Miltos Yerolemou

Miltos Yerolemou is a British actor best known for his role as Syrio Forel in the HBO fantasy TV series Game of Thrones.

Yerolemou has also made appearances in films such as Star Wars: The Force Awakens and The Danish Girl.

Early life The son of Greek Cypriot parents, Yerolemou was born in London and grew up in the United Kingdom. After his graduation, Yerolemou did not take lessons, but instead learned how to act by stage experience.

Career From 1997 to 2003 he was a regular on the television series Hububb. In 1998, he had a supporting role in Middleton's Changeling, and in 1999, he took part in a film adaptation of the Shakespeare play The Winter's Tale. It was followed by two extras roles in the documentary Neanderthal. He also appeared in the British series My Family, The West Wittering Affair, and the short film The Public Benefits.

Yerolemou with Charles Martinet at Armageddon 2012 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Yerolemou's first major role was as Syrio Forel in the first season of the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones. In the series, Yerolemou primarily worked with actress Maisie Williams as Arya Stark, and portrayed Syrio Forel, a character also known as "The First Sword of Braavos."

Yerolemou has appeared on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and had a role in a BBC adaptation of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall.

Most recently Yerolemou played The Fool in the Talawa Theatre Company and Royal Exchange Manchester co-production of King Lear, with Don Warrington taking on the title role. His performance was very well received, with reviews stating that his "extraordinary despair ... matches [his] brilliant comic timing", that he "manages to provide a key to the entire performance", and "irrepressible".

Partial filmography

Film and television

+ Miltos Yerolemou's film and television credits Year Title RoleNotes 1995 Funny Bones Mime Film debut role; uncredited 1997–2003 Hububb Mikey / Paul / Lady Skipton 26 episodes 1998 Shakespeare Shorts Porter Episode: "Macbeth - The King Is Dead/To Kill the King" 1998 Middleton's Changeling Asylum Inmate 2001 Neanderthal Neanderthal 2 episodes 2001 Walking with Beasts Primitive Human Episode: "Mammoth Journey" 2002 Black Books Schubert Customer Episode: "A Nice Change" 2003 My Family Spanish policeman 2 Episode: "Canary Cage" 2006 Michael Hardington Television film 2006 Man in therapy 2008 Revealed Actor Episode: "Sex and the Neanderthals" 2011 CSA No. 1 Short film 2011 Game of Thrones Syrio Forel 3 episodes 2011 Stavros Deleted Scene; uncredited 2014 M.I. High Thalamus Episode: "The Shadow Games" 2014 Lester Billings Short film 2014 Walter Dimitri Television film 2015Wolf Hall French Nobleman Episode: "Anna Regina" 2015 Dr. Mai 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Bar Patron 2016 New BloodMenakis 2 episodes 2016 Rubicon Azad Short film 2017 Tulip Fever Baker 2018 Marcella [Yanis] Witman's Lawyer 2 episodes 2019 Chronos Episode: "Bubbikins" 2019 2021 Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard Carlo 2024 Alex Rider Mr. Mancini Episode: "Target" 2025 Foundation Presider Kinn 4 episodes 2026 Motherwitch Kounappis 2026 Crookhaven Mr. Palumbo 2026 Silo Rudy Kent