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Game of Thrones Stars Who Also Appear in The Crown

These actors have appeared on-screen in the Seven Kingdoms and the United Kingdom.

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Whether you’re watching Netflix’s The Crown for the first time or tuning in for the long-awaited third season, you’re going to see some familiar faces—especially if you’re a fan of Game of Thrones. From noble warriors on the fields of battle to notable nobles in Westeros, here are some GoT actors you can expect to see mingling with (or as a part of) British royalty.

Season 3 of The Crown debuts on Netflix on Sunday, November 17.

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Charles Dance

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Game of Thrones: Tywin Lannister, patriarch of the Lannister family and father to Cersei, Jaime, and Tyrion.

The Crown, Season 3: Louis Mountbatten, a.k.a., Uncle Dickie, a second cousin of Queen Elizabeth II and uncle to Prince Philip.

You’ve also seen him as: Alan Jonah in Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Raymond Stockbridge in Gosford Park, Commander Denniston in The Imitation Game, and more.

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Tobias Menzies

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Game of Thrones: Edmure Tully, the Lord of Riverrun and brother to Catelyn Stark and Lysa Arryn. (He was unfortunately also the recipient of Sansa Stark’s “Uncle, please sit” comment.)

The Crown, Season 3: Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, husband to Queen Elizabeth II and father to Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward.

You’ve also seen him as: Frank and Jonathan Randall in Outlander, Villiers in Casino Royale, and more.

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Stephen Dillane

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Game of Thrones: Stannis Baratheon, brother to King Robert Baratheon and King Renly Baratheon.

The Crown, Season 1: Graham Sutherland, the English painter who was commissioned to work on a portrait of Prime Minister Winston Churchill in 1954, which later disappeared.

You’ve also seen him as: Viscount Halifax in Darkest Hour, Thomas Jefferson in the John Adams TV series, and more.

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Rupert Vansittart

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Game of Thrones: Yohn Royce, a bannerman of House Stark and House Arryn.

The Crown, Season 3: Cecil King, the chairman of Daily Mirror newspapers, Sunday Pictorial newspapers, and International Publishing Corporation.

You’ve also seen him as: Lord Bottoms in Braveheart, George the Boor at The Boatman in Four Weddings and a Funeral, and more.

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