Loras Tyrell

Loras Tyrell is a character in Game of Thrones. He is played by Finn Jones and first appears in the first season.

Ser Loras Tyrell is the third son of Lord Mace Tyrell, the Lord of Highgarden and one of the most powerful lords in all of Westeros. Loras is a skilled knight famed for his many tourney victories and his dazzling good looks, which make him popular with the commons and with young women in particular. Loras is the former squire of Lord Renly Baratheon and remains Renly's close friend and colleague. When the series begins, Loras is in King's Landing to compete in tourneys and attend court.

In the books
In the Song of Ice and Fire novels Loras is a handsome warrior, famed for his chivalry, honour and skill at arms, particularly his abilities in the joust. He is a loyal member of his family and is close to his sister Margaery and his older brothers Willas and Garlan.