Ed Sheeran
[ranking: 1]
Ed Sheeran's brief cameo in the Season 7 premiere, "Dragonstone," is probably the most hated guest appearance in the show's history. Sheeran got so much hate online he had to temporarily shut down his Twitter page.
He appears as a Lannister soldier and sings "Hands of Gold" to his comrades before addressing his distaste for King's Landing. Arya meets the group of soldiers and has a rare moment of fun with them before heading off on her own. While fans of the show may have found this cameo annoying, one person loved it: Maisie Williams. The Arya Stark actor is apparently a massive fan of Sheeran, and showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss decided to cast him in this role as a fun surprise for Williams.
Sheeran was so hated that the writers actually included a brief quip about his fate in the Season 8 premiere. Bronn mentions "Eddie" had his face horribly disfigured by dragon fire at the Battle of Highgarden.
Noah Syndergaard
[ranking: 2]
Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard, nicknamed "Thor" by his fans, makes a brief appearance in the Season 7 episode "The Spoils of War" as a Lannister soldier. Perhaps appropriately, the professional pitcher plays a spear thrower. He manages to take out a Dothraki soldier with a well-aimed throw. Unfortunately for Mets fans, Syndergaard was likely incinerated by Drogon shortly after his appearance.
Rob McElhenney
[ranking: 3]
Rob McElhenney is the co-creator and costar of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, one of the longest-running sitcoms of all time. Known by IASIP fans as Mac, the comedic actor appears in the Season 8 premiere as one of Euron Greyjoy's soldiers. He is quickly dispatched by an arrow to the eye as Theon and his crew board a ship to rescue Yara.
While this may seem like a strange choice for a cameo, McElhenney has actually worked with the Game of Thrones showrunners in the past. The duo wrote an episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia titled "Flowers for Charlie," in which Charlie believes he has taken a substance that grants him super intelligence.
Chris Stapleton
[ranking: 4]
Famous country musician Chris Stapelton has a cameo so brief, you almost definitely missed it. He appears in the Season 8 episode "The Long Night" as a corpse on the battlefield. When the Night King attempts to thwart Jon Snow by resurrecting an enormous number of dead, Stapelton is one of the fallen to reanimate. His bassist and tour manager are also featured in the episode.
Mastodon
[ranking: 5]
Heavy metal band Mastodon have one of the more metal cameos on the show, appearing as Free Folk on multiple occasions. They first appear in Season 5's "Hardhome" when Jon Snow tries to urge the Free Folk to head south and flee the White Walker threat. The members of Mastodon do not survive the ensuing battle with the White Walkers, and they make a second appearance as wights in the army of the dead in the Season 7 finale, "The Dragon and the Wolf."
Royd Tolkien
[ranking: 6]
There would arguably be no Game of Thrones if it wasn't for the works of literary giant J.R.R. Tolkien, so it's fitting his great-grandson makes an appearance on the show. Royd Tolkien appears as a Wildling in the Season 5 episode "Hardhome." Outside of GoT, he also appears in Return of the King and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.
Of Monsters And Men
[ranking: 7]
Of Monsters And Men is the second Icelandic band to have a cameo on Game of Thrones after Sigur R??s. They appear as Bravossi musicians in Season 6 at the play Arya attends, The Bloody Hand. They can be seen above the stage playing their instruments.
Gary Lightbody
[ranking: 8]
Gary Lightbody is the singer for the band Snow Patrol, and he lends his voice to the Season 3 episode "Walk of Punishment" as he sings the song "The Bear and the Maiden Fair." Lightbody is among the captors of Jaime Lannister and Brienne of Tarth.
Will Champion
[ranking: 9]
Coldplay drummer Will Champion has a brief but interesting cameo in one of the series's most infamous episodes, "The Rains of Castamere." He plays a drummer at the wedding of Edmure Tully and one of Walder Frey's daughters, but the wedding doesn't go exactly as planned. Known as the Red Wedding, the event takes a turn when the Freys betray the Starks. This leads to the vicious slaying of Rob and Catelyn Stark.
Martin Starr
[ranking: 10]
Martin Starr is best known for his role on another hit HBO show, Silicon Valley. The comedic actor plays the ever-sarcastic Bertram Gilfoyle on the tech-comedy, but there is nothing funny about his role in the Season 8 premiere of Game of Thrones. He plays one of Euron Greyjoy's soldiers and is quickly dispatched by an arrow to the forehead. His end comes as Theon boards a ship to free his captured sister, Yara.
Sigur R??s
[ranking: 11]
Game of Thrones has a history of bringing musicians in for cameos, but Sigur R??s's appearance marks one of the few times a full band makes it onto the show. The Icelandic band shows up at King Joffrey's infamous wedding during the Season 4 episode "The Lion and the Rose." The band plays a cover of "The Rains of Castamere" during the wedding, perhaps foreshadowing Joffrey's untimely demise.
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