The classic HBO series has revealed itself to be a nearbottomless well of talent. All roads lead to Westeros: Pedro Pascal isn't the only Fantastic Four member

The classic HBO series has revealed itself to be a near-bottomless well of talent.

All roads lead to Westeros: Pedro Pascal isn't the only *Fantastic Four *member from Game of Thrones

The classic HBO series has revealed itself to be a near-bottomless well of talent.

By Jordan Hoffman

Published on July 27, 2025 09:00AM EDT

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Joseph Quinn and Pedro Pascal, costars in 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' and, technically, 'Game of Thrones'. Credit:

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There are some pretty special first steps to *The Fantastic Four: First Steps*.

The newest Marvel Cinematic Universe adventure seems poised for box office success, with **'s critic comparing it to Pixar's *The Incredibles *more so than some other recent superhero fare. A lot of its appeal depends on the quality of the ensemble. In addition to the titular four, that includes the villains and side characters sprinkled into Matt Shakman's retro-future comic book tale.

Pedro Pascal leads Marvel's "First Family" as Reed Richards, the scientific genius who never has to worry if he drops something back behind the couch. It's fair to say that the Chilean-born actor is the Hollywood star of the moment, wrapping up his tenure on *The Last of Us*, appearing in films like *Materialists* and *Eddington*, and returning to the *Star Wars *universe in *The Mandalorian and Grogu* next summer.

All eyes were on Pedro Pascal as Oberyn Martell on 'Game of Thrones'... until he got his eyes gouged out.

Pascal's seeming overnight success popped off in season 4 of *Game of Thrones*, in which he played the Dornish Prince Oberyn Martell, the "Red Viper," who meets a particularly gruesome demise, even by Westerosian standards.

But the man turned to mush by "The Mountain" is far from the only *GoT *alum in the new film.

The London-born Joseph Quinn, who plays the hot-headed Johnny Storm (also known as The Human Torch) in *First Steps*, has enjoyed a slew of high-profile credits recently, including the Navy SEAL drama *Warfare*, the Roman action picture of dubious historical accuracy *Gladiator II *(which, naturally, costarred Pascal), *A Quiet Place: Day One*, and, perhaps what he's best known for, *Stranger Things. *However! The young Mr. Quinn did score an early, quick gig in *Game of Thrones*' seventh season.

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Quinn's character played one of two "not havin' it" guards at Winterfell who think that the returning Arya Stark is an imposter. (She is believed, at that time, to be dead.) It's a bit of frustration humor during the series' big windup, and Quinn has the amusing line, "Look, it's cold and we're busy, so y'know, best f--- off." Of course, Maisie Williams' Arya easily slips past the two sentries while they bicker about how best to handle the nuisance. While we have no evidence to support this, it would not be a surprise to learn that the sequence was in some way inspired by Eric Idle and Graham Chapman's castle guards in *Monty Python and the Holy Grail*.

Joseph Quinn with Danny Kirrane, earning zero stars on Yelp as fortress guards on 'Game of Thrones'.

But wait, there's more! The primary villain in *First Steps *is the insatiable planet-gobbler Galactus, a weird interdimensional being who brings destruction to all around him one meal at a time. The film's depiction of the Four's fearsome foe is pretty true to the original comic book, but for additional chills, we get to hear him speak in a booming, somewhat metallic voice with a threatening English accent.

Those malevolent tones come to us via Ralph Ineson, who played Amycus Carrow in the final three *Harry Potter *films, was the titular Greek Knight in *The Green Knight*, led the military cleanup crew on *Chernobyl, *and whose voice is heard in several popular video games like *Diablo IV* and *Assassin's Creed IV.*

And he was *also* on *Game of Thrones*. Indeed, the future Galactus played the awesomely appalled Dagmer Cleftjaw, a rogue from the Iron Islands who urges Theon Greyjoy to attack Winterfell (bad idea) and then ultimately betrays him. Not a particularly good friend!

Galactus, as seen from behind, in 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps'.

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We've got one more. *First Steps *introduces a new character to the Marvel canon in Ted Gilbert, an Ed Sullivan-esque talk show host. His explanatory presentation to his viewing audience acts as a kind of speed-of-sound introduction to the comic book family's lore, and there's a nice bookending bit at the conclusion, too.

Gilbert is played by Mark Gatiss, a British actor, writer, and producer. He played Mycroft Holmes on *Sherlock*, a series he co-created with Steven Moffat. He also wrote several episodes of *Doctor Who *(and appeared in them, too), and played Bishop Stephen Gardiner on *Wolf Hall*.

Mark Gatiss as Tycho Nestoris on 'Game of Thrones'.

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Naturally, a fella like this also appeared on *Game of Thrones*. His character, Tycho Nestoris, was a representative from the Iron Bank of Braavos, and was known for his calm demeanor and businesslike manner, even when those in quest of the Iron Throne occasionally treated him like a human ATM.

If it's been a while since you've seen it, here's the big fight between the Red Viper and The Mountain... before things get too disgusting.

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