Kristian Nairn is a prolific DJ and music producer of electronic music and is a local legend in his native Ireland. However, TV enthusiast here in the US will probably recognize Kristian from his role as the towering giant Hodor in HBO's Game of Thrones. Kristian was kind enough to discuss a number of Game of Thrones related topics in the interview below. He also fielded a number of comic book movie related questions as well, which I will post at a later date. He's a big fan of comic book movies and revealed to me that he frequents the site regularly, especially for Thor-related news. The second part is chock-full of humorous and funny tidbits from Kristian and myself about the CBM genre but first things first,we discuss all things Westeros and HBO.

Interview by: Mark Julian

Kristian Nairn

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-Discusses his music background-01:20 On whether he reads George R.R. Martin's books to find out what happens to his character-02:18 The auditioning process for Hodor-03:46 On whether the actors receive scripts for the entire season or a few episodes at a time-04:29 His thoughts on why the show was such an instant smash success, says "Game of Thrones is like medieval mafia families"-05:34 On whether success has changed the atmosphere on set-06:35 I ask if he can share some Season 2 behind-the-scenes secrets-07:49 On departures from the source material and if any changes are in store for Hodor-09:34 On whether George R. R. Martin is as cool as he seems in those pimpin' sailor hatsBe sure to visit Kristian on twitter @KristianNairn and ask him all of your Hodor and Game of Thrones related questions!