Who is the Night King on Game of Thrones? The character itself has been one of the biggest mysteries on the show, and while there hasn’t been much clarity about the history of the Night King—apart from how he was created—we do know a bit about the man that brought him to life in the later seasons of the show.
While some people might have thought the Night King character was made using CGI and computer graphics, the Game of Thrones team did the opposite, using fantastic makeup and costume work to turn an actor into the biggest villain on Game of Thrones. After the wild and shocking events in “The Long Night,” we took a look at the man behind the Night King. Beware: SPOILERS are ahead.
Here’s a look at the actor behind the Night King.
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