Richard Rycroft

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Richard Rycroft
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Rycroft in 2010
Born (1960-06-28) 28 June 1960 (age 64)
Gravesend, Kent, England
NationalityEnglish
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian
Years active2001–present

Richard Rycroft (born 28 June 1960) [1] is an English actor and comedian, best known for his role as Maester Wolkan on the HBO series Game of Thrones .

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Career

Rycroft first started his acting career in 2001. He has appeared in several British drama television series, including: EastEnders , Casualty , Holby City and Doctors . He also featured in the films The Turn and Bridget Jones's Baby . In August 2007, he started stand-up comedy, and was a finalist in both the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year and the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year competitions in 2010. [2] [3]

In 2016, he joined the cast of Game of Thrones , appearing in the sixth, seventh and eighth [4] [5] seasons as Maester Wolkan. [6] His other work includes parts in the television series Wolf Hall , Secret Smile , Not Going Out and Apple Tree Yard . In 2017, he lent his voice to the Fighting Fantasy audio dramas, in which he voiced the character Throm. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001Feeling LuckyOwen(Short)
2004Belly ButtonMartin(Short)
2004FeedbackMr. Jones
2005PlanespottingPlanespotter(TV Movie)
2005HeatwaveBrian Lancashire(TV Movie)
2012 The Turn George(Short)
2013RestingPub Manager(Short)
2015In MemoryMr. Michaels (voice)(Short)
2016 Bridget Jones's Baby Election Official
2019 Greed Publisher

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002–2005 Casualty Thomas Banks / Barry3 episodes
2003 EastEnders Mr. Broughton1 episode
2005 Doctors Reg Peacock1 episode
2005 Secret Smile Brendan's Lawyer1 episode
2009 Holby City Dennis Johnson1 episode
2014 Not Going Out Dougal1 episode
2015 Wolf Hall Speaker of the House1 episode
2015 Drunk History Boss 2 / Albert's friend2 episodes
2015 Mr Selfridge Shareholder1 episode
2015Charity Starts at HomeJohn4 episodes
2016–2019 Game of Thrones Maester Wolkan 12 episodes
2017 Apple Tree Yard MP1 episode
2018–2020The Self-TapersGerald Dorrington2 episodes
2022–2023 The Crown George Carey 4 episodes

References

  1. Smith, Dominic (27 May 2011). "Milky Drink Kids, Laughing Horse @ The Temple, Hove, May 29&30". The Argus . Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  2. "Richard Rycroft, comedian tour dates". Chortle . Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  3. "Richard Rycroft - Laughing Horse Comedy Performer Listings". Laughing Horse . Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  4. Quinn, Joseph (9 October 2016). "Two new British actors have joined the Game of Thrones cast". Belfast Telegraph . Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  5. "#watchersOTthewall #Irishthrones #Belfast These are a few more sightings of many!! Care to work out what the plot might be hehe??". Twitter. 3 October 2016. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  6. Shepherd, Jack (5 October 2016). "Game of Thrones season 7: Bolton ally spotted in Winterfell". The Independent . Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  7. "Fighting Fantasy Audio Dramas presents 4 new dramas based on the original works by Steve Jackson & Ian Livingstone". Fighting Fantasy Audio Dramas. Retrieved 27 November 2018.