Mark Strong was ‘first choice’ to play a character in Game Of Thrones

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Could Mark Strong have played Jon Snow?

Mark Strong has revealed how he nearly starred into have turned down the role of Stannis Baratheon on the HBO fantasy series, taking up a role on AMC remake Low Winter Sun in 2013 instead.about his rumoured connections with the show, Mark confirmed he had been offered a role on Game Of Thrones but didn’t want to reveal the character’s identity.

‘I was offered a role in it but I can’t ever say who it was,’ Mark said. ‘Because I don’t want to belittle the person who eventually did it because they may have no idea they weren’t first choice.’Asked if he turned the role down, Mark added: ‘No it came my way and we were flirting a while with it, but I didn’t have to turn it down.’While it’s an elusive answer, it could possibly indicate he was pipped to the role by another actor, despite being offered it first.still a hotly contested topic.

 

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