“People either think Hodor is a very easy character to play or a very difficult one; there's no in between. But it's a lot of fun having to completely switch personalities inside four seconds, with no words. That's a joy for an actor to get to show all that complex emotion in such a short space of time.”

actor and DJ from Lisburn, Northern Ireland

Kristian Nairn is an actor and DJ from Lisburn, Northern Ireland. He is best known for playing Hodor in HBO’s fantasy series Game of Thrones. He later appeared as Wee John Feeney in the HBO Max series Our Flag Means Death from 2022 to 2023. His public profile is tied mainly to screen acting and to his work as a DJ.