Callum Woodhouse, best known for playing Tristan Farnon in All Creatures Great and Small, has landed a role in the stage production Game of Thrones: The Mad King. The play will run at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon from 20 July to 5 September 2026.
The 32-year-old actor will portray Lord Robert Baratheon in the production, which is based on George R.R. Martin's novels. The play has been adapted by Duncan Macmillan and directed by Dominic Coole.
Woodhouse joins a cast that includes Maxim Ays as Ser Jaime Lannister, Mariah Gale as Queen Rhaella Targaryen, Huw Parmenter as Ser Oswell Whent, Michael Shaeffer as King Aerys II Targaryen, and Richard Hansell as Grand Maester Pycelle.
Woodhouse's co-star from All Creatures Great and Small, Rachel Shenton, showed support with fire emojis, while Eleanor Tomlinson, who stars with Woodhouse in the upcoming Channel 5 thriller The Fortune, commented 'Wahoooo'. The Fortune airs on Channel 5 on 2 June at 9pm.
