Ian Whyte (actor)
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Ian Whyte 2013
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17 September 1971 Bangor, North Wales, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Ian Whyte (born 17 September 1971) is a Welsh actor, stuntman and former professional basketball player.
Whyte began his career a professional basketball player for the Newcastle Eagles. After his retirement from basketball he began his second career as a stuntman and actor.
Whyte is best known for portraying Predators in the movies Alien vs. Predator and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem.
Whyte portrayed one of the "Engineer" aliens seen in Ridley Scott's 2012 science fiction film, Prometheus.
In 2010 Whyte played Sheikh Sulieman in Clash of the Titans.
He has portrayed various characters requiring a physically tall actor in the HBO series Game of Thrones, including White Walkers in season 1 and season 2 and a giant in the opening episode of season 3. For these roles he was unrecognisable under make-up and computer effects. In season 2, he also had a speaking role as Ser Gregor Clegane. In season season 5 and season 6 Whyte portrayed the giant Wun Wun.
Whyte was born in Bangor, North Wales. He is 7 ft 1 in (216 cm) tall. Whyte is married to Amy, a business development manager for the Gordon Brown Law Firm. They have one son.
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