{"id":133824,"date":"2019-05-23T16:02:14","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T23:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailyactor.com\/?p=133824"},"modified":"2019-05-23T16:02:14","modified_gmt":"2019-05-23T23:02:14","slug":"rory-mccann-game-of-thrones-audition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailyactor.com\/actors-on-acting\/rory-mccann-game-of-thrones-audition\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Rory McCann&#8217;s Nail His &#8216;Game of Thrones&#8217; Audition for Sandor Clegane"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rory McCann Sandor Clegane audition\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TIWX2fPx-5k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>With the exception of his Season 5 absence, <strong>Rory McCann<\/strong>&#8216;s character Sandor Clegane was one of the few characters to run the marathon of HBO&#8217;s <em>Game of Thrones<\/em> from the pilot to the stunning series finale. 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