Prime Time Supporters: Stephen Dillane in Game of Thrones

'Stannis Baratheon with a grievance was like a mastiff with a bone; he gnawed it down to splinters.'

Jon Snow

The return of The Red Woman, Melisandre (Carice van Houten) was welcomed by many viewers of Game of Thrones, especially when she used her powers to put a little fire into the start of the great battle.  At least we were ale to see the flames... Melisandre's return also had me thinking about her earlier scenes in seasons 2 and 3, especially the heat she created with Stannis Baratheon.

I'm not sure how many of you remember the 'war table' scene from season two, but Stannis evoked a few of many daddy fantasies when he had sex with Melisandre on the table.  Although, as is often the case on GOT, it was only the actress who got naked, actor Stephen Dillane still had me lusting for whatever he was hiding under his cloak.

I find English actor Stephen Dillane incredibly hot.  In part it's his immense acting talent, but it's also his amazing face and his way of smouldering intensely when required.  Fans of GOT know poor (or lucky) Stannis didn't make it to fight in the Battle for Winterfeld, he met his end at the end of the shows fifth season at the hand of Brienne of Tarth.

The talented actor has an impressive resume of television, film and stage work. He is also the father of actor Frank Dillane, who some may know from his role on Fear the Walking Dead  In researching the actor, I also loved reading although he respects the show, he wasn't a fan of watching GOT due to all the cruelty and brutality.  Although I know it was a brutal time in history, when I went back to watch some earlier seasons I too couldn't stomach of the brutal scenes some of the characters had to go through. Tankfully there was a bit less of the last couple of seasons.

Hamlet, Gielgud Theatre (1994)

Angels In America

Angels In America: National Theatre production (1993)

The Hours (2002)

Although Game of Thrones never got Stannis stripped down, Dillane did have a couple of nude scenes on film.  The most notable, his role in the 2007 film Savage Grace.  Although I remember thed threesome between Julianne Moore, Eddie Redmayne and Hugh Dancy, I'd forgotten about Dillane's brief frontal until beginning this piece.

Firelight (1997)

Savage Grace (2007)