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Actor Ian Beattie has been on stage, film and television for over 20 years. He\u2019s best known for his roles on Game of Thrones as Meryn Trant and on the movie Alexander as Antigonus. I spoke to him at the Great Philadelphia Comic Con.<\/p>\n
1:51 \u2013 Ian Beattie started performing as a child in a Northern Ireland circus. He kept at that for a while and then went to law school to be a barrister. But then he went to acting school in 1989. He spent a few years in LA doing theater but then went to Belfast and did stage and tv work here and there.<\/p>\n
3:03 \u2013 His big break was getting on the movie Alexander but his biggest success was getting the role of Ser Meryn Tranth in Game of Thrones. That was a game changer.<\/p>\n
3:34 \u2013 Experience was what changed his way of acting. He learned a lot with Alexander. He\u2019s always been an intense actor and has always researched his roles including the accents. He\u2019s done a few real characters and that\u2019s helped him with doing research. He really likes doing historical characters. He really enjoyed his work on Alexander as Antigonus.<\/p>\n
6:45 \u2013 He loves film and television and he loves being on set. He considers himself a good director\u2019s actor and loves to be on the same page. Gabriel Burnham said that when you\u2019re playing a role it\u2019s vital to find the truth and make it your truth.<\/p>\n
8:03 \u2013 He\u2019s loved wearing the costumes in Vikings and in the Tudors. He\u2019s inspired by fellow directors and actors. But he doesn\u2019t have favorite actors or actresses that he loves watching.<\/p>\n
9:22 \u2013 He\u2019s most moved by strong scripts and stories. He likes the to find the realism of the time he\u2019s in. he also likes to take in what others around him teach him.<\/p>\n
11:24 \u2013 He\u2019s always wanted to fly but then he figured out he was afraid of heights. He\u2019s most inspired by people who have changed the world for the better.<\/p>\n
12:03 \u2013 As a kid he loved Batman. As a teenager he loved Judge Dredd. He loved seeing Karl Urban and would have loved that role. But there are a million roles he\u2019d love to play. He was down to the last two in a role and didn\u2019t make it but anytime things could change. He was down to final selection in a Justice League role but they decided to go younger.<\/p>\n
13:50 \u2013 If the audience spots you acting then you\u2019re in trouble.<\/p>\n
14:16 \u2013 On the last day of Alexander they were praying to a statue. He was on a two hundred foot ledge without railing and it freaked him out since he had only vision out of one eye.<\/p>\n
15:03 \u2013 Everyone should always maintain their belief and stay hungry. Persistence pays and always practice while you\u2019re waiting for a role.<\/p>\n
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