[Possible Spoilers] Five Worst Actors

[Jorah the Explorer]

I love Emilia as Daenerys. The "where are my dragons?" bit wasn't her fault. I started hating Dany in book five, and I don't think I will as much in the show. Hopefully they do some deft writing and editing too. Her Valyrian this season is music to the ears.

Kit Harington as Jon Snow is hands down the worst. Just awful. I'm hoping he doesn't end up on the throne in some fashion in the book just for this reason.

[Mendoza]

Emila is great. I actually enjoy the Dany stuff on screen much more than in the books. Her scenes always nice to just look at (good locale and interesting performances from the oddballs she encounters here and there) and she comes off as a woman who commands respect in a way none of the other female characters can. Its a good reprieve from whatever stale schemes Littlefinger or whomever is cooking up in King's Landing this week.

[Les Météores]

It's kinda sad that this thread has already more post than the 'best actors' one...oh well!

I don't think Emilia C. and Kit H. are bad actors, they just don't have the same range as the others and it's unfair to compare with seasoned actors at least 10 years older than them or natural talents such as Maisie W. and Jack G.

Emilia got my respect with the languages she had to learn, it doesn't feel forced and she's making it credible that Valyrian is her mother tongue. That's good acting for you. Last year Kit did a great job with the Halfhand fight and his death, it's unfortunate that's too rare.

[JaTyAdo]

Emilia Clarke>>> alright, let's just say not as good as the others because after all she's still better than most mainstream hollywood actors.. and for sure, she's doing her best and I saw some clips in season 3, she definitely improved.. I guess I just really have a problem with her because she's one of thos supposedly main character in the book.. and she did a great performance in episode 4.. She's definitely improving a lot..

Sibel whatever-the-surname-is>>> need I say more? At least she's better than most porn actresses

Oona Chaplin's acting is fine just badly written...

I don't have a problem with Kit Harington.. I don't see Jon as an emo badass.. for real?! He's not an emo badass.. He's just emo.. and his badass arc was in book 5..

There are also those that are badly written: Stephen Dillane(he's a good actor but the writing sucks!!!), Emilia Clarke(for sure but she's still horrible), Richard Madden(quit making him like some hero.. he's losing the depth of his character in the book)

I don't mind natalia Tena's performance.. I mean I enjoy her more than the Osha in the book... Ian Whyte's scene is also badly written(for the mountain.. the line 'You surprised me Gregor? I thought violence is what you're good at.' .. hell, I don't think even Conan would know how to act Gregorish in that part.)...and he just doesn't fit the role.. Gemma Whalen's acting is too different from the book that she had me thinking 'Did she read the book? Was it the showrunners who told her to act that way?'

[Winter In My Heart]

Honestly when I hear people say 'the acting is fine just badly written' I think that's a cop out and used as an excuse. In no way will I argue that there aren't some badly written characters. I.e Ros, who really doesn't contribute much to the show. Dany and Jon were written horribly in season two. Talisa. But arguably all of them except the last have had decent moments despite bad writing. The actress who plays Ros I think is decent, though I can't stand her since she really doesn't have much of a purpose anymore at this point IMO. I thought Kit's scene fighting Yhoren was pretty good. Emilia.. well I didn't think her scenes were that bad aside from the 'Where's my dragons', and also the scene where she's talking about how she's no ordinary girl and blah blah. But Oona.. There's honestly not one memorable scene IMO. Any scene that I can think of with her I remember Madden and Michele much more because he/Catelyn does more than she does. Even the Lannister boys scene that they weren't in, I absolutely hated it. She came off snobby to me. (And isn't a kind caring nurse suppose to be the opposite of snobby and stuck up?) I liked the Lannister boys, I just didn't like her acting in it. Plus she comes off so.. blank and emotionless I think. I don't know how to describe it.. But whatever it is I don't like it.

Now I'm not saying she's a bad actress. (I haven't seen her in anything else. And I've read she's pretty good in other things she's been in.) All I'm saying is in this particular show with this particular character she's not good.

But on a different note, I agree what's his face that plays Little Finger, his voice he switched to doing is annoying.

Despite being much older than the character is supposed to be in the books I really like Natalie. She does remind me of Anne from Tudors and I think she might get type cast with those sort of roles, but nonetheless she does a very good job at them. I love how she's playing Joffrey like a fiddle.

[Horus Ex Machina]

I disagree on all of them. All the main characters were top notch in my opinion.

I love Emilia as Daenerys. The "where are my dragons?" bit wasn't her fault.

:agree:

[Juliads]

The guy that plays Jon Snow is horrible in my opinion. Really hard to feel that excited over his scenes because I can't stand his performance. Fortunately everyone acting around him really saves the moment.

Actress that plays Dany was bad in S1, a whole lot worse in S2, but she's getting better throughout S3, so i'm warming to her.

Guy that plays LittleFinger...What the hell is going on with his voice? It's distracting and comical. That's the last thing i should be feeling about Littefinger.

Guy that plays Jorah is far too controlled and stiff in his acting. But it's passable, he's just not one of my favorites.

[The Pain Yak]

Gemma Whalen's acting is too different from the book that she had me thinking 'Did she read the book? Was it the showrunners who told her to act that way?'

Something about Gemma Whalen's Asha (Yara, whatever) annoyed me, too. The way she delivered some of her lines.

A line that especially struck me wrong was how she read 'I've always wanted a castle' after she's been assigned the task of capturing Deepwood Motte. It seemed so obvious to me that that line was meant to be delivered in a sort of sing-song, self-satisifed way, and with a smile. Like she was receiving a birthday present or something. Instead it was delivered in a kind of flat monotone. She showed a lot less of Asha's playful smugness than I would have liked and seemed more a straight bully.

And no, I'm pretty sure she hasn't read the books based on comments I've heard her make in interviews, but then that seems to be true for a surprising number of these actors.

[Flayed Starkman]

Honestly, after the "Dracarys" scene, everything bad about Emilia Clarke was redeemed from season two. She just about nailed the High Valyrian too.

But I must agree with the criticism of Kit. I won't say that he's particularly bad, but he makes Jon Snow look like a moaning, whining weakling. I hope he drops that part of the act when Jon becomes LC.

I don't think Oona Chaplin is that bad, but that may be because I was hypnotized by her amazing bum.

[Calidad]

I think all the cast are pretty much fantastic, although I do find that Kit Harrington is a little unconvincing, and bland. His line in the episode 6 promo "aren't you" is absolutely shocking.

[xSilence]

I haven't seen any real bad actor in the show yet,ut sometimes Emilias acting is a little bit too shallow(in my opinion) but in other parts she's really amazing (when she speaks Valyrian is really good). And with Kit, well I miss sometimes more emotions in his face, I don't know if he shall do it or if it his acting.

These are more things which can be a little bit annying but I would never say that this makes an actor bad. I still like Kit and Emilia :)

[Lady of Castamere]

There isn't any really bad actors in my opinion. There is only people who are better and people who are worse, but no one isn't really bad.

But if I have to choose couple of actors/actresses who are worse than others, I would choose those two classic ones, Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen and Kit Harrington as Jon Snow. And there is couple reasons why.

As I said before, no one from the cast isn't bad. Emilia is a good actress, but she, in my opinion, has changed Daenerys' personality from the books to the TV-show. I don't know have she read the books ever, but I think the book-Daenerys isn't so "cold" as she intimates. In season two and especially in season three she always got that cruel and cold gaze in her eyes and it bothers me sometimes. And the way she speaks to her soldiers, or that "where are my dragons"-line, they are just... Too much. I mean, I know she's trying to be dramatic, and usually she is, but sometimes her lines are just too cheesy. Too much. And don't get me wrong, I really like her, but these thing annoys me really much sometimes.

An Kit... Well, he's a good actor too, but he's like the opposite of Emilia. He just doesn't act enough. Yes, he says his lines et cetera, but there is still something missing. His words sounds so empty sometimes and his face is almost motionless. I like him as well and it would be a shame if these little things ruins his acting, or even hes acting career.

Oona Chaplin (Talisa Maegyr) sometimes annoys me, but I think it's because I don't like the whole character. Wouldn't it be so bad if they just have put that god damn Westerling in the show?

I enjoy watching Aidan Gillen's (Littlefinger) acting (and his face) usually, but he's really going descent all the time, which is sad because Petyr is one of my favourite characters in the book and in the TV-show.

Ian Glen's (Jorah Mormont) acting is a little bit rigid and riskless (which is sometimes good of course). In the books he is way more coarser. In the show he's like the guy in the backgound, even he has lots of screen time.

[toffeejay]

Aidan Gillen is a fantastic actor but his Littlefinger is too creepy, he has the same patronising expression every scene and his accent is weird. I know Petyr is supposed to smug but I actually feel uncomfortable watching him in the role.

For Emilia, from now now on she should just speak Valyrian in every scene. She delievered that scene perfectly, one of the most powerful performances on the show to date. In the past though I can understand some of the criticisms.

Gemma Whelan - I put this down to the writers rather than the actress. They seem to have gotten her characters so wrong.

Never understood the criticism of Ian Glen. He's made Jorrah are better character for me anyway.

Oona Chaplin - bad actress, bad character, bad story line...

[Shadow on the Wall]

Why can't Littlefinger go back to his Season 1 accent? It was perfect.

His accent for seasons 2 and 3 have been horrible. Low and hoarse - entirely unfitting of the character. I don't know why it was changed!

[Nezzer]

I think all the cast are pretty much fantastic, although I do find that Kit Harrington is a little unconvincing, and bland. His line in the episode 6 promo "aren't you" is absolutely shocking.

Yeah, he's not charismatic. He's like a male version of Kristen Stewart.

[Masamune]

I'm not sure what's going on with Littlefinger. I wouldn't say he's phoning in his performance, it's as if he's deliberately trying to be as wretched as possible. Maybe he's trying to get his character written out of the show? I really can't put my finger on it (haw haw). That isn't Aidan Gillen's normal voice and he didn't speak like that in S1, so whose idea was it to give him the Batman voice and how did they think it possibly brought anything to his performance? It's craaazy bad.

[Jaqen H'gcarl]

There are no real bad actors on the show, but the 5 that have least impressed me are probably Emilia Clarke, Richard Madden, Gemma Whelan, the stableboy that Arya killed, and Nonso Asonzie.

HAHA.So true. He is arguably the worst actor in addition to making the worst performance of the entire series. "Come here wolf girl"... what is he going to do with her? He looks like he's 12 years old.

On topic now. I don't think Emilia is a bad acress at all, as a matter of fact I really like her acting. The scene when she wakes up after Rhaego died is really really good, also I really think she pulled off the scene with the Quarth merchant when she says "I will take what's mine, with fire and blood, I will take it." She pulls of a mini Aerys so well :D

[K26dp]

First off, this is the best-cast show I've ever watched, which is amazing considering the size of the cast. The only poor performances I can see are around the edges.

Clive Mantle (Greatjon Umber)

Lino Facioli (Robin Arryn)

Ian Whyte (2nd Gregor)

Roger Allam (Illyrio Mopatis)

Eugene Simon (Lancel Lannister)

And even some of these guys had their moments. Of the main cast, I'd say Kit Harrington and Rory McCann are the most "meh" to me, but I don't think they are poor actors.

[Ben Ryan]

Sansa so wooden , lacks emotion dialogue feels forced.

Jon Snow same as above

Dany but she as progressed well acting wise especially season 3.

[go joff go]

I diasagree on Emilia/Kit. I feel like they acted exactly how the showrunners wanted them to. They wanted them to behave like schmucks and they did. Some people seem to think Emilia was SUPPOSE to sound badass went she was saying the fire and blood and take what is mine... NO she was suppose to sound petulent, and she did. Don't blame the actors b/c that was the road they wanted these guys to go.