Joffrey on ‘Game of Thrones’ to Quit Acting, Be a Humanitarian

by The Wrap | November 25, 2013 at 7:26 PM | Celebrities, Game of Thrones

Jack Gleeson (HBO)

By Greg Gilman

“Game of Thrones” star Jack Gleeson may leave acting when he’s done playing the sadistic Joffrey Baratheon — perhaps to focus on his charity work.

Gleeson, 21, auditioned for “GoT” at 17, and sounds as if he has not enjoyed the attention he has received since.

“It was always a recreation beforehand, but when I started doing ‘Game of Thrones’ perhaps the reality was made too real for me,” Gleeson told Ireland’s Independent. ”The lifestyle that comes with being an actor in a successful TV show isn’t something I gravitate towards.”

He said that since studying philosophy at Trinity College, working with the relief agency Goal and working with his theater company, “I’ve kind of just re-evaluated what I want to do.”

He recently went with Goal to Haiti, where the 2010 earthquake killed 230,000 people and left 1.5 million homeless. His uncle worked with the charity in the 1980s.

“It was inspiring to see the improvements being made in Haiti, to see the motivation of the people to improve the quality of life,” Gleeson said. “People are eager to get on with their lives and be resilient.”

“I’d been looking to use the celebrity I’ve got from the show to bring awareness for causes Goal supports,” Gleeson added.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Good. Perhaps now they can kill Joffrey off.

very cool!

In the actual interview broadcast on Irish TV, he never mentioned quiting the show, rather implied that acting might not be part of his long term plans and talked of a return to education for future options.

Pleasent lad with the head screewed on, I don't think he leave the paycheck without some proper back-up plan!

[Edited 11/26/13 12:41pm]

You know y'all are bursting at the seams.

Most of the people that play evil characters tend to be the kindest folk.

That's just been my experience.

Good for him, it's real nice to hear young rich folks showing interest in something besides Gucci and Prada. I hope his character dies a horrible death because I loathe him on the show. Maybe Khaleesi's dragons will toast him up like a marshmellow.

dseann said:

Good for him, it's real nice to hear young rich folks showing interest in something besides Gucci and Prada. I hope his character dies a horrible death because I loathe him on the show. Maybe Khaleesi's dragons will toast him up like a marshmellow.

I loathe Joffrey too, but I think that just proves how great Jack Gleeson is in his role. I can applaud his humanitarian interests, though.

he is a dumbass... i think 99.9% of people get that acting is acting... the more he acts the more his opnion will matter... but i have only seen like 10 eps of that show...

Cool. I work in the philanthropy industry and we need more people like him that will be able to get the world to pay attention to the important issues facing the planet and humanity.