Game of Thrones
TV Series

Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

8 seasons

Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaAction & Adventure

Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the wa...

Cast Age Comparison by Season

Actor Character Actor Age Char Age Conf Diff Source/Hints
Season 1 (2011)
Peter Dinklage Peter Dinklage Tyrion 'The Halfman' Lannister 41 32 C4 +9 S2 dialogue: Cersei was 19 when she married Robert; 17 years have passed → age 36
Kit Harington Kit Harington Jon Snow 24 17 C3 +7 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Sean Bean Sean Bean Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark 52 41 C3 +11 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Mark Addy Mark Addy Robert Baratheon 47 42 C3 +5 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Richard Madden Richard Madden Robb Stark 24 17 C3 +7 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Sir Jaime 'Kingslayer' Lannister 40 36 C4 +4 S2 dialogue: Cersei was 19 when she married Robert; 17 years have passed → age 36
Lena Headey Lena Headey Cersei Lannister 37 36 C4 +1 S2 dialogue: Cersei was 19 when she married Robert; 17 years have passed → age 36
Michelle Fairley Michelle Fairley Catelyn Stark 47 40 C3 +7 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Emilia Clarke Emilia Clarke Daenerys Targaryen 24 16 C3 +8 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Maisie Williams Maisie Williams Arya Stark 14 11 C5 +3 Arya states on-screen in S1 she is 11 years old (direct dialogue)
Iain Glen Iain Glen Sir Jorah Mormont 49 42-46 C2 +5 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Isaac Hempstead Wright Isaac Hempstead Wright Brandon 'Bran' Stark 12 10 C5 +2 Bran states on-screen in S1 he is 10 years old (direct dialogue)
Aidan Gillen Aidan Gillen Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish 42 34-38 C2 +6 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Sophie Turner Sophie Turner Sansa Stark 15 13 C5 +2 Sansa confirms to Cersei on-screen in S1 that she is 13 years old (direct dialogue)
Harry Lloyd Harry Lloyd Viserys Targaryen 27 20-24 C2 +5 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Season 2 (2012)
Peter Dinklage Peter Dinklage Tyrion 'The Halfman' Lannister 42 33 C3 +9 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Kit Harington Kit Harington Jon Snow 25 18 C3 +7 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Richard Madden Richard Madden Robb Stark 25 18 C3 +7 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Lena Headey Lena Headey Cersei Lannister 38 37 C3 +1 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Michelle Fairley Michelle Fairley Catelyn Stark 48 41 C3 +7 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Emilia Clarke Emilia Clarke Daenerys Targaryen 25 17 C3 +8 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Liam Cunningham Liam Cunningham Davos Seaworth 50 - C1
Maisie Williams Maisie Williams Arya Stark 14 12 C4 +2 Arya states on-screen in S1 she is 11 years old (direct dialogue)
Iain Glen Iain Glen Sir Jorah Mormont 50 43-47 C2 +5 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Isaac Hempstead Wright Isaac Hempstead Wright Brandon 'Bran' Stark 12 11 C4 +1 Bran states on-screen in S1 he is 10 years old (direct dialogue)
Aidan Gillen Aidan Gillen Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish 43 35-39 C2 +6 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Charles Dance Charles Dance Tywin Lannister 65 - C1
Sophie Turner Sophie Turner Sansa Stark 16 14 C4 +2 Sansa confirms to Cersei on-screen in S1 that she is 13 years old (direct dialogue)
Jerome Flynn Jerome Flynn Bronn 49 - C1
John Bradley John Bradley Samwell 'Sam' Tarly 23 - C1
Season 3 (2013)
Peter Dinklage Peter Dinklage Tyrion 'The Halfman' Lannister 43 34 C3 +9 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Kit Harington Kit Harington Jon Snow 26 19 C3 +7 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Richard Madden Richard Madden Robb Stark 26 19 C3 +7 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Sir Jaime 'Kingslayer' Lannister 42 38 C3 +4 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Lena Headey Lena Headey Cersei Lannister 39 38 C3 +1 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Michelle Fairley Michelle Fairley Catelyn Stark 49 42 C3 +7 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Emilia Clarke Emilia Clarke Daenerys Targaryen 26 18 C3 +8 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Liam Cunningham Liam Cunningham Davos Seaworth 51 - C1
Maisie Williams Maisie Williams Arya Stark 15 13 C4 +2 Arya states on-screen in S1 she is 11 years old (direct dialogue)
Iain Glen Iain Glen Sir Jorah Mormont 51 44-48 C2 +5 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Isaac Hempstead Wright Isaac Hempstead Wright Brandon 'Bran' Stark 13 12 C4 +1 Bran states on-screen in S1 he is 10 years old (direct dialogue)
Aidan Gillen Aidan Gillen Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish 44 36-40 C2 +6 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Charles Dance Charles Dance Tywin Lannister 66 - C1
Sophie Turner Sophie Turner Sansa Stark 17 15 C4 +2 Sansa confirms to Cersei on-screen in S1 that she is 13 years old (direct dialogue)
Jerome Flynn Jerome Flynn Bronn 50 - C1
Season 4 (2014)
Peter Dinklage Peter Dinklage Tyrion 'The Halfman' Lannister 44 35 C3 +9 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Kit Harington Kit Harington Jon Snow 27 20 C3 +7 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Sir Jaime 'Kingslayer' Lannister 43 39 C3 +4 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Lena Headey Lena Headey Cersei Lannister 40 39 C3 +1 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Emilia Clarke Emilia Clarke Daenerys Targaryen 27 19 C3 +8 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Liam Cunningham Liam Cunningham Davos Seaworth 52 - C1
Maisie Williams Maisie Williams Arya Stark 16 14 C4 +2 Arya states on-screen in S1 she is 11 years old (direct dialogue)
Iain Glen Iain Glen Sir Jorah Mormont 52 45-49 C2 +5 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Isaac Hempstead Wright Isaac Hempstead Wright Brandon 'Bran' Stark 14 13 C4 +1 Bran states on-screen in S1 he is 10 years old (direct dialogue)
Aidan Gillen Aidan Gillen Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish 45 37-41 C2 +6 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Charles Dance Charles Dance Tywin Lannister 67 - C1
Sophie Turner Sophie Turner Sansa Stark 18 16 C4 +2 Sansa confirms to Cersei on-screen in S1 that she is 13 years old (direct dialogue)
Jerome Flynn Jerome Flynn Bronn 51 - C1
John Bradley John Bradley Samwell 'Sam' Tarly 25 - C1
Rory McCann Rory McCann Sandor 'The Hound' Clegane 44 - C1
Season 5 (2015)
Peter Dinklage Peter Dinklage Tyrion 'The Halfman' Lannister 45 36 C3 +9 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Kit Harington Kit Harington Jon Snow 28 21 C3 +7 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Sir Jaime 'Kingslayer' Lannister 44 40 C3 +4 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Lena Headey Lena Headey Cersei Lannister 41 40 C3 +1 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Emilia Clarke Emilia Clarke Daenerys Targaryen 28 20 C3 +8 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Liam Cunningham Liam Cunningham Davos Seaworth 53 - C1
Maisie Williams Maisie Williams Arya Stark 17 15 C4 +2 Arya states on-screen in S1 she is 11 years old (direct dialogue)
Iain Glen Iain Glen Sir Jorah Mormont 53 46-50 C2 +5 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Isaac Hempstead Wright Isaac Hempstead Wright Brandon 'Bran' Stark 16 14 C4 +2 Bran states on-screen in S1 he is 10 years old (direct dialogue)
Aidan Gillen Aidan Gillen Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish 46 38-42 C2 +6 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Sophie Turner Sophie Turner Sansa Stark 19 17 C4 +2 Sansa confirms to Cersei on-screen in S1 that she is 13 years old (direct dialogue)
Jerome Flynn Jerome Flynn Bronn 52 - C1
John Bradley John Bradley Samwell 'Sam' Tarly 26 - C1
Rory McCann Rory McCann Sandor 'The Hound' Clegane 45 - C1
Alfie Allen Alfie Allen Theon Greyjoy 28 - C1
Season 6 (2016)
Peter Dinklage Peter Dinklage Tyrion 'The Halfman' Lannister 46 37 C3 +9 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Kit Harington Kit Harington Jon Snow 29 22 C3 +7 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Sir Jaime 'Kingslayer' Lannister 45 41 C3 +4 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Lena Headey Lena Headey Cersei Lannister 42 41 C3 +1 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Emilia Clarke Emilia Clarke Daenerys Targaryen 29 21 C3 +8 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Liam Cunningham Liam Cunningham Davos Seaworth 54 - C1
Maisie Williams Maisie Williams Arya Stark 19 16 C4 +3 Arya states on-screen in S1 she is 11 years old (direct dialogue)
Iain Glen Iain Glen Sir Jorah Mormont 54 47-51 C2 +5 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Isaac Hempstead Wright Isaac Hempstead Wright Brandon 'Bran' Stark 17 15 C4 +2 Bran states on-screen in S1 he is 10 years old (direct dialogue)
Aidan Gillen Aidan Gillen Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish 48 39-43 C2 +7 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Sophie Turner Sophie Turner Sansa Stark 20 18 C4 +2 Sansa confirms to Cersei on-screen in S1 that she is 13 years old (direct dialogue)
John Bradley John Bradley Samwell 'Sam' Tarly 27 - C1
Alfie Allen Alfie Allen Theon Greyjoy 29 - C1
Conleth Hill Conleth Hill Lord Varys 51 - C1
Gwendoline Christie Gwendoline Christie Brienne of Tarth 37 - C1
Season 7 (2017)
Peter Dinklage Peter Dinklage Tyrion 'The Halfman' Lannister 48 38 C3 +10 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Kit Harington Kit Harington Jon Snow 30 23 C3 +7 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Sir Jaime 'Kingslayer' Lannister 46 42 C3 +4 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Lena Headey Lena Headey Cersei Lannister 43 42 C3 +1 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Emilia Clarke Emilia Clarke Daenerys Targaryen 30 22 C3 +8 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Liam Cunningham Liam Cunningham Davos Seaworth 56 - C1
Maisie Williams Maisie Williams Arya Stark 20 17 C4 +3 Arya states on-screen in S1 she is 11 years old (direct dialogue)
Isaac Hempstead Wright Isaac Hempstead Wright Brandon 'Bran' Stark 18 16 C4 +2 Bran states on-screen in S1 he is 10 years old (direct dialogue)
Sophie Turner Sophie Turner Sansa Stark 21 19 C4 +2 Sansa confirms to Cersei on-screen in S1 that she is 13 years old (direct dialogue)
Jerome Flynn Jerome Flynn Bronn 54 - C1
John Bradley John Bradley Samwell 'Sam' Tarly 28 - C1
Rory McCann Rory McCann Sandor 'The Hound' Clegane 48 - C1
Gwendoline Christie Gwendoline Christie Brienne of Tarth 38 - C1
Jacob Anderson Jacob Anderson Grey Worm 27 - C1
Kristofer Hivju Kristofer Hivju Tormund Giantsbane 38 - C1
Season 8 (2019)
Peter Dinklage Peter Dinklage Tyrion 'The Halfman' Lannister 49 39 C3 +10 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Kit Harington Kit Harington Jon Snow 32 24 C3 +8 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Sir Jaime 'Kingslayer' Lannister 48 43 C3 +5 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Lena Headey Lena Headey Cersei Lannister 45 43 C3 +2 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Emilia Clarke Emilia Clarke Daenerys Targaryen 32 23 C3 +9 GoT Wiki with book/show age references
Liam Cunningham Liam Cunningham Davos Seaworth 57 - C1
Maisie Williams Maisie Williams Arya Stark 21 18 C4 +3 Arya states on-screen in S1 she is 11 years old (direct dialogue)
Isaac Hempstead Wright Isaac Hempstead Wright Brandon 'Bran' Stark 20 17 C4 +3 Bran states on-screen in S1 he is 10 years old (direct dialogue)
Sophie Turner Sophie Turner Sansa Stark 23 20 C4 +3 Sansa confirms to Cersei on-screen in S1 that she is 13 years old (direct dialogue)
John Bradley John Bradley Samwell 'Sam' Tarly 30 - C1
Rory McCann Rory McCann Sandor 'The Hound' Clegane 49 - C1
Joe Dempsie Joe Dempsie Gendry 31 - C1
Gwendoline Christie Gwendoline Christie Brienne of Tarth 40 - C1
Jacob Anderson Jacob Anderson Grey Worm 28 - C1
Actor Age Actor’s real age when the production was filmed or released
Char Age The character’s age as stated or implied in the story
Diff Difference between actor age and character age (green = close, red = far apart)
Source/Hints Where the character age was found or how it was inferred
Confidence Scale
C5 Canonical — age explicitly stated in the production
C4 Canonical — derived from dates or events in the story
C3 Strong secondary source (script, novelization, creator interview)
C2 Inferred range — estimated from context clues
C1 Unknown — no reliable age information found