Kristian Nairn

Northern Irish actor and DJ
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Kristian Nairn is an actor and DJ from Lisburn, Northern Ireland. He is best known for his portrayal of Hodor in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones. He also played Wee John Feeney on the HBO Max series Our Flag Means Death (2022–2023).

Nairn's portrayal of Hodor on Game of Thrones was his first acting role; Nairn earned enough to buy his mother a house. He is a progressive house/trance DJ, and used to be the resident DJ of Kremlin, a gay club in Belfast. Since Game of Thrones began, Nairn has toured as a DJ with "Rave of Thrones" using musical themes and costumes from the television series. At the end of 2017, he performed the first part of the Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike concerts in Antwerp. He was the DJ during the BlizzCon 2016 anniversary party and BlizzCon 2018 closing festivities. In October 2018, Nairn appeared in a commercial for eToro that was launched on YouTube, featuring the Internet meme HODL.

Nairn is an accomplished guitarist. He got the opportunity to play backstage with Megadeth during the Hellfest Open Air Festival in Clisson, France, in June 2018.

He portrayed Wee John Feeney on the HBO series Our Flag Means Death from 2022 to 2023.

Date of Birth25th November 1975
Age48 Years
Zodiac SignSagittarius
CountryUnited Kingdom
Birth PlaceLisburn
NationalityUnited Kingdom
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
ReferenceIMDB
Height208
Occupationactor, film actor, disc jockey, television actor
Career Start2011 (13 years ago)

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