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WHERE ARE THEY NOW: 31 actors who were killed off 'Game of Thrones'

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  • Warning: Spoilers ahead for "Game of Thrones" through season seven.
  • Actors killed off from "Game of Thrones" are now starring on new TV shows and in movies.
  • Harry Lloyd (Viserys) will appear on the final season of FX's "Legion," while Iwan Rheon (Ramsay Bolton) stars in a new 2019 Netflix movie and many others can be seen in Netflix shows.

No TV series kills off characters quite as tragically, or frequently, like HBO's "Game of Thrones." From minor characters to the show's first main protagonist Ned Stark, dozens of key actors have come and gone over the years.

We've rounded up the biggest character deaths and checked in on the actors to see what they're up to now.

From voicing video game characters to starring on Netflix series, keep reading to see what your favorite ex-"Game of Thrones" actors are doing now.

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Viserys was killed on the first season after he crossed a serious line and Dany's then-husband Khal Drogo poured molten gold over his head.

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The "X-Men" series "Legion" will air its third and final season sometime in 2019, where Lloyd will join the cast as Professor X.

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King Robert Baratheon was a commanding presence on the first several episodes of "Game of Thrones" before his untimely death thanks to several skins of wine and a boar.

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Addy also had a role on the 2018 season of "Doctor Who," and voiced Clyde the Horse in Disney's "Mary Poppins Returns."

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Khal Drogo met his death after a gnarly fight wound he sustained became infected and Daenerys mistakenly put her trust into a witch healer.

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Momoa's "Aquaman" recently grossed more than $1 billion worldwide, becoming the first movie of 2019 to do so.

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Many who hadn't yet read George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series would be forgiven for thinking Ned Stark was the end-game protagonist of the series.

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He also starred in "Medici: Masters of Florence," which is streaming now on Netflix.

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Stannis Baratheon had his younger brother Renly killed when he refused to bend the knee to the rightful heir to the Iron Throne.

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He also voiced a character in the "Mass Effect: Andromeda" video game.

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Known as the Red Wedding, this massacre wiped out a whole family of storylines with one murderous feast.

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The second season of "Taboo" is still underway, but in the meantime Chaplin had a small part in the HBO film "My Dinner with Herv." Chaplin will also have a role in the coming four "Avatar" sequels.

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The Young Wolf's death was brought about after he betrayed his promise to Walder Frey.

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Madden won a 2019 Golden Globe for his performance on "Bodyguard," which is streaming now on Netflix.

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Catelyn Stark did all she could for her children before she was murdered in one of the biggest shocks of the series.

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She is currently filming a new TV show called "The Feed," which will air on Amazon Prime.

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His murder took place at the "Purple Wedding," when Olenna and Littlefinger worked together to poison Margaery Tyrell's brand new husband and the crowned king.

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Gleeson told Vulture he was interested in doing some "Adult Swim-style" content one day, but so far his acting career has stayed on hold.

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Lysa revealed herself as the co-conspirator behind her husband Jon Arryn's murder just before she was killed.

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Dickie was the First Order soldier who patched in the call from Poe Dameron to General Hux. She also had a role on the BBC's 2018 miniseries called "The Cry."

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Oberyn Martell died during his trial by combat fight against Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane.

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Pascal is also slated to have a "key role" in the anticipated "Wonder Woman" sequel coming in 2020.

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Ygritte was one of many casualties in the battle at Castle Black towards the end of the fourth season.

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"The Good Fight" is the critically acclaimed spinoff of CBS' previous series, "The Good Wife."

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Jojen helped Meera and Bran escape with Hodor before he died at the hands of the wights.

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He also starred in the "Maze Runner" teen dystopian movie trilogy, which concluded in 2018.

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After humiliating Tyrion at court and effectively sentencing him to death, Tywin Lannister met his demise while sitting in on the loo.

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He also had a role in the romantic film "Me Before You," which starred Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen).

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Actress Kerry Ingram played the role of the last surviving trueborn Baratheon child, until her father sacrificed her to the Lord of Light.

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A new Valentine's Day special for "Free Rein" will premiere on Netflix in February 2019.

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Ramsay Bolton murdered his father once he thought his line in the House Bolton succession was threatened.

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He also had a role on second season of the National Geographic series "Genius," which focused on the life of Pablo Picasso.

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Osha was killed after she and Rickon were captured and brought to the Boltons.

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Hodor died while protecting Bran and Meera from a horde of wights led by the Night King.

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Ray was leading a peaceful group who followed the Faith of the Seven, but their camp was attacked by outlaws and Ray was among the dead when Sandor Clegane returned.

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McShane will also reprise his role for the "John Wick" movie trilogy in the 2019 installment titled "Chapter 3 Parabellum."

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The Hound tracked him down and hanged him after Lem murdered Ray and the other peaceful followers of the Faith.

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"The Innocents" is a teen-driven drama series about a supernatural group of women who can all shape-shift. Watch the trailer for the show here.

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She played Lady Crane, the actress who helped Arya in Braavos.

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Davis also reprised her role as the flapper detective, Phryne Fisher, from the Australian series, "Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries," for its upcoming movie spinoff.

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Rickon was forced to run across the field towards Jon Snow, and Ramsay shot him with an arrow before the two could reunite.

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Parkinson also had a role in the 2018 indie movie "The Belly of the Whale."

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Ramsay went above and beyond the normal "villain" archetype on "Game of Thrones."

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Scheduled to premiere on Netflix in March 2019, "The Dirt" is a biopic about rock band Mtley Cru and will feature Rheon as guitarist Mick Mars.

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Cersei's wildfire plot wiped out the entire Tyrell family, with the exception of Olenna.

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Dormer will also voice a character for the coming 2019 Netflix series"The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance," which is a prequel to Jim Hensen's 1982 movie.

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Actor Finn Jones had a pretty solid gig lined up even before the finale aired, though.

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The series was canceled by Netflix, along with most of its other Marvel series, in 2018.

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Cersei had enough of the High Sparrow's meddling with the power dynamics of King's Landing.

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Pryce is also starring on FX's new series "Taboo" (along with Oona Chaplin and Tom Hardy).

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Mace was the rather useless patriarch of the Tyrell family.

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He also had a small role in the 2018 Disney movie "Christopher Robin."

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Tommen was devastated after being manipulated by his mother and forced to watch his beloved wife die.

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Technically, Chapman was killed off twice from "Game of Thrones," since he also played Martyn Lannister, who was murdered on the third season .

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Walder Frey finally got his comeuppance on the sixth season finale.

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Now he's voicing the character of Merlin on Netflix's animated series "Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia."

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Olenna willingly drank poison handed to her by Jaime Lannister after his army swarmed Highgarden.

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Rigg also had a role in the 2018 theater revival of "My Fair Lady" in New York City.

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Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish was killed by Arya in front of the entire Winterfell court.

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Gillen was also in the 2018 movie "Maze Runner: The Death Cure," along with Thomas Brodie-Sangster.

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"Game of Thrones" returns for its eighth and final season on April 14, 2019.

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