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Kristian Nairn
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Nairn in 2024
Born (1975-11-25) 25 November 1975 (age 48)
Lisburn, Northern Ireland
Occupation
  • Actor
  • DJ
  • musician
Years active 2011–present
Height 208 cm (6 ft 10 in)

Kristian Nairn (born 25 November 1975) is an actor and DJ from Lisburn, Northern Ireland. He is best known for his portrayal of Hodor in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2011–2014, 2016). He also played Wee John Feeney on the HBO Max series Our Flag Means Death (2022–2023).

Career

Nairn's portrayal of Hodor on Game of Thrones was his first acting role; Nairn earned enough to buy his mother a house. He is a progressive house/trance DJ, and used to be the resident DJ of Kremlin, a gay club in Belfast. Since Game of Thrones began, Nairn has toured as a DJ with "Rave of Thrones" using musical themes and costumes from the television series. At the end of 2017, he performed the first part of the Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike concerts in Antwerp. He was the DJ during the BlizzCon 2016 anniversary party and BlizzCon 2018 closing festivities. In October 2018, Nairn appeared in a commercial for eToro that was launched on YouTube, featuring the Internet meme HODL.

Nairn is an accomplished guitarist. He got the opportunity to play backstage with Megadeth during the Hellfest Open Air Festival in Clisson, France, in June 2018.

He portrayed Wee John Feeney on the HBO series Our Flag Means Death from 2022 to 2023.

Personal life

In March 2014, Nairn publicly discussed his gay identity in an interview with a Game of Thrones fan site. ..... In 2015, Nairn clarified in an interview with Chicago Go Pride that it was really his "second coming out. I'd done it when I was 14 and didn't think I'd have to do it again. Especially since every single person in my life knew." In April 2023, Nairn revealed to the BBC that he had witnessed the shooting of policeman Darren Bradshaw at the Parliament Bar in Belfast in May 1997.

Filmography

Kristian Nairn (cropped)
Nairn in 2016

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Our Gay Wedding Himself
2014 Treasure Trapped Himself Documentary
2015 The Four Warriors Baliphar
2016 Mythica: The Godslayer Tek
2018 The Appearance Johnny
Robin Hood: The Rebellion Thomas
2023 Unwelcome Eoin

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2011–2014,
2016
Game of Thrones Hodor Recurring (seasons 1–4, 6), 23 episodes
Nominated – 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards for Tearjerker
2012–2013 Ripper Street Barnaby Silver 2 episodes
2013 Chronicles of Comic Con Himself 1 episode
2014 The Wil Wheaton Project Himself/Hodor 1 episode
2018 The Sidemen Show Himself 1 episode
The Rookie Wallace Episode: "The Switch"
2021 The Boulet Brothers' Dragula Himself: Guest Judge 1 episode
2022–2023 Our Flag Means Death Wee John Feeney Main role

Podcast

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Yogpod 38: Hodor! Himself Interview
Cast of Thrones: A Golden Crown Himself Interview
2012 Cast of Thrones: Bonus Episode 9 Himself Interview
2013–2015 Two is Company
by Zack Luye and Kristian Nairn
Himself Talk show
16 episodes
2019 Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum Himself Interview

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result
2022 Peabody Awards Entertainment Our Flag Means Death Nominated

See also

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