Richard Rycroft

Richard Rycroft (born 28 June 1960)^[1] is an English actor and comedian, best known for his role as Maester Wolkan on the HBO series Game of Thrones.

Richard Rycroft
Rycroft in 2010
Born	(1960-06-28) 28 June 1960 (age 63) Gravesend, Kent, England
Nationality	English
Occupation(s)	Actor, comedian
Years active	2001–present

Career

Rycroft first started his acting career in 2001. He has appeared in several British drama television series, including: EastEnders, Casualty, Holby City and Doctors. He also featured in the films The Turn and Bridget Jones's Baby. In August 2007, he started stand-up comedy, and was a finalist in the 2010 Laughing Horse new act of the year competition.^[2][3]

In 2016, he joined the cast of Game of Thrones, appearing in the sixth, seventh and eighth^[4][5] seasons as Maester Wolkan.^[6] His other work includes parts in the television series Wolf Hall, Secret Smile, Not Going Out and Apple Tree Yard. In 2017, he lent his voice to the Fighting Fantasy audio dramas, in which he voiced the character Throm.^[7]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Feeling Lucky	Owen	(Short)
2004	Belly Button	Martin	(Short)
2004	Feedback	Mr. Jones
2005	Planespotting	Planespotter	(TV Movie)
2005	Heatwave	Brian Lancashire	(TV Movie)
2012	The Turn	George	(Short)
2013	Resting	Pub Manager	(Short)
2015	In Memory	Mr. Michaels (voice)	(Short)
2016	Bridget Jones's Baby	Election Official
2019	Greed	Publisher

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002–2005	Casualty	Thomas Banks / Barry	3 episodes
2003	EastEnders	Mr. Broughton	1 episode
2005	Doctors	Reg Peacock	1 episode
2005	Secret Smile	Brendan's Lawyer	1 episode
2009	Holby City	Dennis Johnson	1 episode
2014	Not Going Out	Dougal	1 episode
2015	Wolf Hall	Speaker of the House	1 episode
2015	Drunk History	Boss 2 / Albert's friend	2 episodes
2015	Mr Selfridge	Shareholder	1 episode
2015	Charity Starts at Home	John	4 episodes
2016–2019	Game of Thrones	Maester Wolkan	12 episodes
2017	Apple Tree Yard	MP	1 episode
2018–2020	The Self-Tapers	Gerald Dorrington	2 episodes
2022–2023	The Crown	George Carey	4 episodes

References

1. Smith, Dominic (27 May 2011). "Milky Drink Kids, Laughing Horse @ The Temple, Hove, May 29&30". The Argus. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
2. "Richard Rycroft, comedian tour dates". Chortle. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
3. "Richard Rycroft - Laughing Horse Comedy Performer Listings". Laughing Horse. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
4. Quinn, Joseph (9 October 2016). "Two new British actors have joined the Game of Thrones cast". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
5. "#watchersOTthewall #Irishthrones #Belfast These are a few more sightings of many!! Care to work out what the plot might be hehe??". Twitter. 3 October 2016. from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
6. Shepherd, Jack (5 October 2016). "Game of Thrones season 7: Bolton ally spotted in Winterfell". The Independent. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
7. "Fighting Fantasy Audio Dramas presents 4 new dramas based on the original works by Steve Jackson & Ian Livingstone". Fighting Fantasy Audio Dramas. Retrieved 27 November 2018.

External links

• Richard Rycroft at IMDb