episode 7: What role could Miltos Yerolemou play?". Metro. UK. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  6. "Miltos Yerolemou Filmography – British Film Industry". BFI. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  7. "King Lear | Words of Colour Productions". 21 April 2016. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016.
  8. "Review: King Lear at the Royal Exchange – Exeunt Magazine". exeuntmagazine.com.
  9. Hickling, Alfred (7 April 2016). "King Lear review – as close to definitive as can be". The Guardian.