There is one name casting director Nina Gold regrets passing up though – Oscar-winning Moonlight actor Mahershala Ali.
Game of Thrones returns to HBO on 16 July and will be simulcast at 2am on Sky Atlantic.
Game of Thrones has never been short of acting talent with each new season securing bigger names than the last, if even for small cameo roles.
Gold naturally passed up the opportunity to have the actor play Qarth king Xaro Xhoan Daxos in favour of Nonso Anozie.
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