Bran Stark



Bran Stark is a major character in Game of Thrones. He is played by Isaac Hempstead-Wright and debuts in the first episode.

Bran is the son of Eddard and Catelyn Stark. He has an older brother, Robb, and a younger, Rickon, and well as two older sisters, Sansa and Arya. He also has a bastard half-brother, Jon Snow. He is 10 years old in the first episode.

Season 1
When the events of the series begin, Bran is being trained by his father, brothers and the castle's staff in the ways of rulership and combat, though his favourite hobby is climbing the walls of Winterfell and using its old rooftops and passageways to get around.

Bran is considered old enough to see some of the uglier side of life, and his father takes him to see a deserter from the Night's Watch being executed. Shortly after this the Starks find a clutch of direwolf pups and Eddard reluctantly agrees to let his children adopt them. Bran still hasn't given his pup a name by the time that King Robert Baratheon's party arrives at Winterfell.

During Robert's visit Bran continues to go exploring. Whilst climbing a decrepit tower, he catches the king's wife, Queen Cersei Lannister, and her twin brother, Jaime Lannister, engaged in a sexual act. To keep his silence, Jaime throws him from the tower. Bran survives the fall and awakens at the end of the second episode.

In the books
In the Song of Ice and Fire novels Bran is seven years old when the action begins. He has a love of climbing, and has been known to climb the walls of Winterfell and go exploring its ancient nooks and crannies. He dreams of one day being a great knight.