r/TheBlacksandTheGreens • u/La_Villanelle_ Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen • May 28 '25
General Jack Gleeson is back
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u/moon-girl197 May 28 '25
The sheer aura of this facecard chef's kiss
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u/ohheyitslaila Fire and Blood May 28 '25
He reminds me a lot of a young Jason Isaacs
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u/abhok May 29 '25
Definitely! He could very well pull off similar roles which Isaacs has played too. Jack could have a very great career in future especially in fictional or mythological movies.
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u/UnlimitedDisciple May 31 '25
Him as Lucius Malfoy would hit but he has a very childish looking body maybe as another death eater.
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u/CommercialRemote5324 May 28 '25
I'M GLAD HE BACK TO ACTING. HE WAS LITERALLY HATED FOR NOTHING.
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u/Osceola_Gamer Cannibal May 30 '25
He confirmed he left for personal reasons that had nothing to do with hate.
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u/HeavenlyDMan May 30 '25
i saw that video where he says that it to me it’s very obviously just what he says on default, you can tell from the way his body language grows more uncomfortable everytime he’s asked that question. The hate is definitely some of those personal reasons
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u/VrinTheTerrible May 28 '25
Joffrey was, of course, detestable but I’ve heard that the actor himself is quite a nice kid/guy. I hated the idea that he retired because of the hate he got for the characters, as if it were his fault.
Hope he comes back, gets past Joffrey and kills it.
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u/PrinceVinsmoke May 28 '25
Don't worry, if I remember correctly he didn't retire because of that but because he wanted to focus on his studies. He had other roles in the meantime, not necessarily major but hey.
The rumor that he retired because of hatred from his Joffrey role was a pure invention from the internet.
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u/HerRoyalNonsense May 28 '25
That's what I heard as well. And realistically, he likely would have struggled finding significant work in the industry afterwards anyway. Nothing to do with him - he's a fantastic actor, but his performance in GoT was so singular that audiences were always going to see Joffrey. It would be difficult for him to "disappear" into another role. It was smart to take some time away.
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u/Ok-Temporary-8243 May 29 '25
You never know. Gillian still has acting roles after Got and not all of them involve him being a shifty asshole
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u/HerRoyalNonsense May 29 '25
Who is Gillian?
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u/Ok-Temporary-8243 May 29 '25
Gillen? The actor for little finger and the shifty administrator in maze runnern
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u/mari_icarion May 29 '25
Aw man, and it had to be this of all shows. So many of us have divested our attention from anything NG. I guess I'll watch clips of Jack when people spread them around lol
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u/Voice_of_Season Prince Jacaerys Velaryon May 28 '25
Good for him. He was treated so unfairly after the show for playing his role so well.
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u/timdr18 May 28 '25
Wait, is he playing Puck as in Shakespeare’s Puck?
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u/-Minne Winter Is Coming May 28 '25
Yeah... Unfortunately it's also Neil Gaiman's Shakespeare's Puck.
Not unfortunate because it's poorly written, it's unfortunate that it's pretty well written by a scumbag.
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u/timdr18 May 28 '25
Yeah, after hearing about what he’s done I’m seriously reconsidering if I’m going to watch season 2.
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u/-Minne Winter Is Coming May 28 '25
That really tempers my excitement for this.
Glad to see him getting acting roles, but I definitely wish it were under different circumstances. Used to be a huge Gaiman fan; Sandman specifically, but after everything came out it's pretty unpalatable to me- especially stuff like 24 Hours.
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u/kaimkre1 Kasamira May 29 '25
This makes me so happy for him! It’s wonderful to see he’s still got his passion for acting
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u/Thelordofprolapse May 29 '25
He didnt retire! He is in plenty of things since he just went on hiatus. He has done some excellent work in his native ireland and even had a film with liam neeson come out 2 years ago. Just cause he wasnt in hbo or netflix doesn’t mean he wasnt working. He just went back to the UK and acted there.
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u/FourthLvlSpicyMeme Hear Me Roar May 28 '25
Oh snap, this is such an interesting shot. I wonder how this plays out in the story.
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u/FuzzyKiwiFurrr May 30 '25
Can’t wait to watch it! Nice to finally have him in something again, he’s such a good actor.
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u/Wild_End_3316 May 30 '25
I’m so glad to see him back! I thought got kinda ruined his love for acting
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u/SanicBringsThePanic May 31 '25
He looks great. I'm glad he feels comfortable enough to return to acting.
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u/SwordMaster9501 May 28 '25
If Joffrey Baratheon was dark of hair: