Season 3 cast

The Season 2 cast includes 25 starring cast members and numerous guest stars.

Main cast
Starring cast
 * See also: Starring cast

The following cast members are credited during the opening sequence at the beginning of each episode where they appear:
 * 1) Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister (5 episodes)
 * 2) Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Ser Jaime Lannister (4 episodes)
 * 3) Lena Headey as Queen Cersei Lannister (5 episodes)
 * 4) Emilia Clarke as Queen Daenerys Targaryen (4 episodes)
 * 5) Kit Harington as Jon Snow (4 episodes)
 * 6) Richard Madden as King Robb Stark (4 episodes)
 * 7) Iain Glen as Ser Jorah Mormont (4 episodes)
 * 8) Michelle Fairley as Lady Catelyn Stark (5 episodes)
 * 9) Aidan Gillen as Lord Petyr Baelish (3 episodes)
 * 10) Charles Dance as Lord Tywin Lannister (4 episodes)
 * 11) Liam Cunningham as Ser Davos Seaworth (2 episodes)
 * 12) Stephen Dillane as King Stannis Baratheon (3 episodes)
 * 13) Carice van Houten as Lady Melisandre (2 episodes)
 * 14) Natalie Dormer as Lady Margaery Tyrell (4 episodes)
 * 15) Isaac Hempstead-Wright as Prince Bran Stark (2 episodes)
 * 16) Jack Gleeson as King Joffrey Baratheon (3 episodes)
 * 17) Sophie Turner as Princess Sansa Stark (4 episodes)
 * 18) Maisie Williams as Princess Arya Stark (4 episodes)
 * 19) Alfie Allen as Prince Theon Greyjoy (3 episodes)
 * 20) Oona Chaplin as Queen Talisa Stark (4 episodes)
 * 21) Joe Dempsie as Gendry (4 episodes)
 * 22) Rose Leslie as Ygritte (4 episodes)
 * 23) John Bradley as Samwell Tarly (4 episodes)
 * 24) James Cosmo as Lord Commander Jeor Mormont (4 episodes)
 * 25) Jerome Flynn as Ser Bronn (2 episodes)
 * 26) Sibel Kekilli as Shae (2 episodes)
 * 27) Rory McCann as Sandor Clegane (4 episodes)
 * 28) Conleth Hill as Lord Varys (2 episodes)

Notes
 * Second season cast members promoted to the starring cast for the third season are Joe Dempsie, Rose Leslie and Oona Chaplin.
 * Richard Madden, Stephen Dillane, Carice van Houten, and Natalie Dormer are now credited individually onscreen.
 * Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington and Richard Madden are credited fourth through sixth respectively, now ahead of Michelle Fairley and Iain Glen.

Recurring
These recurring cast members are credited as guest stars during the closing sequence of each of the multiple episodes they appear in.

Returning cast members
 * Luke Barnes as Rast (4 episodes)
 * Gwendoline Christie as Brienne of Tarth (4 episodes)
 * Ben Crompton as Eddison Tollett (4 episodes)
 * Ian McElhinney as Ser Barristan Selmy (4 episodes)
 * Mark Stanley as Grenn (4 episodes)
 * Esmé Bianco as Ros (3 episodes)
 * Finn Jones as Ser Loras Tyrell (3 episodes)
 * Michael McElhatton as Lord Roose Bolton (3 episodes)
 * Daniel Portman as Podrick Payne (3 episodes)
 * John Stahl as Lord Rickard Karstark (3 episodes)
 * Ben Hawkey as Hot Pie (2 episodes)
 * Hannah Murray as Gilly (2 episodes)
 * Robert Pugh as Craster (2 episodes)
 * Ian Beattie as Ser Meryn Trant ("Valar Dohaeris")
 * Edward Dogliani as the Lord of Bones ("Valar Dohaeris")
 * Josephine Gillan as Marei ("Walk of Punishment")
 * Julian Glover as Grand Maester Pycelle ("Walk of Punishment")
 * Lucian Msamati as Salladhor Saan ("Valar Dohaeris")
 * Kristian Nairn as Hodor ("Dark Wings, Dark Words")
 * Art Parkinson as Prince Rickon Stark ("Dark Wings, Dark Words")
 * Natalia Tena as Osha ("Dark Wings, Dark Words")

New characters
 * Ciarán Hinds as Mance Rayder (3 episodes)
 * Diana Rigg as Lady Olenna Tyrell (3 episodes)


 * Nathalie Emmanuel as Missandei (4 episodes)
 * Kristofer Hivju as Tormund Giantsbane (4 episodes)
 * Paul Kaye as Thoros of Myr (4 episodes)
 * Philip McGinley as Anguy (4 episodes)
 * Noah Taylor as Locke (4 episodes)
 * Mackenzie Crook as Orell (3 episodes)
 * Dan Hildebrand as Kraznys mo Nakloz (3 episodes)
 * Iwan Rheon as the boy (3 episodes)
 * Clifford Barry as Greizhen mo Ullhor (2 episodes)
 * Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Jojen Reed (2 episodes)
 * Dean-Charles Chapman as Martyn Lannister (2 episodes)
 * Timothy Gibbons as Willem Lannister (2 episodes)
 * Burn Gorman as Karl (2 episodes)
 * Anton Lesser as Qyburn (2 episodes)
 * Tobias Menzies as Lord Edmure Tully (2 episodes)
 * Clive Russell as Ser Brynden Tully (2 episodes)
 * Michael Shelford as Skinner (2 episodes)

Recast characters Two minor characters from previous seasons have been recast for the third season.
 * Richard Dormer replaces David Michael Scott as Lord Beric Dondarrion (2 episodes)
 * Tara Fitzgerald replaces background extra Sarah McKeever as Queen Selyse Baratheon ("Kissed by Fire")

Guest cast
The following cast members are credited as guest stars during the closing sequence of the single episode they appear in:
 * Max Barber as an orphan ("Valar Dohaeris")
 * Rhys Howells as an Unsullied ("Valar Dohaeris")
 * Aisling Jarrett-Gavin as Margaery Tyrell's handmaiden ("Valar Dohaeris")
 * Elisa Lasowski as Mirelle ("Valar Dohaeris")
 * Michael Power as a boat commander ("Valar Dohaeris")
 * Lottie Steer as an orphan ("Valar Dohaeris")
 * Ian Whyte as a giant ("Valar Dohaeris")
 * Joe Cassidy as a tailor ("Dark Wings, Dark Words")
 * Ellie Kendrick as Meera Reed ("Dark Wings, Dark Words")
 * Joe Purcell as a traveler ("Dark Wings, Dark Words")
 * Will Rastall as a Tyrell server ("Dark Wings, Dark Words")
 * Michelle Costello as one of Craster's wives ("Walk of Punishment")
 * Mark Drake as a tortured slave ("Walk of Punishment")
 * Kylie Harris as Genna ("Walk of Punishment")
 * Pixie Le Knot as Kayla ("Walk of Punishment")
 * Gary Lightbody as a Bolton soldier ("Walk of Punishment")
 * Lisa Walsh as one of Craster's wives ("Walk of Punishment")
 * Harold James McMullan as the Sorcerer ("And Now His Watch is Ended")
 * Bryan Quinn as a Bolton soldier ("And Now His Watch is Ended")
 * Sophie Reid as a Tyrell lady ("And Now His Watch is Ended")
 * Jacob Anderson as Grey Worm ("Kissed by Fire")
 * Shaun Blaney ("Kissed by Fire")
 * Kerry Ingram as Princess Shireen Baratheon ("Kissed by Fire")
 * Will Tudor as Olyvar ("Kissed by Fire")

Additional Cast
Background cast

The following cast members are considered featured extras and appear uncredited despite their characters being identifiable:
 * Dennis McKeever as Othell Yarwyck ("Walk of Punishment")