He fought so that they wouldn't turn his character into a pervert: Who is Liam Cunningham?

In 2020, Game of Thrones star Liam Cunningham announced that he opposed the proposed lightning romance between his character in the series and Missandei of Naath.

When the two characters first came face to face (during season 7 of Game of Thrones), Cunningham, who played Ser Davos Seaworth, was approximately 56, and Nathalie Emmanuel, who played Missandei, was 28.

Cunningham said he believed the proposed plot would undermine his character's relationship as a mentor to Mormont and Shireen, who are both pre-pubescent daughters.

According to the actor, Cunningham told the showrunners, "You are not going to erase my hard work in making the audience sympathize with him by turning him into a pervert."

Liam Cunningham (born 2 June 1961) is an Irish actor. He is known for playing Davos Seaworth in the HBO epic-fantasy series Game of Thrones. Cunningham's debut film role came in Into the West (1992), where he played a police officer. His on-screen acting continued with roles in War of the Buttons (1994), and A Little Princess (1995), before making his role as Phillotson in Jude (1996). Cunningham resides in Dublin with his wife Colette, with whom he has three children, daughter Ellen and sons Liam Jr. and Sean.

Cunningham played Davos, who appeared in 42 of the 73 episodes of Game of Thrones for 7 years.

Cunningham was born in north Dublin. He has three sisters and one brother. Cunningham left secondary school at 15 and started working as an electrician. He moved to Zimbabwe for three years in the 1980s, where he installed electricity in a safari park. He also trained Zimbabwe electricians.

After returning to Ireland, he was dissatisfied with his job as an electrician; He intended to become an actor. He took acting lessons and started working in local theater.