(Check out Amok’s version of the Red Viper, that’s how I saw him. Missandei as well, though in the books the Naathi are golden-skinned, not white.Īs for the Dornishmen, well, though by and large I reject one to one analogies, I’ve always pictured the “salty Dornish” as being more Mediterranean than African in appearance Greek, Spanish, Italian, Portugese, etc. It is true that we’ve lost several black characters who appear in the novels (Chataya and Alayaya, Jalabhar Xho, Strong Belwas), but to balance that, characters like Salladhor Saan and Xaro Xhoan Daxos, both white in the books, have been played by black actors. I do know that David and Dan and HBO do favor having a racially and ethnically diverse cast on the series. So I suspect that he will turn out to be a wonderful Red Viper. And since his casting was announced, the producer of another TV show on which he appeared recently has written me to say how terrific Pascal is, and to congratulate us on the casting. I wasn’t present for Pedro Pascal’s audition, but I understand that he really killed it with his reading. Martin had this to say about the choice of the actor, his audition, and about the ethnicity and racial makeup of several other characters in the series. Over on his livejournal blog today, responding to a fan’s question, George R.R.

Following last week’s casting of Pedro Pascal in the fan-favorite role of the Red Viper, there was much debate among fans.

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