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HBO's Game of Thrones is full of spectacle—dragons, battles, magic—but it's also got some famously great acting.
So it may not come as a surprise to learn that many of the show's stars have roots in theatre.
<p>Here are some of our favorite <em>Game of Thrones </em>stars who got their starts onstage.</p><p><div id="insticator-container" class="embedid-ee1b1245-7f34-4d5c-8a70-c8be74fe7696"><div id="div-insticator-ad-1"></div><div id="insticator-embed"></div><div id="div-insticator-ad-2"></div><script data-cfasync="false" type="text/javascript">Insticator.ad.loadAd("div-insticator-ad-1");Insticator.ad.loadAd("div-insticator-ad-2");Insticator.load("em",{id : "ee1b1245-7f34-4d5c-8a70-c8be74fe7696"})</script></div></p><h2>Emila Clarke</h2><p><span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="04a11769371b68e7e3a69fab8a31597a"><iframe type="lazy-iframe" data-runner-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DMEj3BIPW7c?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span></p><p>Daenerys Targaryen may be ruthless, but before Emilia Clarke became the Mother of Dragons, she was the mother of "Cat" in <em>Breakfast at Tiffany</em>'s. The actress starred as Holly Golightly at the Cort Theatre on Broadway.</p><h2>Kit Harington</h2><p><span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="bba09989a46bc52c3ab1c63c56d18b3d"><iframe type="lazy-iframe" data-runner-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iapn8LKXMek?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span></p><p>Before Kit Harington took the world by storm with his portrayal of Jon Snow, he played Albert at the Royal Court Theatre's production of <em>War Horse. </em>He hasn't strayed far from the stage since <em>Game of Thrones </em>either. He was seen in a West End production of <em>True West </em>this very year!</p><h2>Stephen Dillane</h2><p><span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="f841b15ac6c06b2de4b8fe89d1d08154"><iframe type="lazy-iframe" data-runner-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6h-W73X0cDs?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span></p><p>Stephen Dillane was a revered actor even before his turn as Stannis Baratheon on <em>Game of Thrones</em>. In addition to playing Prior in the original West End production of <em>Angels in America</em>, he's taken on classic roles like Hamlet in <em>Hamlet </em>and Clov in <em>Endgame</em>.</p><p><div data-conversation-spotlight=""></div></p><h2>Gwendoline Christie</h2><p><span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="12f00cb408f7f00690ae1d432fd1d876"><iframe type="lazy-iframe" data-runner-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YTJ4q8aPsoI?start=90&rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span></p><p>Brienne of Tarth actress Gwendoline Christie didn't begin acting professionally until her 30's, but she hasn't stopped working since. The actress has a long list of English theatre credits to her name—including a terrifying portrayal of Lucifer in Royal Exchange's <em>Dr. Faustus.</em></p>
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