It has been five years since Game of Thrones concluded, and the ensemble cast have been busy with new roles, marriages, and family life. From blockbuster films to television dramas, here is an update on the stars of the fantasy series.
Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen) starred in Solo: A Star Wars Story, Last Christmas, and Marvel's Secret Invasion, while also performing in theatre productions The Seagull and Breakfast at Tiffany's. Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark) played Jean Grey in the X-Men films and will lead the ITV drama Joan; she married Joe Jonas and had two children before their 2023 split. Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) also joined the X-Men universe as Rahne Sinclair and appeared in Doctor Who, Pistol, and The New Look; she hosts the podcast Frank Film Club.
Kit Harington (Jon Snow) married on-screen love interest Rose Leslie in 2018, and the couple have two children. His recent projects include Eternals, Criminal UK, and HBO's Industry. Sean Bean (Ned Stark) won a BAFTA for BBC's Time and appeared in Disney+'s Shardlake; he married Ashley Moore in 2017. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister) played William the Conqueror in King and Conqueror and starred in The Last Thing He Told Me.
Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran Stark) returned to university to study neuroscience in 2019 and acted in Box Trolls and Voyagers. Jack Gleeson (Joffrey Baratheon) retired from acting but returned with roles in The Famous Five and The Sandman, and married Róisín O'Mahony in 2022. Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister) appeared in Fighting with My Family and married Marc Menchaca in 2022. Michelle Fairley (Catelyn Stark) featured in Gangs of London and Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.
