Conleth Hill - wikipedia Conleth Hill Conleth Hill Conleth Hill at the 2017 San Diego Comic - Con International Conleth Seamus Eoin Croiston Hill ( 1964 - 11 - 24 ) 24 November 1964 ( age 52 ) Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland Occupation Actor Years active 1988 -- present Awards Olivier Award for Best Actor 2001 : Stones in His Pockets Conleth Seamus Eoin Croiston Hill ( born 24 November 1964 ) is a film, stage and television actor from Northern Ireland. He has performed on stage in productions in the United Kingdom and the United States. He won the 2001 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor and has received two Tony Award nominations. He is best known for his role as Varys in the HBO series Game of Thrones ( 2011 -- present ). Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 4.3 Radio 5 Theatre 5.1 Stage productions 6 Awards and nominations 7 References 8 External links Early life Conleth Hill was born in Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. He has an older brother who works as a cameraman, a sister who is a producer, and a younger brother, Ronan, a sound engineer who has won three Emmy Awards for his sound mixing on Game of Thrones. Conleth Hill graduated from St MacNissi 's College and later attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama 's acting program, graduating in 1988. Career Hill made his Broadway debut in Marie Jones ' Stones in His Pockets. For his work in the Canadian production of the play he received a Dora Mavor Moore Award. He played German professor Max Staefel in a 2002 television adaptation of Goodbye, Mr Chips ( 2002 ). He played `` Mum '' to Peter Kay 's character `` Geraldine McQueen '' in Peter Kay 's Britain 's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice, a spoof on the talent show genre of programmes. Since April 2011, he has appeared as Lord Varys in the television series Game of Thrones, based on the novel series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin. Martin hinted, in a February 2013 post on his website, that he thought Hill would be a good choice to play the title character in a TV show based on Martin 's science fiction novel Tuf Voyaging. He appeared in the second episode of the second series of Peter Kay 's Car Share as Elsie, the drunk deli counter supervisor. Personal life Hill is unmarried. He maintains a full head of hair when he is on hiatus from Game of Thrones, which he is required to shave during filming. Filmography Film Year ( s ) Film Character Notes 2009 Whatever Works Brockman 2009 Perrier 's Bounty Russ 2011 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Bernard Sugden 2011 The Shore Paddy Short film 2012 Keith Lemon : The Film Delivery Man 2014 Serena Dr. Chaney Uncredited 2015 A Patch of Fog Sandy Duffy Television Year ( s ) Series Character Notes Boon Second Pupil Episode : `` Honourable Service '' 1988 -- 1995 Casualty Theo / Rob 2 episodes Medics Liam McGuinness Episode : `` Niall '' Screen One Neil Episode : `` Trust Me '' 1992 -- 1994 Blue Heaven Roache 7 episodes The Bill Michael White Episode : `` Hard Evidence '' 1995 Crown Prosecutor Neville Osborn 2000 Meaningful Sex Carl TV short 2002 Goodbye Mr. Chips Max Staefel TV movie 2007 The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle Jared 6 episodes 2011 -- present Game of Thrones Varys 42 episodes 2013 Suits Edward Darby 6 episodes 2014 Inside No. 9 Steve Episode : `` Tom & Gerri '' 2015 Foyles War Sir Ian Woodhead Episode : `` Elise '' 2015 Arthur & George Sergeant Upton 3 episodes 2017 Stan Lee 's Lucky Man Reverend Anthony Huxley Episode `` Playing With Fire '' 2017 Peter Kay 's Car Share Elsie Season 2 Episode 2 Radio Date Title Role Author Director Station 000000002000 - 12 - 25 - 0000 25 December 2000 The Man Who Came to Dinner Moss Hart and George S Kaufman adapted for radio by Marcy Kahan Ned Chaillet BBC Radio 4 000000002002 - 11 - 07 - 0000 7 November 2002 Tricycles Colin Teevan Toby Swift BBC Radio 3 The Wire 000000002004 - 02 - 18 - 0000 18 February 2004 The Travels of Marco Polo Philip Palmer Toby Swift BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play 000000002012 - 04 - 24 - 0000 24 April 2012 The Biggest Issues Jerry Cartwright Annie McCartney Eoin O'Callaghan BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Drama Theatre Stage productions Uncle Vanya as Uncle Vanya, Lyric Theatre ( Belfast ) All 's Well that Ends Well as Parolles, National Theatre ( London ) ( 2009 ) Philistines as Teterev, National Theatre ( London ) ( 2007 ) The Producers as Roger DeBris, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane ( London ) The Seafarer, as Ivan Curry, National Theatre ( London ) ; Booth Theatre ( New York ) Democracy, National Theatre ( London ) Stones in His Pockets, Lyric Theatre ( Belfast ) ; Gaiety Theatre ( Dublin ) ; Traverse Theatre ( Edinburgh ) ; Tricycle, New Ambassadors, Duke of York 's ( London ) ; Winter Garden Theatre ( Toronto ) ; Golden Theater, ( New York ) Shoot the Crow, Trafalgar Studios ( London ) ; Royal Exchange Theatre ( Manchester ) Endgame, Prime Cut ( Belfast ) After Darwin, Prime Cut ( Dublin and Belfast ) The Chance, Prime Cut ( Belfast ) Criminal Genius, Prime Cut ( Belfast ) The Suicide, Communicado ( Scotland ) Tall Tales, Communicado ( Scotland ) Playboy of the Western World, Communicado ( Scotland ) Juno and the Paycock, Royal Lyceum ( Edinburgh ) Shining Souls, Old Vic ( London ) School for Wives, Arts Theatre ( Belfast ) Too Late to Talk to Billy, Arts Theatre ( Belfast ) The Picture of Dorian Gray, Arts Theatre ( Belfast ) Northern Star, Field Day / Tinderbox Conversations on a Homecoming, Lyric Theatre ( Belfast ) Waiting for Godot, Lyric Theatre ( Belfast ) A Whistle in the Dark, Lyric Theatre ( Belfast ) Little Shop of Horrors, Lyric Theatre ( Belfast ) The Iceman Cometh, Lyric Theatre ( Belfast ) The Importance of Being Earnest, Lyric Theatre ( Belfast ) Christmas Eve Can Kill You, Lyric Theatre ( Belfast ) Playboy of the Western World, Lyric Theatre ( Belfast ) A Midsummer Night 's Dream, Lyric Theatre ( Belfast ) The Cherry Orchard, as Lopakhim, National Theatre, London, 2011 Quartermaine 's Terms, as Henry, Wyndham 's Theatre, London, 2013 Macbeth, as Macbeth, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Berkeley, 2016 Who 's Afraid of Virginia Woolf ?, as George, Harold Pinter Theatre, London, 2017 Awards and nominations Olivier Awards, for Stones in His Pockets, and for The Producers Irish Times, for Stones in His Pockets Critics ' Circle, for Stones in His Pockets 2001 Drama Desk Award, Special Award, Stones in His Pockets Theatre League, for Stones in His Pockets Whatsonstage, for Stones in His Pockets Dora Awards, for Stones in His Pockets 2001 Tony Award nomination, for Stones in His Pockets 2008 Tony Award nomination, Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play, The Seafarer 2008 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play, The Seafarer 2011 -- 2016 Nominated -- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series References Jump up ^ `` Carice van Houten heads back to Westeros, and new photos from Lokrum and Moneyglass ''. Watchers on the Wall. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014. Jump up ^ Editorial Staff ( 10 January 2005 ). `` 20 Questions With... Conleth Hill ''. whatsonstage. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015. Jump up ^ `` Ronan Hill wins his third Emmy award for work on Game of Thrones - The Irish News ''. irishnews.com. Retrieved 28 August 2017. Jump up ^ `` Interview : Ronan Hill, Game of Thrones production sound mixer ''. audiomediainternational.com. Retrieved 2017 - 02 - 26. Jump up ^ `` Ronan Hill Television Academy ''. emmys.com. Retrieved 2017 - 02 - 26. Jump up ^ `` Emmy Award success for local Game of Thrones sound crew - BBC News ''. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2017 - 02 - 26. Jump up ^ `` Third consecutive CAS Award for Game of Thrones Sound Mixer Ronan Hill The Irish Film & Television Network ''. iftn.ie. Retrieved 2017 - 02 - 26. Jump up ^ `` Ronan Hill wins fourth consecutive Cinema Audio Society award ''. northernirelandscreen.co.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2017. Jump up ^ `` Guildhall School News '' ( PDF ). Guildhall School of Music and Drama. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2015. Jump up ^ `` Billy Budd sails to six Dora wins ''. Theglobeandmail.com. Retrieved 28 August 2017 -- via The Globe and Mail. Jump up ^ `` Not A Blog -- Tuf Returns ''. livejournal.com. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015. Jump up ^ `` '' Your Favorite `` Game of Thrones '' Scene - Stealer Is Stepping into The Spotlight `` ''. BuzzFeedNews. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015. Jump up ^ `` ' Game of Thrones ' : Conleth Hill Does n't Get Recognized ''. Access Hollywood. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2015. Jump up ^ `` BBC Radio 4 -- Afternoon Drama, The Biggest Issues ''. BBC. Retrieved 27 February 2015. Jump up ^ `` Who 's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf ? Buy Direct from The Theatre ''. Atgtickets.com. Retrieved 28 August 2017. Jump up ^ 2008 Tony Award Nominations. The New York Times, 13 May 2008. External links Conleth Hill on IMDb Awards for Conleth Hill Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play 1975 -- 2000 Frank Langella ( 1975 ) Judd Hirsch ( 1976 ) Bob Dishy ( 1977 ) Jeffrey DeMunn ( 1978 ) George Rose ( 1979 ) David Rounds ( 1980 ) Brian Backer ( 1981 ) Željko Ivanek / Adolph Caesar ( 1982 ) Alan Feinstein ( 1983 ) John Malkovich ( 1984 ) Barry Miller / Charles S. Dutton ( 1985 ) Joseph Maher ( 1986 ) John Randolph ( 1987 ) B.D. Wong ( 1988 ) Peter Frechette ( 1989 ) Charles Durning ( 1990 ) Kevin Spacey ( 1991 ) Laurence Fishburne ( 1992 ) Joe Mantello / Stephen Spinella ( 1993 ) Jeffrey Wright ( 1994 ) Nathan Lane ( 1995 ) Martin Shaw ( 1996 ) Brian Murray ( 1997 ) Alfred Molina ( 1998 ) Kevin Anderson ( 1999 ) Roy Dotrice ( 2000 ) 2001 -- present Charles Brown ( 2001 ) Frank Langella ( 2002 ) Denis O'Hare ( 2003 ) Ned Beatty ( 2004 ) Michael Stuhlbarg ( 2005 ) Samuel Barnett ( 2006 ) Boyd Gaines ( 2007 ) Conleth Hill ( 2008 ) Pablo Schreiber ( 2009 ) Santino Fontana ( 2010 ) Brian Bedford ( 2011 ) Tom Edden ( 2012 ) Richard Kind ( 2013 ) Reed Birney ( 2014 ) K. Todd Freeman ( 2015 ) Michael Shannon ( 2016 ) Danny DeVito ( 2017 ) Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor Antony Sher ( 1985 ) Albert Finney ( 1986 ) Michael Gambon ( 1987 ) Oliver Ford Davies ( 1989 / 1990 ) Ian McKellen ( 1991 ) Nigel Hawthorne ( 1992 ) Robert Stephens ( 1993 ) Mark Rylance ( 1994 ) David Bamber ( 1995 ) Alex Jennings ( 1996 ) Antony Sher ( 1997 ) Ian Holm ( 1998 ) Kevin Spacey ( 1999 ) Henry Goodman ( 2000 ) Conleth Hill ( 2001 ) Roger Allam ( 2002 ) Simon Russell Beale ( 2003 ) Matthew Kelly ( 2004 ) Richard Griffiths ( 2005 ) Brian Dennehy ( 2006 ) Rufus Sewell ( 2007 ) Chiwetel Ejiofor ( 2008 ) Derek Jacobi ( 2009 ) Mark Rylance ( 2010 ) Roger Allam ( 2011 ) Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller ( 2012 ) Luke Treadaway ( 2013 ) Rory Kinnear ( 2014 ) Mark Strong ( 2015 ) Kenneth Cranham ( 2016 ) Jamie Parker ( 2017 ) Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical Karla Burns ( 1991 ) Jenny Galloway ( 1992 ) Janie Dee ( 1993 ) Sara Kestelman ( 1994 ) Tracie Bennett ( 1995 ) Sheila Gish ( 1996 ) Clive Rowe ( 1997 ) James Dreyfus ( 1998 ) Shuler Hensley ( 1999 ) Jenny Galloway ( 2000 ) Miles Western ( 2001 ) Martyn Jacques ( 2002 ) Paul Baker ( 2003 ) The Chorus of Jerry Springer : The Opera ( 2004 ) Conleth Hill ( 2005 ) Celia Imrie ( 2006 ) Sheila Hancock ( 2007 ) Tracie Bennett ( 2008 ) Lesli Margherita ( 2009 ) Iwan Rheon ( 2010 ) Jill Halfpenny ( 2011 ) Nigel Harman ( 2012 ) Leigh Zimmerman ( 2013 ) Stephen Ashfield ( 2014 ) VIAF : 51443662 LCCN : no2006062810 ISNI : 0000 0000 8381 8318 GND : 142478407 SUDOC : 174742290 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Conleth_Hill&oldid=799953768 '' Categories : 1964 births 20th - century male actors from Northern Ireland 21st - century male actors from Northern Ireland Dora Mavor Moore Award winners Drama Desk Award winners Male film actors from Northern Ireland Laurence Olivier Award winners Living people People from Ballycastle, County Antrim Male stage actors from Northern Ireland Male television actors from Northern Ireland Male Shakespearean actors from Northern Ireland Hidden categories : EngvarB from July 2016 Use dmy dates from July 2016 Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from August 2017 Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Català Dansk Deutsch Español فارسی Français Galego 한국어 Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Latina Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Русский Suomi Svenska Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 10 September 2017, at 20 : 16. 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