Game of Thrones cast member was almost kicked out by bosses

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau played a prank on the Game of Thrones bosses. Picture: Rich Polk/Getty Images for IMDb

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau’s prank on the Game of Thrones bosses didn’t go down well. The Danish actor, who plays Jaime Lannister on the HBO show, told Digital Spy about the prank he pulled a few years ago that almost got him sued.

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“There’d been a lot of talk about Jaime’s hair in the early seasons – his long golden locks,” Coster-Waldau said. “Once he lost his hand, I thought he should maybe have a haircut. And then I thought, ‘Why don’t I just pretend?’

“This is five, six seasons ago – I sent them an old picture where I had a buzz cut. I sent a long letter where I explained I’d taken control of my character, and I want to be respected. I said that my integrity as an artist was at stake!”

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The actor didn’t hear anything back and forgot about the prank. But when he landed in Northern Island to start filming again he received a panicked call from one of the Game of Thrones bosses who had been freaking out behind the scenes.

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“I was in the car from the airport. The first AD (assistant director) said, ‘Do you have any hair?’ Then he explained how poor Kevin – who is the head of hair – had been frantically trying to build a wig with what he had, which wasn’t a lot,” Coster-Waldau said.

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“I said, ‘It’s just a joke! Did you really believe?’ They all believed it. They’d also called my manager. HBO had started to talk about suing me and it had gotten out of control.”

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