Areo Hotah

Areo Hotah is a character set to appear in Season 5. He is the personal bodyguard of Prince Doran Martell, the ruler of Dorne.

Background
Areo Hotah is originally from Norvos, one of the northern Free Cities. He joined the Martell household at Sunspear along with Prince Doran's wife, a Norvoshi noblewoman. He has been a trusted servant of the Martells for many years, and is skilled with an ax.

In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Areo Hotah is caucasian, but there are reports that the TV series wants to cast a black actor.