Miltos Yerolemou - wikipedia Miltos Yerolemou Miltos Yerolemou Yerolemou in 2013 Miltos Yerolemou London, United Kingdom Occupation Actor Years active 1996 -- present Miltos Yerolemou is an English actor best known for his role as Syrio Forel in the HBO fantasy TV series Game of Thrones. Yerolemou has also made appearances in films such as Star Wars : The Force Awakens and The Danish Girl. Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Later career 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links Early life and career The son of Greek Cypriot parents, Yerolemou was born in London and grew up in the United Kingdom. After his graduation, Yerolemou did not take acting lessons, but instead learned how to be an actor as a stage actor. From 1997 to 2003 he was a regular on the television series Hububb. In 1998, he had a supporting role in Middleton 's Changeling, and in 1999, he took part in a film adaptation of the Shakespeare play The Winter 's Tale. It was followed by two extras roles in the documentary Neanderthal. He also appeared in the British series My Family, The West Wittering Affair, and the short film The Public Benefits. Later career Yerolemou with Charles Martinet at Armageddon 2012 in Auckland, New Zealand. Yerolemou in Nashville in 2017 Yerolemou 's first major role was as Syrio Forel in the first season of the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones. In the series, Yerolemou primarily worked with actress Maisie Williams as Arya Stark, and portrayed a character known as `` The First Sword of Braavos. '' Thus most of his scenes involved sword work. Following his appearance in Game of Thrones, Yerolemou was cast in Star Wars : The Force Awakens, as well as the award - winning film The Danish Girl. Yerolemou has appeared on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and had a role in a BBC adaptation of Hilary Mantel 's Wolf Hall. Yerolemou has also appeared in the BBC One series New Blood and the British - American film Tulip Fever. Most recently Yerolemou played The Fool in the Talawa Theatre Company and Royal Exchange Manchester co-production of King Lear, with Don Warrington taking on the title role. His performance as very well received, with reviews stating that his `` extraordinary despair... matches ( his ) brilliant comic timing '', that he `` manages to provide a key to the entire performance '', and `` irrepressible ''. Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1995 Funny Bones Mime Shakespeare Shorts Porter 1998 Middleton 's Changeling Asylum Inmate Neanderthal Neanderthal 2002 Black Books Schubert Customer 1997 -- 2003 Hububb Mikey, Paul, Lady Skipton 26 episodes 2003 My Family Spanish policeman 2006 The Only Boy For Me Michael Hardington 2006 The West Wittering Affair Man in therapy 2008 Revealed Actor 2011 The Public Benefits CSA No. 1 2011 Game of Thrones Syrio Forel Season 1 2011 The Inbetweeners Movie Stavros 2014 M.I. High Thalamus 2014 The Boogeyman Lester Billings 2014 Walter Dimitri 2015 Wolf Hall French Nobleman 2015 The Danish Girl Dr. Mai 2015 Star Wars : The Force Awakens Bar Patron 2016 New Blood Menakis 2 episodes 2016 Tulip Fever Post-production 2016 The Circuit Pre-production 2016 Rubicon Azad Post-production 2016 Dark Continents Perro Pre-production References ^ Jump up to : Ratcliffe, Amy ( 29 May 2014 ). `` Learning Water Dancing From ' Game of Thrones ' Syrio Forel ''. Nerdist. Retrieved 16 June 2016. Jump up ^ McCluskey, Megan ( 10 June 2016 ). `` Game of Thrones Actor Drops Hint That His Character May Be Returning ''. Time. Retrieved 16 June 2016. ^ Jump up to : Mzimba, Lizo ( 1 September 2014 ). `` Game of Thrones swordsman joins Star Wars film ''. BBC News. Retrieved 16 June 2016. Jump up ^ Goldberg, Matt ( 1 September 2014 ). `` Game of Thrones ' Miltos Yerolemou Joins Star Wars : Episode VII ''. Collider. Retrieved 16 June 2016. Jump up ^ Newbold, Mark ( 2 September 2014 ). `` Star Wars Episode 7 : What role could Miltos Yerolemou play ? ''. Metro. UK. Retrieved 16 June 2016. Jump up ^ `` Miltos Yerolemou Filmography -- British Film Industry ''. BFI. Retrieved 16 June 2016. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ `` Review : King Lear at the Royal Exchange -- Exeunt Magazine ''. exeuntmagazine.com. Jump up ^ Hickling, Alfred ( 7 April 2016 ). `` King Lear review -- as close to definitive as can be '' -- via The Guardian. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Miltos Yerolemou. Miltos Yerolemou on IMDb Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Miltos_Yerolemou&oldid=846927257 '' Categories : Living people English male television actors English male film actors Male actors from London English people of Greek Cypriot descent Hidden categories : EngvarB from December 2017 Use dmy dates from December 2017 Articles with hCards Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 21 June 2018, at 18 : 58 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who plays syrio forel in game of thrones
Answer: Miltos Yerolemou