Speaking to independent.ie, Beattie explained that he has always dreamed of starring in Game of Thrones (haven’t we all?) and so leapt at the chance to appear in the HBO drama when an extra pulled out at the last minute.

“My friend works on the show and I'd been pestering him for months for a part and I finally got the chance when an extra pulled out at the last minute,” he said, revealing that he actually made his drama debut during the show’s biggest #girlpower moment of the series.

The scene is the one in which Sansa and Arya turn the tables on Littlefinger and basically defeat the patriarchy.

How did this First Dates star wind up in Game of Thrones?