Jacob Anderson - wikipedia Jacob Anderson For the priest, see Jacob Anderson ( priest ). For the LGBT activist, see Jacob Anderson - Minshall. Jacob Anderson Anderson at the 2017 San Diego Comic - Con Jacob Basil Anderson ( 1990 - 06 - 18 ) 18 June 1990 ( age 28 ) Bristol, England Other names Raleigh Ritchie Occupation Actor, singer - songwriter, rapper, record producer Years active 2007 -- present Musical career Genres Alternative R&B trip hop power pop Labels Columbia Associated acts Stormzy Website raleighritchie.com Jacob Basil Anderson ( born 18 June 1990 ) is an English actor, singer - songwriter, rapper, and record producer. As an actor, he is known for his role as Grey Worm in the television series Game of Thrones, and his recurring appearances in the first seasons of Episodes and Broadchurch. As a musician, he uses the alias Raleigh Ritchie ; his debut album, You 're a Man Now, Boy, was released in 2016 to very positive reviews. Contents 1 Early and personal life 2 Acting career 3 Music career 4 Discography 5 Filmography 5.1 Film 5.2 Television 5.3 Web 6 Awards and nominations 6.1 MOBO Awards 6.2 Screen Actors Guild Award 6.3 Urban Music Awards 7 References 8 External links Early and personal life Anderson was born and raised in Bristol, England. His father is of Afro - Caribbean descent. At the age of 17, Anderson moved to London in order to launch his music career. Acting career Anderson played Angelo in the film 4.3. 2.1. He starred in the ITV drama series Injustice as Simon, a teenager in a youth offender institution. He also had a one - episode guest role on Outnumbered. He also appeared in an episode of Skins, and appeared in the feature film Comedown, co-starring Adulthood 's Adam Deacon and directed by Kidulthood director Menhaj Huda. Anderson featured in various plays, including Dunsinane for the RSC, King Lear ( with Pete Postlethwaite ) at the Young Vic Theatre, and War Horse at the National Theatre. He was seen in the teen slasher film Demons Never Die, playing Ricky, and is currently appearing in the BBC Two comedy Episodes, alongside Matt LeBlanc and Stephen Mangan. In 2012, Anderson was cast for the third season of HBO 's television series Game of Thrones as Grey Worm, the leader of the Unsullied. Anderson continues to portray this role through season 4, season 5, season 6 and season 7. Anderson played Dean Thomas, the boyfriend of Chloe Latimer, on the ITV drama Broadchurch in 2013. Music career In 2006, Anderson was featured as a vocalist on Typesun 's `` The PL ''. They released another track in 2007, titled `` Let Me Know. '' Anderson recorded a song with Plan B, which was featured on the Adulthood soundtrack, titled `` I Need Love. '' In 2013, Anderson signed to Columbia Records, and released a free three - track EP, The Middle Child, under the stage name Raleigh Ritchie. A second EP, Black and Blue, followed in 2014. Anderson 's musical influences include Erykah Badu, David Bowie, Jill Scott, The Smiths, and Stevie Wonder. He attributes the inspiration for many of the songs on his first album, `` Black and Blue '' to time spent with his older brother, Alfie Anderson, and his younger cousin Matan Inbar - Hansen, on family trips to California. In March 2014, his track `` Stronger Than Ever '' from Black and Blue was remixed by UK garage producer M.J. Cole and released as a standalone single. `` Stronger Than Ever '' has been used in television adverts promoting the launch of ITV Encore, as well as in montage videos during Sky Sports ' coverage of Professional Darts Corporation events. The song peaked at number 30 on the UK Singles Chart. Anderson supported George Ezra on his Spring 2015 UK tour. His debut album, You 're a Man Now, Boy, was released February 26, 2016. He also featured on Stormzy 's debut album `` Gang Signs & Prayer '' track 13 - ' Dont Cry For Me ' which was released on February 24, 2017. Discography Main article : Raleigh Ritchie discography You 're a Man Now, Boy ( 2016 ) Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2008 Adulthood Omen Chatroom Si 4.3. 2.1. Angelo 2011 Demons Never Die Ricky 2012 Comedown Lloyd 2012 Offender Patrick 2018 Overlord Post-production Television Year Title Role Notes 2007 Doctors Ryan Garvey Episode : `` Social Disease '' 2007 The Bill Clayton Fortune Episode : `` Code of Silence '' 2007 The Whistleblowers Anthony James Episode : `` No Child Left Behind '' 2008 Primeval Lucien Episode : `` # 2.4 '' 2008 Casualty Dom Parke Episode : `` Diamond Dogs '' 2008 Spooks Dean Mitchell Episode : `` # 7.6 '' 2011 Injustice Simon 3 episodes 2011 Outnumbered Chugger Episode : `` # 4.2 '' 2012 Skins Ryan Episode : `` Mini '' 2012 Silent Witness Dave 2 episodes 2012 Episodes Kevin 8 episodes 2012 Beaver Falls Randy Episode : `` # 2.2 '' 2013 -- 2014 The Mimic Steven Coombs Series Regular ; 10 episodes 2013 -- present Game of Thrones Grey Worm Recurring ; 28 episodes 2013 Broadchurch Dean Thomas 6 episodes Web Year Title Role Notes 2016 Chicken Shop Date Himself 1 episode 2016 -- 2017 Game Grumps Himself 4 episodes 2017 Jack & Dean Of All Trades Marcus Rose Episode : `` Librarians '' Awards and nominations MOBO Awards Year Nominated work Category Result Ref ( s ) 2014 Raleigh Ritchie Best Newcomer Nominated Screen Actors Guild Award Year Nominated work Category Result Ref ( s ) 2015 Game of Thrones Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated 2017 Nominated Urban Music Awards Year Nominated work Category Result Ref ( s ) 2016 Raleigh Ritchie Best Newcomer Nominated References ^ Jump up to : `` Games of Thrones Intros New Black Characters ''. Jet. 1 April 2013. 22 - year - old Jacob Anderson will play Grey Worm Jump up ^ Bustos, Kristina. `` Game of Thrones casts Ed Skrein, Jacob Anderson ''. Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 6 June 2014. Jump up ^ Wintle, Angela ( 4 March 2017 ). `` Raleigh Ritchie : my family values ''. The Guardian. Retrieved 23 July 2017. Jump up ^ Debnath, Neela ( 17 February 2015 ). `` Raleigh Ritchie : Game of Thrones star Jacob Anderson talks about ''. The Independent. Jump up ^ Jacob Anderson as Simon. Jump up ^ Hibberd, James ( 20 August 2012 ). `` Game of Thrones casts Daenerys ' sexy Stormcrow captain ''. Entertainment Weekly. Jump up ^ `` New prop images from the House of Black and White, actors on set in Split, and more ''. Watchers on the Wall. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2013. Jump up ^ Seale, Jack ( 19 March 2013 ). `` Broadchurch : who 's the killer ''. Radio Times. Retrieved 30 April 2013. Jump up ^ `` Introducing... Raleigh Ritchie ''. Newsbeat. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2015. Jump up ^ `` George EZRA on Twitter ''. Twitter. Jump up ^ `` Winners 2015 ( holding page ) ''. Jump up ^ `` Nominees Announced for the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards ® ''. Jump up ^ Nolfi, Joey ( December 14, 2016 ). `` SAG Awards nominations 2017 : See the full list ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 14, 2016. Jump up ^ http://www.urbanmusicawards.co/solange-knowles-craig-david-skepta-beyonce-wstrn-giggs-mo-kanye-west/ External links Jacob Anderson on IMDb BNF : cb16701908p ( data ) ISNI : 0000 0004 1849 7094 MusicBrainz : 17974c19 - 6b8e - 4f3c - a3ef - 5533a5ad456f VIAF : 305230507 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jacob_Anderson&oldid=848356277 '' Categories : 1990 births Living people 21st - century British male actors 21st - century English singers Male actors from Bristol Black British male actors British male film actors British male television actors Columbia Records artists English male singers Black British singers British contemporary R&B singers English singer - songwriters Musicians from Bristol Hidden categories : Use British English from August 2014 Use dmy dates from August 2014 Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español فارسی Français Հայերեն Italiano עברית Nederlands Polski Português Русский Українська 5 more Edit links This page was last edited on 1 July 2018, at 12 : 13 ( UTC ). 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Question: who plays grey worm on game of thrones
Answer: Jacob Basil Anderson