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[Which Tyler]

RhaenysBalerion, on 16 January 2013 - 04:00 PM, said:

I think Omar Sharif is too old for Doran, while Ghassan Masshoud is Arabian. Doran Martell is not Arabian... or Indian.
I can imagine Alexander Sidding or Erick Avari as Doran.
As for Rufus Sewell... the only role I would find his appearance tolerable on the show is Ramsay. That man just gives me the creeps...

Everyone's aged up, Shariff is on the old side for Doran, but acceptable; equally, Massoud is on the young side for Doran, but acceptable (largely because he looks older than his years). Siddig is way too young for Doran; Ayari is fine.
As for ethnicity, Doran is Dornish, not arabian, not spanish, not moroccan, not indian, or anything else. However, Spanish/North African is the closest we can get, and Arabian is pretty damn similar.
I must confess, I like the way you specify that Doran is not Indian, then suggest Avari (an Indian actor) for the part. Good skills.

Edit: Sewell as Ramsay? we obvious have very different ideas of ages; surely Ramsay is a young man mid-20s or so?

ReEdit: Rheon is 27, and Ramsay certainly has to be believable as McElhatton's child; not convinced he could have a kid in his mid 40s

Edited by Which Tyler, 20 January 2013 - 07:56 AM.

[summer_stark]

John Noble would be great with the publicly ineffectual, privately grand schemer thing. Amazing in Fringe and in LoTR.

[Arkash]

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I think Omar Sharif is too old for Doran, while Ghassan Masshoud is Arabian. Doran Martell is not Arabian... or Indian.

Well, I see the Dornish as a bit Arabian... Meditteranean to be exact, and that includes Arabs.

[Ser Areo Mace]

Found another option for Doran

Sergio Castellitto

[Asshai Hipster Town]

The person i pictured while reading was Derek Jacobi http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001394/. Which somewhat suggests that i dont pay attention while reading.

[Sour Billy Tipton]

I saw a commercial for a stupid witch movie coming out and Jeremy Irons is in it.  Had me thinking what part could he play in Game of Thrones.

He was in The Borgias so he would be open to joining another tv show.  He's an academy award winning actor so he will need a part with a lot of substance.

Out of all the characters left I would think Doran would best fit.  He's not how I pictured Doran but it could work appearance wise.

I doubt they could afford an actor like Jeremy Irons but you never know.

[The Dragon King]

Alfred Molina for Doran, but this guy for the Viper!

http://images.moviep...spian-60405.jpg

"Elia Martell, you raped her, you murdered her, you killed her children"

Edited by The Dragon King, 17 February 2013 - 06:32 PM.

[Razha]

Asshai Hipster Town, on 23 January 2013 - 04:05 PM, said:

The person i pictured while reading was Derek Jacobi http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001394/. Which somewhat suggests that i dont pay attention while reading.

Funny enough - I also pictured Jacoby, and only then when I thought of possible cast for his family I realised that I need to look for someone with more meditteranean / middle eastern look.

[Which Tyler]

in that case, you want Ben Kingsley. I know his ehtnicity is (part) Indian, but he can certainly pull off the mediteranean / near East.

Would also give us a proper knight on the cast

Edited by Which Tyler, 01 March 2013 - 04:16 PM.

[Razha]

I dunno, I think there is something shrewd and sinister about Kingsley, Doran's secret plan should be a surprise, a revelation, while with Kingsley I would suspect  some secret motives from the very first frame.

Actually I pictured someone more like Pierre Arditi - who is a very good French actor but I don't know if he is fluent in english

http://www.arsenalfi...nload/20296.jpg


Another  favourite  - Giancarlo Gianini - who has done lots of US films and was even the emperor in DUNE miniseries

Edited by Razha, 01 March 2013 - 04:41 PM.

[brighidg]

I'm just preparing myself for my irrational disappointment when it's not Alexander Siddig.

[kevin1989]

summer_stark, on 20 January 2013 - 11:13 PM, said:

John Noble would be great with the publicly ineffectual, privately grand schemer thing. Amazing in Fringe and in LoTR.

That would be great, one of the best actors alive. He would be a perfect Doran. And james purefoy as Oberyn.

[Sleezy]

Like I mentioned in the Oberyn thread, I realize the Dornish aren't African/black, but that's what I pictured.

Roger Aaron Brown is the actor I pictured for Doran Martell. And race aside, I think he would have the personality to play the seasoned, cautious, emburdened leader. Dude has a GREAT voice (see the Youtube link below).

http://static.tvguid...natural-259.jpg

https://www.youtube....h?v=fYHsr1zO7b0

Edited by Sleezy, 21 March 2013 - 03:32 PM.