
Northern Ireland Screen News 15 July 2010
HBO's Game of Thrones urgently require experienced male horseriders (aged 16 - 65) with SWARTHY SKIN and DARK HAIR and if possible LONG DARK HAIR and/or men with a MEDITERRANEAN, HISPANIC, MIXED RACE OR LATIN LOOK ABOUT THEM for occasional paid work.
You do not need to own your own horse, if you are an experienced rider who rides regularly the production will be able to provide you with one.
If you match this description, please attend the OPEN HORSERIDER CASTING on WEDNESDAY 21ST JULY, at Lusks Equestrian Centre, 48 Knockany Road, Carryduff, Lisburn, Co. Antrim anytime that suits you between 4 - 9pm.
If you do own your own horse (it must be an event type horse - no coloured horses - preferably grey, bay, chestnut and must be good and quiet in company) please bring it along with you.
If for any reason you cannot attend this open casting please email a head and shoulders photograph where your hair and face are clearly visible along with the following information: your name, age, and contact telephone numbers to felicitypierce@hotmail.co.uk PLEASE DO NOT DO BOTH - either attend the open casting OR email (it is preferable that you attend the open casting if possible).
It is not possible to reply to every email received - you will only be contacted if you are selected and this could be anytime from now until December this year.
Based on the series of books by George R.R. Martin, Game of Thrones is an epic struggle for power set in a vast and violent fantasy kingdom. The series will shoot on a huge set in the Paint Hall Studio, as well as various locations in Northern Ireland. Production will begin this month and is expected to last until the end of the year.
Game of Thrones stars Sean Bean, Lena Headey, Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Aidan Gillen.
Northern Ireland’s Mark Huffam is producing the series, with funding provided by Northern Ireland Screen supported by Invest NI and part funded by the European Regional Development Fund.