Game of Thrones’ Iain Glen interview: ‘Playing psychos comes disconcertingly easy’

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But Game of Thrones is like my child, so maybe it’s no surprise for me to say that!” The latest character Glen is playing is the polar opposite of the morally upstanding Ser Jorah. open image in gallery Iain Glen in ‘The Cane Field Killings’ “Speelman is also a very cultured, very intelligent man, and he’s a great reader of minds. I look after my wife!” People love to take extreme positions, and you’ve got to be able to express them in one or two sentences – that really takes nuance out of any debate Glen, who possesses an easygoing charm matched by a mellifluous Edinburgh burr, was also drawn to The Cane Field Killings because, “like all those great Scandi dramas, not only did it take you on a terrific thriller ride, it also gave you a wonderful insight into society. I think they occupy different worlds and offer different types of films that people want to watch.” open image in gallery Emilia Clarke and Iain Glen in ‘Game of Thrones’ For all his success, Glen, you sense, is relieved not to be a Hollywood big shot, with all the hassle that entails.