What The Male Cast of "Game of Thrones" Looks Like Without Facial Hair

By Dustin Rowles | Lists | September 15, 2016 |

Facial hair matters. It matters a lot in a show like “Game of Thrones” where everyone is supposed to look grizzled and bad-ass. Sometimes a clean-shaven guy just can’t pull off bad ass. If you were ever skeptical of the science behind women being more attracted to men with beards, a quick glance through this post should dispel that skepticism. To put it kindly, most “Game of Thrones” characters without their beards look like goobers. This is why, fellas, once you grow a beard, you never go back. Your face can’t sustain the trauma. It’s just too weird.

Hell, Iain Glen doesn’t even sport that much facial hair in “Game of Thrones” but I didn’t even realize he was the guy from “Downton Abby” until today.

Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy)

Iain Glen (Ser Jorah Mormont)

Kit Harington (Jon Snow)

Aiden Gillen (Little Finger)

Richard Madden (Robb Stark)

Jereme Flynn (Bronn)

Reverse Twist: Conleth Hill (Lord Varys)

Rory McCann (Sandor ‘The Hound’ Clegane)

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jamie Lanister)

Ron Donachie (Ser Rodrik Cassel)



Julian Glover (Grand Maester Pycelle)

Kristian Nairn (Hodor)

Charles Dance (Tywin Lannister)

John Bradley (Samwell Tarly)

Joe Dempsie (Gendry)

Jason Momoa (Khal Drago)

Gethin Anthony (Renley Baratheon)

Mark Addy (Robert Baratheon)

Liam Cunningham (Ser Davos Seaworth)

Tom Wlaschiha (Jaqen H’ghar )

Clive Mantle (Greatjon Umber)





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