Game of Thrones – Looking Back with Ian Gelder
In the latest of our series of mini-interviews with Game of Thrones cast members, we spoke to Ian Gelder. Gelder played Kevan Lannister, brother to the evil Tywin and Hand of the King, in the first 6 seasons of the show. He’s also known for his role in Torchwood: Children of Earth.
FN: What was your favourite moment for your character?
Ian: Putting Cersei in her place in Series 5 – “ You are the Queen Mother. Nothing else”.
FN: What is your favourite moment of the series so far?
Ian: Arya killing the Freys by poison in revenge for Rob and Catelyns’ deaths at the Red Wedding.
FN: Did you know while filming how your character’s story would tie in to the larger plot overall?
Ian: Roughly speaking yes. But the scripts moved in a different direction from the books. I preferred Kevan’s death in the books by Varys rather than being part of the mass killing in series 6 courtesy of Cersei!
FN: Who do you think will sit the Iron Throne at the end of the show?
Ian: Anyones’ guess. Haven’t started watching series 8 yet so I hope Arya if she’s still alive!
We’d like to thank Ian Gelder for taking the time to answer our questions, and hope he gets to watch Season 8 soon! You can check out our previous chats with Ian McElhinney, Roger Ashton-Griffiths and Ian Beattie. Don’t forget to check out our episode previews for Game of Thrones, and to check back after the episodes for our roundtable discussions.
