Game of Thrones star Jerome Flynn said that he hopes his activism will redeem his character, Ser Bronn of the Blackwater, as he revealed he was disappointed with his character's end in the hit HBO series.

Flynn, 56, told Femail that he hopes to 'fight the good fight' through his animal rights and vegan activism, after his character refused to join forces with the armies of Westeros to fight the the Night King and his army of the dead in the final series of Game of Thrones.

'I was a bit disappointed that Bronn didn't let go of his personal desire to get a castle and go and fight the white walkers with everyone else' he said.

Game of Thrones star Jerome Flynn said that he hopes his activism will redeem his character, Ser Bronn of the Blackwater, as he revealed he was disappointed with his character's end in the hit HBO series (pictured in character as Ser Bronn)

'He stuck to his guns, he's a single-minded man'.

Ser Bronn's main role over eight series of the fantasy epic was as the bodyguard of the Lannister family, meaning he was most often in scenes with Peter Dinklage, who plays Tyrion.

'I don't know how much of his reputation took a hit after punching Tyrion' he continued.

Flynn, who is a proud vegan and keen environmental and animal rights activist, added that he thinks the show has told an 'amazing' message about climate change.

Flynn, 56, told Femail that he hopes to 'fight the good fight' through his animal rights and vegan activism, after his character refused to join forces with the armies of Westeros to fight the the Night King and his army of the dead in the final series of Game of Thrones, which concludes in the UK on Sky Atlantic tonight. Pictured: Flynn wears the T-shirt for Vegan Nation, one of the many charities he endorses

'I'm a fan, I still get excited about watching the show' he continued.

'For me I do think that it's the most amazing thing that the most popular programme on the planet has become as popular as it has telling the story it is.

'In terms of the allegory and the metaphor of the human condition and the warring families getting together and collaborating to fight a bigger power'.

'That's what vegan people are doing around the world! George Martin didn't realise he was writing the metaphor for climate change, he said he didn't know he was doing it until last year.

'But I think subconsciously he did - it's so powerful that it's there and on telly this story and this tale that's grabbed everyone's heart because we ultimately realise ourselves in that we're like these characters.'

Flynn, who made his name in the 1990s military drama, 'Soldier Soldier' and found further fame as part of singing duo Robson & Jerome, took a 10-year break from acting before returning to the small screen as Ser Bronn.

The actor had bought an old farm in Wales with plans to renovate it and start a holiday inn business when he was offered the role in the fantasy drama.

'I was a bit disappointed that Bronn didn't let go of his personal desire to get a castle and go and fight the white walkers with everyone else' Flynn told Femail (pictured in character with Peter Dinkalge, who plays Tyrion Lannister)

He said he didn't want to say 'goodbye' to the industry - but at the time there was nothing that 'excited' him on the horizon.

Now he's wrapped on the show, he hopes to juggle his acting career with his activism work, and has recently become an ambassador for VeganCoin, the first ever cryptocurrency aimed at linking vegans around the world.

'I've had a spell without any acting work, it's a combination of not having anything that grabbed me and wanting a break' he said.

Flynn, pictured in character as Bronn with Peter Dinklage's Tyrion Lannister, added that it's the most 'amazing thing that the most popular programme on the planet has become as popular as it has telling the story it is'

'I've been involved in a lot of converging activism campaigns as well as joining VeganNation and starting to put some energy and passion into that, I've been involved in farms not factories, and I've been to parliament and chaired a meeting there, in which we will put forward a movement against pig farms - we're seeing the closing down of many local family led farms and huge factory farms - a lot of which is happening very close to where we filmed Game of Thrones in Northern Ireland.

'I also work with Survival International who are a trying to protect the renaming first nation people, their land and their rights, and White Lions in South Africa.

'The fame that comes from Game of Thrones is another level of being in the limelight globally, to use it and channel it with stuff I'm passion in my heart about, we are facing a multiple crisis, there are many many people now rising up , a lot of young people want to make a change, they're inspiring me too.'

Speaking of Game of Thrones writing, he added: 'The allegory and the metaphor of the human condition and the warring families getting together and collaborating to fight a bigger power' was 'amazing'. Pictured: Jerome, left, with Robson Green in 1995. The pair formed the pop duo 'Robson and Jerome'

Vegan Nation founder, Isaac Thomas, told Femail that he came up with the idea while cycling through the alps with his girlfriend.

'We're both vegan and we realised that the most important thing to bring the global vegan community together.

'I believe radical change needs radical ideas and crazy people to follow it through. A nation is as strong as it's economy and an economy is as strong as its currency and to take veganism forward to the next level, we need to number one unite people into the next level.

'Forty years ago it was extremely difficult to be vegan - we have to strength and empower the vegan community and cruelty free currency is taking veganism to the next level.'

'The fame that comes from Game of Thrones is another level of being in the limelight globally, to use it and channel it with stuff I'm passion in my heart about' Flynn said of his activism. Pictured: Flynn with Dinklage and Daniel Portman as Podrick in Game of Thrones

Having not eaten meat for nearly four decades, Flynn told Femail it was a crush on a girl that initially turned him vegan.

'I had a crush on a vegan at drama college, which was a few years ago, and she use to growl at me if I sat next to her with a sausage for lunch, and I was rather uneducated and naive about the process to get meat to our plate, she would bring me educational leaflets from PETA and Viva.

'I went Vegan, but I found it very hard to be vegan at that time - I didn't really know myself how to look after myself in terms of plant protein and it started to drive me a bit mad, so I came off the vegan train and was vegetarian, but I was practically vegan.

'I stayed with goat's cheese, thinking naively that there was less cruelty involved in the goat industry. But then, my friend, the wonderful Juliet Gellatley [founder and director of vegan charity Viva] came to stay and shared a campaign she was doing about the goat farming industry.

'It made it very explicit the kind of terrible cruelty that was going on, so I came off and I've been vegan since, that was about three years ago.'

'I've not come across anything like VeganNation before. It's trying to unite vegans and it's a wonderful idea with so much potential. And it's just starting as well, to develop a global economy, with a vegan infrastructure and economy at the heart of it, is amazing.

'The whole economic system that we're part of anyway if fraught with all soughts of corruption and inequality, so to have a vegan cruelty free currency is a great way for people to invest in something that they're really behind.'

Having not eaten meat for nearly four decades, Flynn (pictured in character) told Femail it was a crush on a girl that initially turned him vegan

'It's so much easier to be vegan now, the difference between today and nearly 40 years ago when I stopped eating meat is that the whole country is a lot more adapted.

'There are wonderful alternatives to meat protein, the fermented cashew vegan cheeses are amazing, especially compared to before, you can even get egg substitutes. Being vegan has taught me to look after myself and learn to love cooking, it's a gift.

'It wasn't for health reasons initially I just didn't want to be part of that cruelty, but it's a triple whammy, we're incarcerating animals, inflicting extreme cruelty on them, particularly in the factory farming industry, and now we have the environmental element, if we want a planet to sustain our children and grandchildren that's not going to plunge our planet into deep catastrophe, we're going to have to change our eating habits, and eat much much more plant based protein.

'I had a crush on a vegan at drama college, which was a few years ago, and she use to growl at me if I sat next to her with a sausage for lunch, and I was rather uneducated and naive about the process to get meat to our plate, she would bring me educational leaflets from PETA and Viva' Flynn said about going Vegan

'The fact that science is there, there's a huge disparity in the resources in a pound of plant based meat and a pound of plant based protein'.

'And then there's the extinction crisis, the habit and the ecosystems that are being destroyed - those three things combined it's such an obvious choice - it's something that everyone can do just as a starter.'

Speaking of the growing ease in becoming vegan, he added: 'There's quite a few vegans and vegetarians in the business, the food on on the Game of Thrones set got a lot better as the show went on.

'When the show started by the time we were through with it, the sets that I'm on now have three choices of plant milk, 10 years ago you had to bring your own. But there were cooks that looked after us on Game of Thrones.

'A lot is changing, many things are top of the menu, it's one of the biggest growing movements on the planet.

Flynn, pictured fourth from left, with the Game of Thrones cast, added, 'It's so much easier to be vegan now, the difference between today and nearly 40 years ago when I stopped eating meat is that the whole country is a lot more adapted'

'My main tip for anyone thinking about going vegan is initially to read a bit and educated yourself about the industry your stepping away from, that your taking your money and energy and support from, so you have energy and passion and incentive.

'It's almost like a celebration for your own footprint in an emotional a psychological and practical way, when you realise that you're taking your hand of cruelty, your not part of that industry anymore.

'I found going vegan the start of a really important path for me and my own freedom and independence, asking myself what's important and connecting with my passion'.

Speaking of the growing ease in becoming vegan, Flynn added: 'There's quite a few vegans and vegetarians in the business, the food on on the Game of Thrones set got a lot better as the show went on' (pictured on Soldier Soldier in 1994 with Robson Green)

'There are menus all over the internet for vegan everything, it means you can enjoy the variety of experimenting and cooking for yourself.

'I thought I couldn't do without cheese or eggs, but fermented cashew has taken off, it's really good for you and it taste good! Being vegan doesn't mean you don't like the taste of texture of meat, and it's nice to have something that you want so your not being deprived, you're celebrating the adventure.

'When I first became vegan, a lot of people use to attack me, if you make a stand like that people take it as if you're judging them, I've certainly never been that - some of most closest dearest friends aren't vegan and I love them, it's important not to be reigning down personal judgement on others.

'I think it's important to talk about what your passionate about and scientifically what makes sense.

'The government and the power systems that we have need to take responsibility in encouraging us and making changing in the industries, giving the subsidies in the right places, to encourage farm-based organic growing and locally based agriculture - and stop factory farming for one!

'How that can be good for anyone but the stockholders? I think that's where the real responsibility lies, with the people who run the government, we should be banning single use plastic now and electric cars and work towards petrol and diesel cars being disposed within five years - we have to make a stand towards the corporate companies that are controlling that'.

Alongside his activism, Jerome is currently in Croatia filming for a new series, an adaptation of Stephen King's apocalyptic series The Dark Tower.