You probably missed it, butIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’s Rob McElhenney had a cameo inGame of Thrones.Mac inIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphiais the self-proclaimed muscle of the group. Insecure with just about everything about himself, Mac is a hilarious and pitiable character in a show filled with them.
Rob McElhenney, on the other hand, is far from pitiable. Along with being a co-creator and star of the successful FX series, McElhenney also leads his own show,Mythic Quest, and recently partnered with Ryan Reynolds to purchasethe Welsh association football team, Wrexham. To cap things off,he even got to have a cameo inGame of Thrones.
Rob McElhenney Played One Of Euron Greyjoy’s Ill-Fated Soldiers In Game Of Thrones
The Soldier Is The First To Die During Theon’s Rescue Mission
Rob McElhenney appears inGame of Thronesseason 8, episode 1, “Winterfell”, as an unnamed Ironborn soldier. In the Narrow Sea, Theon Greyjoy (Alfie Allen) leads a nighttime raid on Euron’s (Pilou Asbæk) ships to rescue his imprisoned sister, Yara (Gemma Whelan). Rob’s soldier is one of the first soldiers we see.
However,we only get a brief glimpse of his unobstructed face before an arrow explodes through one of his eyes, killing him instantly. We get two angles of the arrow protruding from his head before he flops to the ground, along with the rest of the Ironborn crew on the ship.
Without freezing the frame, it can be hard to tell who it is with his greasy mop of black hair. However, the soldier does sport a goatee that anyone familiar with Mac inIASIPwill instantly recognize.He may not get a line, but he does get a memorable death, which is always a bonus inGame of Thrones.
How McElhenney’s Game Of Thrones Cameo Happened
David Benioff And D.B. Weiss Have Cameoed In It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia
There were several notable cameos inGame ofThronesbefore Rob McElhenneycame along, including Coldplay’s Will Campion and Ed Sheeran. Rob revealed his cameo with anInstagrampost that showed the moment of his character’s demise with the caption, “Don’t blink.” and the location set to “Seven Kingdoms of Westeros” (viaIGN).
Martin Starr also cameos in this episode ofGame of Thronesas another Ironborn soldier, one killed just after McElhenney’s character.
The creative team forGame of Thrones, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, have long been friends with McElhenney.The duo wrote the season 9It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphiaepisode, “Flowers for Charlie”, and later had cameos as lifeguards in the season 12 episode, “The Gang Goes to a Water Park”.
Another piece of connective tissue is that Matt Shakman, a frequentIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphiadirector responsible for 43 episodes, also directedGOTseason 7 episodes, “The Spoils of War” and “Eastwatch”. Though it’s only a small part, Rob McElhenney still gets to say he was once a part ofGame of Thrones.
