Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson - Wikipedia Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name ; this person is referred to by the given name Hafþór. Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Björnsson in March 2017 ( 1988 - 11 - 26 ) November 26, 1988 ( age 29 ) Reykjavík, Iceland Other names Thor The Mountain Occupation Strongman, actor, basketball player Years active 2010 -- present ( strongman ) Height 206 cm ( 6 ft 9 in ) Weight 180 kg ( 400 lb ) Website Official website Hafþór Júlíus `` Thor '' Björnsson ( Icelandic pronunciation : ​ ( ˈhafθour ˈjuːliʏs ˈpjœsːɔn ) ; born November 26, 1988 ) is an Icelandic professional strongman, actor, and former professional basketball player. He plays Ser Gregor `` The Mountain '' Clegane in the HBO series Game of Thrones. Contents 1 Career 1.1 Basketball career 1.2 Strongman career 1.3 World 's Strongest Man 1.4 Icelandic Mountain Vodka 2 Acting 3 Personal life 4 Personal records 5 Filmography 5.1 Film 5.2 Television 6 References 7 External links Career Basketball career Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Personal information Listed height 206 cm ( 6 ft 9 in ) Career information Playing career 2004 -- 2008 Position Center Career history 2004 -- 2005 Breiðablik 2005 -- 2006 FSu 2006 -- 2007 KR 2007 -- 2008 FSu Hafþór began his sports career as a basketball player. At 2.06 m ( 6 ft 9 in ) he started his senior team career with Division I club Breiðablik in 2004. In 2005 he joined FSu Selfoss in the Icelandic Division I. After 10 games it was discovered that he had been playing with a broken bone in his ankle and would require surgery. After recovering from surgery, Hafþór moved to Úrvalsdeild powerhouse KR in 2006. He missed most of the 2006 - 2007 season after a screw in his ankle shattered and had to be fixed by another surgery. For the 2007 -- 2008 season, he moved back to play for FSu Selfoss. For the season he averaged 6.7 points on 63.8 % shooting, helping the team achieve promotion to the Úrvalsdeild. The troublesome ankle forced him to retire from basketball after the season at the age of 20. Between 2004 and 2006 Hafþór played 32 games for the Icelandic junior national basketball teams. In 2006 he played 8 games with Iceland 's U-18 national team in Division A of the U18 European Championship. Strongman career Hafþór Júlíus `` Thor '' Björnsson At the 2015 Caledonian Club Highland Games Personal information Occupation Strongman Height 206 cm ( 6 ft 9 in ) Medal record Representing Iceland World 's Strongest Man 6th 2011 World 's Strongest Man 3rd 2012 World 's Strongest Man 3rd 2013 World 's Strongest Man 2nd 2014 World 's Strongest Man 3rd 2015 World 's Strongest Man 2nd 2016 World 's Strongest Man 2nd 2017 World 's Strongest Man Arnold Strongman Classic 10th 2012 Arnold Strongman Classic 8th 2013 Arnold Strongman Classic 5th 2014 Arnold Strongman Classic 7th 2015 Arnold Strongman Classic 5th 2016 Arnold Strongman Classic 2nd 2017 Arnold Strongman Classic Europe 's Strongest Man 1st 2014 1st 2015 2nd 2016 1st 2017 Giants Live 4th 2011 Poland Strongman Champions League 3rd 2013 SCL Iceman Challenge IV 1st 2013 Latvia 2nd 2013 Germany 1st 2015 SCL Iceman Challenge Jón Páll Sigmarsson Classic 2nd 1st 2012 Iceland 's Strongest Man 3rd 1st 2011 1st 2012 1st 2013 1st 2014 1st 2015 1st 2016 1st 2017 Strongest Man in Iceland 1st 1st 2011 1st 2012 1st 2016 1st 2017 Iceland 's Strongest Viking 1st 1st 2011 1st 2012 Westfjord 's Viking 4th 2009 1st 1st 2011 1st 2012 OK Budar Strongman Championships 1st Hafþór met Icelandic strongman Magnús Ver Magnússon at his gym `` Jakaból '' in 2008, and Magnús said that Hafþór seemed a good prospect as a strongman. Hafþór won several strongman contests in Iceland in 2010 including Strongest Man in Iceland, Iceland 's Strongest Viking, Westfjords Viking, and five of six events at the OK Badur Strongman Championships. Hafþór finished in second place at the inaugural Jón Páll Sigmarsson Classic in November 2010, behind Brian Shaw. He won the 2011 Strongest Man in Iceland contest on June 4, 2011, and the 2011 Iceland 's Strongest Man contest on June 18, 2011. Hafþór came fourth in the Giants Live Poland 2011 event on August 6, 2011. On 31 January 2015, Hafþór beat a 1,000 - year - old record set by Orm Storolfsson at the World 's Strongest Viking competition in Norway, where he carried a 10 - metre - long ( 33 ft ), 650 - kilogram ( 1,430 lb ) log for five steps. World 's Strongest Man Hafþór took part in World 's Strongest Man after earning a wild card invitation to the 2011 contest. He came in sixth overall. Taking part again in ensuing years, he placed third in 2012, 2013 and 2015. He finished runner - up in 2014 event to Žydrūnas Savickas and again in the 2016 event to Brian Shaw. In 2017, Hafþór once again was runner up, this time to Eddie Hall. Icelandic Mountain Vodka Since 2016, Hafþór has been the spokesperson and co-owner of Icelandic Mountain Vodka. Acting Hafþór was cast as Gregor `` The Mountain '' Clegane for the fourth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones in August 2013. This was his first main acting role, and he is the third person to depict the character after Conan Stevens played the role in season 1 and Ian Whyte in season 2. He became the first actor to portray Clegane in more than one season with his appearances in season 4, season 5, season 6 and season 7. Hafþór was cast for the role of Mongkut in the 2017 film Kickboxer : Retaliation. Hafþór played the lead role in the Philadelphia Renaissance Faire during their debut season in 2015. He appeared as `` King Thor, '' the leader of a Viking raiding party intent on capturing the city of Amman. Personal life In March 2017, Hafþór was diagnosed with Bell 's palsy... Personal records Squat -- 440 kg ( 970 lbs ) raw Bench press -- 230 kg ( 528 lbs ) raw Tire deadlift -- 460 kg ( 994 lbs ) raw with wrist straps Deadlift -- 460 kg ( 1014 lbs ) 4.625 cronans raw with straps Log Press -- 206.5 kg ( 455 lbs ) Log carry -- ( 5 steps ) 650 kg ( 1433 lbs ) Keg throw -- 7.15 m Training lifts Deadlift 450 kg ( 990 lbs ) raw with wrist straps Log Press 206.5 kg ( 455 lbs ) Squat 300 kg ( 660 lbs ) for 10 reps, raw without knee wraps Bench Press 220 kg ( 485 lbs ) for 8 reps, raw Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2017 Zon 261 ( aka `` Operation Ragnarok '' ) Big John -- Icelandic Viking Squad 2017 Devilish Deeds Psycho Phil Bell Currently in pre-production 2017 Beast Currently in pre-production 2017 Kickboxer : Retaliation Mongkut Currently filming Television Year Title Role Notes 2012 -- 2017 The World 's Strongest Man Himself -- competitor 2014 -- present Game of Thrones Gregor Clegane Recurring role 2015 A League of Their Own Himself Series 9, Episode 7 2016 Heavy Bubbles Himself References ^ Jump up to : Hafþór Björnsson. theworldsstrongestman.com Jump up ^ `` Hafthor Bjornsson ''. www.strongman.org. Strongman. Retrieved June 14, 2014. Jump up ^ Hafþór Björnsson genginn til liðs við KR Jump up ^ Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson leikur ekki meira á þessari leiktíð Jump up ^ FSu 2007 - 2008 statistics Jump up ^ FSu í úrvalsdeildina í körfu karla Jump up ^ About Hafþór Jump up ^ Hafþór Júlíus : Ofvirki Skagastrákurinn sem breyttist í vöðvafjall Jump up ^ Landslið unglinga - og drengja Jump up ^ FIBA Europe - Hafthor Bjornsson Jump up ^ Magnus Ver Magnusson : Icelandic Strongman Scout. Ironmind.com ( May 29, 2010 ). Retrieved on 2014 - 03 - 30. Jump up ^ Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson. vodvafikn.net Jump up ^ Haffþór Júlíusson Björnsson wins Iceland 's OK Budar Strongman Contest. Ironmind.com ( August 10, 2010 ). Archived on December 10, 2011. Jump up ^ Brian Shaw Wins the Inaugural Jon Pall Sigmarsson Classic Strongman Contest. Ironmind.com ( November 22, 2010 ). Retrieved on 2014 - 03 - 30. Jump up ^ Hafthor Julius Bjornsson Wins the Strongest Man in Iceland. Ironmind.com ( June 6, 2011 ). Retrieved on 2014 - 03 - 30. Jump up ^ Hafthor Julius Bjornsson Wins Iceland 's Strongest Man. Ironmind.com ( June 19, 2011 ). Retrieved on 2014 - 03 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Hafthor Wins World 's Strongest Viking, Sets Sights on World 's Strongest Man ''. IronMind. 1 January 2015. Jump up ^ Giants Live -- Poland : Radzikowski, Jenkins and Baron Make WSM Cut... Bjornsson Gets Wild Card. Ironmind.com ( August 8, 2011 ). Retrieved on 2014 - 03 - 30. Jump up ^ Cindy Boren ( May 19, 2014 ). `` ' Game of Thrones ' villain is second - strongest man in the world ''. The Washington Post. Retrieved May 19, 2014. Jump up ^ Iceland Review : Hafþór Júlíus Runner up in World 's Strongest Man Comp Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ `` Icelandic Mountain Vodka ''. www.urban-drinks.co.uk. Urban Drinks. Retrieved 2017 - 01 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Mountain Recast ''. WinterIsComing.net. August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013. Jump up ^ `` The Mountain in Belfast, and Game of Thrones filming in Split continues despite flooding ''. Watchers On The Wall. September 13, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Mountain Comes to Philly Ren Faire ''. Philadelphia Magazine. April 8, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2017. Jump up ^ `` ' The Mountain ' Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson has Bell 's palsy ''. theconversation.com. April 6, 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017. ^ Jump up to : Jay Hathaway ( June 4, 2014 ). `` Watch The Mountain from Game of Thrones Deadlift Almost 1,000 Pounds ''. Gawker.com. Retrieved June 5, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Thor and Benny Magnusson, 420 and 445 kg Deadlift ''. YouTube.com. Retrieved November 11, 2014. Jump up ^ `` The Mountain from ' Game of Thrones ' Breaks 1,000 - Year - Old Weightlifting Record ''. Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 4, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Hafthor Bjornsson Breaks His Own Keg Toss World Record in Botswana ''. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2017. 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Answer: Hafþór Júlíus "Thor" Björnsson