ian whyte actor
Ian Whyte (born 17 September 1971) is a Welsh actor, stuntman and former professional basketball player. He lives in North Shields, Tyne and Wear. Whyte was born in Bangor, North Wales and is best known for portraying Predators in the movies Alien vs. Predator and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem. He is 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall. Whyte portrayed one of the Engineer aliens seen in Ridley Scott's 2012 science fiction film, Prometheus. He has portrayed various characters requiring a physically tall actor in the HBO series Game of Thrones, including White Walkers in season 1 and season 2 and a giant in the opening episode of season 3.