Iwan Rheon - wikipedia Iwan Rheon Iwan Rheon Rheon in July 2016 ( 1985 - 05 - 13 ) 13 May 1985 ( age 32 ) Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales Occupation Actor, singer, musician Years active 2002 -- 2004 ; 2008 -- present Musical career Genres Indie folk acoustic rock Instruments Vocals, guitar Iwan Rheon ( Welsh pronunciation : ( ˈɪuan ˈr̥ɛɔn ) ; born 13 May 1985 ) is a Welsh actor, singer, and musician. He is best known for portraying Ramsay Bolton in the HBO series Game of Thrones and Simon Bellamy in the E4 series Misfits, Ash Weston in the ITV sitcom Vicious, and will play Maximus in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Inhumans. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Acting 2.2 Music 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 4.3 Stage 4.4 Radio 4.5 Video games 5 Discography 6 Awards and nominations 7 References 8 External links Early life Iwan Rheon was born on 13 May 1985 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire. He speaks Welsh as his first language. When he was five years old, his family moved to Cardiff. He attended Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf, where he began acting in school drama productions at age 17. He was later spotted at a National Eisteddfod of Wales, before studying at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Career Acting Rheon at the 2017 Con of Thrones in Nashville, Tennessee At age 17, Rheon joined Welsh language soap Pobol Y Cwm, in which he originated the role of Macsen White, but later left to train at LAMDA. His first notable stage part came in Eight Miles High, which was staged in 2008 at the Royal Court Theatre in Liverpool. Also in 2008, he was cast as the haunted Moritz Stiefel in the London production of the Tony Award - winning rock - musical, Spring Awakening. He played this role from January 2009 at the Lyric Hammersmith and continued when the show was transferred to the Novello Theatre, until it closed in May 2009, five months earlier than planned. He earned a What 's on Stage Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical, which was eventually won by Oliver Thornton ( Priscilla Queen of the Desert ). For his performance he won the award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical at the 2010 Olivier Awards. Immediately after Spring Awakening, Rheon was cast in the E4 channel 's Misfits, a BAFTA winning programme that was described by 247 Magazine as `` a mix of Skins and Heroes ''. He plays nervous, shy Simon Bellamy, who gains the superpower of invisibility and precognition in season 3. On 20 December 2011, Rheon announced via Twitter that he had left the show, along with fellow cast member Antonia Thomas. In 2011, he also appeared in the final episode of Secret Diary of a Call Girl. In 2011, he was nominated for a Golden Nymph in the `` Outstanding Actor -- Drama Series '' category for his role in Misfits. Rheon also made two guest appearances as the character Ben Theodore in Simon Amstell 's comedy Grandma 's House. In early 2012, Rheon filmed the crime heist drama The Rise. In spring 2012, he began shooting Libertador in Venezuela and Spain. He plays Daniel O'Leary. In May 2012, it was announced that he had signed on to the gritty drama Driven. In 2013, Rheon was cast as the villainous psychopath Ramsay Bolton in the HBO series Game of Thrones. In the DVD commentary for the series ' third season, producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss mentioned that Rheon previously auditioned for the role of Jon Snow in the first season, but lost to Kit Harington, with whom Rheon maintains a close friendship. He portrayed Ash Weston in the ITV sitcom Vicious from 2013 until 2016. In 2013, Rheon played a lead role in the philosophical radio play, Darkside, based on the themes of Pink Floyd 's The Dark Side of the Moon album. In September 2014, Rheon joined the cast of BBC One 's Our Girl as Dylan `` Smurf '' Smith. In 2017, it was announced that Rheon had been cast in ABC 's Inhumans series. Music Songwriting and singing since the age of 16, Rheon was lead singer in The Convictions until leaving the band to pursue his acting career. In 2010, he recorded his first solo work, Tongue Tied EP, at RAK Studios in London, produced by Jonathan Quarmby and Kevin Bacon. The EP, a four track release with acoustic guitar and voice, was released digitally in June 2010. He returned to RAK Studios, in April 2011, to record his second EP Changing Times, again produced by Quarmby and Bacon, with the addition of three backing musicians. Changing Times was released on 10 October 2011. On 7 April 2013, Rheon released his third EP Bang ! Bang ! and on 9 April 2013, released the music video for the title track. Rheon recorded his first album Dinard at RAK Studios in London and Tŷ Cerdd Studios in Wales. The album was released in April 2015. Personal life Rheon is fluent in Welsh and English, with the former being his first language. His older brother, Aled, is a musician ; the two performed together on the 2015 single `` Rhodd ''. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2011 Resistance George Wild Bill Pill 2012 Back of Beyond, The The Back of Beyond Petesy Short film The Rise ( known as Wasteland in North America ) Dempsey 2013 Libertador Daniel O'Leary 2015 Charlotte 's Song Randall 2016 SUM1 S.U.M. 1 Television Year Title Role Notes 2002 -- 2004 Pobol y Cwm Macsen White 2009 -- 2011 Misfits Simon Bellamy 21 episodes Coming Up Luka 1 episode 2010 -- 2012 Grandma 's House Ben Theodore 2 episodes 2011 Secret Diary of a Call Girl Lewis 1 episode 2013 -- 2016 Game of Thrones Ramsay Bolton 20 episodes 2013 -- 2016 Vicious Ash Weston 14 episodes 2014 Our Girl Dylan `` Smurf '' Smith 5 episodes 2014 Under Milk Wood Evans the Death 1 episode 2015 Residue Jonas Flak 3 episodes 2016 The Green Hollow Sam Knight 2017 Urban Myths Adolf Hitler 1 episode 2017 Riviera Adam Clios 10 episodes 2017 Inhumans Maximus Stage Year Title Role Notes 2008 Eight Miles High Al Royal Court Theatre 2009 Spring Awakening Moritz Stiefel Lyric Hammersmith The Devil Inside Him Huw Prosser National Theatre Wales 2011 Remembrance Day Lyosha Royal Court Theatre Radio Year Title Role Notes 2013 Darkside The Boy Voice Video games Year Title Role Notes 2014 -- 2015 Game of Thrones Ramsay Snow Voice, 4 Episodes Discography LPs 2010 : Tongue Tied EP 2011 : Changing Times EP 2013 : Bang, Bang ! EP Studio albums 2015 : Dinard Awards and nominations Year Award Work Notes Ref. Laurence Olivier Award Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical Won Spring Awakening 2011 Golden Nymph Awards Outstanding Actor - Drama Series Nominated Misfits 2012 SFX Awards Best Actor Nominated 2014 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated Game of Thrones 2015 IGN Awards Best TV Villain Nominated IGN People 's Choice Award Best TV Villain Nominated 2016 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated References Jump up ^ `` Iwan Rheon ''. TVGuide.com. Retrieved 28 September 2015. ^ Jump up to : Ben Bryant ( 11 May 2010 ). `` Iwan Rheon Interview ''. Buzz. ^ Jump up to : Keith Watson ( 9 November 2010 ). `` Misfits ' Iwan Rheon : ' If I were invisible, I 'd spy on David Cameron. ' ''. Metro. Jump up ^ `` Thanks for all the comments and support. I 'm so grateful for the opportunity that MisFits gave me and all the fun that i had with the cast... ''. Iwan Rheon, via Twitter. 20 December 2012. Jump up ^ `` Awards for Iwan Rheon ''. IMDb. Jump up ^ Waheed, Jabeen ( 26 May 2016 ), `` ' I think he 's got it coming, he deserves it ' : Game of Thrones ' Iwan Rheon hints that vile character Ramsay Bolton will get his comeuppance with a grisly death '', The Daily Mail, London : Associated Newspapers Ltd, retrieved 6 January 2016 Jump up ^ `` Pink Floyd album inspires Sir Tom Stoppard radio play ''. BBC. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013. Jump up ^ `` ' Game of Thrones ' Grad Iwan Rheon to Star in Marvel 's ABC Drama ' Inhumans ' ''. Jump up ^ `` Live Music ''. The Bedford. 29 December 2010. Jump up ^ `` BACON & QUARMBY ''. Alan Cowderoy Management. Archived from the original on 4 December 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2012. Jump up ^ `` Iwan Rheon ''. The Monto. Retrieved 2 February 2012. Jump up ^ `` Misfits : Iwan Rheon plays Simon ''. Channel4.com. Jump up ^ `` Rhodd -- Iwan Rheon and Aled Rheon -- Welsh Rock For Refugees ''. Welsh Rock For Refugees. 10 September 2015. Jump up ^ `` SAG Awards Nominations : 12 Years A Slave And Breaking Bad Lead Way ''. Deadline.com. December 11, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2016. Jump up ^ `` SAG Awards : Lone Survivor, Game Of Thrones Win Stunt Honors ''. Deadline.com. January 18, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Best of 2015 ''. IGN. January 28, 2016. Archived from the original on January 14, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2016. Jump up ^ `` SAG Awards Nominations : Complete List ''. Variety. December 9, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2016. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Iwan Rheon. 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Question: who played ramsay bolton in game of thrones
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