Graham McTavish has described his House of the Dragon character as 'a shining beacon of decency'.
The Glasgow-born actor, who is best known for his roles as Dougal MacKenzie in Outlander and Dwalin in The Hobbit trilogy, is taking on a new role in the Game of Thrones prequel. The 61-year-old Scotsman also recently joined the cast for season two of The Witcher, which is based on Andrzej Sapkowski's hit novel series.
McTavish admits that he doesn't 'get the chance to play thoroughly decent human beings' in many of his acting roles, and even once discussed his aim to play a James Bond villain. However, when discussing Ser Harrold Westerling, he said: “He is a straight arrow, a shining beacon of decency having to deal with these plotting individuals.” And even then, the knight is a “‘don’t mess with him’ kind of a guy.”
