| Miltos Yerolemou | |
| Birth Name: | Miltos Yerolemou |
| Birth Place: | London, England |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1995–present |
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 and The Danish Girl.
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.
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's first major role was as Syrio Forel in the first season of the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones.[1] In the series, Yerolemou primarily worked with actress Maisie Williams as Arya Stark,[2] and portrayed Syrio Forel, a character also known as "The First Sword of Braavos."[1] Thus most of his scenes involved sword work.[1] Following his appearance in Game of Thrones, Yerolemou was cast in , as well as the award-winning film The Danish Girl.[3] [4] [5]
Yerolemou has appeared on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and had a role in a BBC adaptation of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall.[3]
Yerolemou has also appeared in the BBC One series New Blood and the British-American film Tulip Fever.[6]
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",[7] that he "manages to provide a key to the entire performance",[8] and "irrepressible".[9]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2015 | Wolf Hall | French Nobleman | Episode: "Anna Regina" | |
| 2015 | Dr. Mai | |||
| 2015 | Bar Patron | |||
| 2016 | New Blood | Menakis | 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 |
