If you find yourself watching Game of Thrones [1] and wondering again and again, "Why does that actor look so damn familiar?," it's probably because the cast is literally everywhere. As the recent Bud Light Super Bowl commercial [2] reminded us, Winter is just around the corner, and the best way to prepare for season eight [3] (besides reading insane fan theories [4]) is to watch your favourite cast members dominate both the small and big screens in totally different roles — sometimes even with each other! Read on to see where you can watch your favourite Westeros citizens take on completely different characters on Netflix.
Richard Madden: Bodyguard
Starring Richard Madden (who is otherwise known as the ill-fated Robb Stark), this BBC drama is centreed around a war veteran turned cop and special protection officer who is assigned to guard the Home Secretary from mysterious assassins. If you've been hoping to catch the 32-year-old Scottish actor (Robb) Stark naked, then you're in for a treat.
Watch it now [6].
Emilia Clarke: Solo: A Star Wars Story
This young Han Solo prequel stars Emilia Clarke, also known as Daenerys Stormborn of the House of Targaryen, First of Her Name, the Unburnt, Queen of the Andals and the First Men, Khaleesi of the . . . well, you get the point. In the film, she plays Qi'ra, Han's former lover.
Watch it now [7].
Maisie Williams: iBOY
This sci-fi thriller — based on the 2010 novel of the same name by Kevin Brooks — costars Maisie Williams (also known as the fierce Arya Stark) as Lucy, the friend and love interest of a teen who gets fragments of his phone shot into his head, giving him some pretty crazy abilities.
Watch it now [8].
Jason Momoa: Frontier
In this Canadian historical drama, Jason Momoa [9] (also known as Khal Drogo) stars as American outlaw Declan Harp, who attempts to take down the Hudson's Bay Company's monopoly on the fur trade in the late 18th century. Declan Harp's heavy furs aren't quite as revealing as Khal Drogo's Dothraki garb, but we can promise you that it's just as sexy.
Watch it now [10].
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau: Small Crimes
Based on the novel of the same name by Dave Zeltserman, this crime film stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (also known as Kingsguard knight Jaime Lannister) as a disgraced ex-cop recently released from prison for attempted murder. If you love Jaime Lannister's moral ambiguity, then you're sure to love Joe Denton as well.
Watch it now [11].
Jerome Flynn: Ripper Street
Set six months after the infamous Jack the Ripper murders, this BBC crime series stars Jerome Flynn (who plays low-born sellsword Bronn) as a detective at H Division who's haunted by his failure to capture the Ripper.
Watch it now [12].
Pedro Pascal: Narcos
Pedro Pascal, who played Oberyn Martell (or the Red Viper) in the fourth season of GoT, stars in the Netflix original crime drama as Javier Peña, a DEA agent hunting down Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar and the Medellín Cartel.
Watch it now [13].
Finn Jones and Jessica Henwick: Iron Fist
Marvel's Iron Fist offers a two-for-one special, as it stars both Finn Jones (also known as GoT's Knight of Flowers Loras Tyrell) and Jessica Henwick (who plays one of the three Sand Snakes, Nymeria Sand). In the Marvel series, Jones and Henwick respectively star as Danny Rand and Colleen Wang, a billionaire Buddhist monk who can summon the power of the Iron Fist and his martial artist ally.
Watch it now [14].
Lena Headey: Zipper
The legendary Lena Headey, who plays the scheming Cersei Lannister, stars in this underrated 2015 political thriller alongside Patrick Wilson and Dianna Agron [15]. In the film, she portrays Jeannie Ellis, wife of rising star prosecutor Sam Hellis, who becomes suspicious of her husband's increasingly deceptive behaviour.
Watch it now [16].
Iain Glen: Jack Taylor
Based on the crime novels by Ken Bruen, this Irish mystery drama stars Iain Glen (also known as the disgraced Ser Jorah Mormont) as the eponymous Jack Taylor, a former officer with the Garda Síochána who becomes a private investigator after leaving the national police.
Watch it now [17].
Aidan Gillen: Peaky Blinders
Set in the aftermath of World War I, this British crime series offers a fictionalized dramatization of the real-life criminal gang based in Birmingham. Aidan Gillen (who may be better known as the sneaky Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish) appears in seasons four and five of the series as Aberama Gold, a dangerous new ally of the Shelby Family.
Watch it now [18].
Natalie Dormer: In Darkness
Natalie Dormer, who played social climber Margaery Tyrell, both wrote and stars in this 2018 thriller as a blind pianist who accidentally finds herself witness to a murder that takes place in the apartment above hers.
Watch it now [19].
Kristofer Hivju: The Last King
Lovable wildling raider Tormund Giantsbane, played by Norwegian actor Kristofer Hivju, stars in this 2015 historical drama, which tells the true story of the 13th-century Birkebeiner loyalists who protected the heir to the Norwegian throne, Haakon Haakonsson, after the death of his father.
Watch it now [20].
Hannah Murray and Joe Dempsie: Skins
This British teen comedy-drama stars both Hannah Murray (who plays Sam Tarly's love interest Gilly) and Joe Dempsie (who plays the illegitimate son of King Robert Baratheon, Gendry). Murray and Dempsie both star in the First Generation of the series as the eccentric Cassie Ainsworth and party animal Chris Miles, respectively, though Murray later reprises her character in Skins Redux.
Watch it now [21].
Michiel Huisman: The Haunting of Hill House
Based on the 1959 Shirley Jackson novel of the same name, this supernatural horror series follows the five Crain siblings as they struggle to come to terms with their childhood, when a house flipping gone wrong left their mother dead and the children haunted. Michiel Huisman — who replaced original actor Ed Skrein to play Daenerys Targaryen's devoted follower Daario Naharis — stars in the show as Steven Crain, the eldest Crain sibling.
Watch it now [22].
Gemma Whelan: The End of the F***ing World
Based on the comic book series of the same name by Charles Forsman, this dark comedy follows two misanthropic outsiders — one who is convinced he is a psychopath, and one who is simply desperate for excitement — as they embark on an increasingly dangerous road trip. GoT's Yara Greyjoy, actress and comedian Gemma Whelan, appears in the series as Eunice, one of the police partners attempting to track James and Alyssa down.
Watch it now [23].