Another thing you might recall from season 2 is that Lord Cregan can’t necessarily afford to send his youngest, best, and brightest to battle at the moment – you know, with winter coming and all. Still, Lord Cregan promises that even the elder Northerners will be fierce fighters for Queen Rhaenyra. Ser Roderick is great evidence of that.
Known as “Roddy the Ruin,” Ser Roderick Dustin is an absolute beast on the battlefield despite his advanced age. He is the general who Lord Cregan has entrusted with leading an army of 2,000 “Winter Wolves” to support Rhaenyra’s claim. Ser Roderick will eventually lead the charge into a battle known as the “Butcher’s Ball” – a particularly blood event (even by Westerosi standards).
Playing Ser Roderick is Tommy Flanagan, a Scottish actor best known for his role as Chibs in Sons of Anarchy and for his genre work in projects like Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Gotham, and Westworld. He also just happens to have distinctive facial scarring that will give Ser Roderick an extra dimension of badassery.
Dan Fogler as Ser Torrhen Manderly
Ser Torrhen Manderly is a member of House Manderly, which just happens to be one of my personal favorite families from the Game of Thrones mythos. A long time ago in the Age of Heroes, House Manderly was cast out of its homestead in the Reach by King Gwayne III Gardener. They traveled the continent of Westeros, searching for a new home and ultimately being granted lands in The North by House Stark. The Manderlys’ gratitude for this offering has lasted for thousands of years making them one of House Stark’s absolute ride-or-dies. Manderly men also tend to be both very brave and very rotund, hammering home the story’s themes that heroism can come in any form.
Ser Torrhen is currently riding down with Ser Roderick and the Winter Wolves. He will have a major role to play in incoming battles and their subsequent diplomacy and negotiations. Playing Ser Torrhen is Dan Fogler. One of the few American actors to join the Game of Thrones universe, Fogler is best known for his roles in the Fantastic Beasts films, The Walking Dead, and for playing Francis Ford Coppola in Paramount+’s The Offer.
House of the Dragon season 3 does not yet have a release date but has been confirmed to contain eight episodes.
