'Game of Thrones' Fans Will Have to Do a Double-Take After Seeing the Hound in Real Life
A slew of characters on HBO's hit drama Game of Thrones look completely different in real life. [...]
A slew of characters on HBO's hit drama Game of Thrones look completely different in real life. However, there may not be a more surprising illustration of this than actor Rory McCann. When he isn't portraying Sandor Clegane, also known as "The Hound," he is nearly unrecognizable.
On the series, the Hound has massive facial scars that were given to him by his evil older brother, Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane, when they were young children. In real life, McCann's face has no such scars and doesn't sport a thick beard.
The 48-year-old actor is known for living a transient, solitary lifestyle. In fact, while filming for GOT in Iceland, McCann enjoyed the remote location so much that he decided to live there for a year.
During the time that he is on set with Game of Thrones, McCann says that he doesn't typically hang out with his other castmates.
"Normally when we're filming, I hide," he said during an interview with The Sydney Morning Herald. "I don't drink, I don't smoke and I'm used to living on my own on a boat on the west coast of Scotland. With the other cast, it's been like passing ships in the night."
He also says that he doesn't have a TV and therefore has never actually watched Game of Thrones.
"The first problem has been that I don't watch the show. I'm a bit different that way, I don't watch telly at all. So when I met the other actors [for season seven] I didn't know who they were. I'd be asking people, 'So who's the big guy over there then?' 'Oh, he's Lord whatever of House whatever.' 'Well, is he a good guy or a bad guy? And who are you?' And some of them are going, 'Are you f---ing joking? We've been here on the show for three years, man!' " he recalled.
Going into Season 7, McCann says that he is just now coming out of his shell.
"I've managed to socialize for the first time. I didn't really get to know people until this year. The best thing was it turned out that half of us are reasonably good musicians so we got to have these great jams most nights," he said.
Tune into Game of Thrones on Sundays at 9/8c on HBO.