Ian Hanmore

Ian Hanmore, born and bred in Edinburgh, isn’t just some face you’d forget after one episode. Nope. If you’re a Game of Thrones junkie—who isn’t, right?—you’ll remember his turn as Pyat Pree, the creepiest warlock to ever haunt Qarth’s shadowy halls. That blue-lipped weirdo? Yeah, that was Hanmore, making sorcery look deeply unsettling. But his weirdness doesn’t stop in Westeros. Flip over to Doctor Who, and there he is again, this time as Father Angelo in “Tooth and Claw,” squaring off against David Tennant and a werewolf for good measure. Guy’s got a knack for the supernatural, apparently. But don’t pigeonhole him as just “the creepy guy.” He’s popped up in all sorts of British telly. In the miniseries The Game, he’s Denis Lamb, getting tangled up in all that cold war spy drama. Then there’s The Syndicate, where he plays John Kempt, dropping into a world of sudden millionaires and moral messiness. Historical drama? He’s there too, as Father Anselm in Outlander, throwing on the robes and getting medieval. And if you’re into gritty crime, he turns up as Robert MacDonald in Muncie, brooding in the Scottish rain like it’s his birthright. Honestly, Hanmore’s career is kind of a master class in character acting. He’s not the guy you see on every magazine cover, but he’s always right there, stealing scenes and slipping into new roles like it’s no big deal. You might not know his name, but you’ve definitely seen his face—probably somewhere dark and mysterious.