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  1. Malahide was at his commanding best as the gaunt, intractable (and rather unpleasant) Balon Greyjoy, Lord of the Iron Islands, in HBO's epic blockbuster series Game of Thrones (2011).

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    • Berkshire, England, UK
  2. From 2012 to 2016 portrayed Balon Greyjoy, Lord of the Iron Islands, and the father of Theon and Yara, of House Greyjoy, in the HBO TV series Game of Thrones. [4] In 2012, He played Lord Glendenning in The Paradise. [3]

  3. Patrick Gerald Duggan (born 24 March 1945 in Reading, Berkshire, England), known professionally as Patrick Malahide, is a British actor who portrays Balon Greyjoy on Game of Thrones. He first appeared on screen in 1976 in the British TV series Flight of the Heron, followed by guest appearances...

  4. May 2, 2016 · In Sunday's episode of Game of Thrones, Balon was killed by his younger brother Euron Greyjoy, meaning Melisandre's old spell finally took out Stannis Baratheon's final opponent (even though...

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    Balon had always been thin, but by 299 AC he is gaunt with a hard face. He has hard black eyes with long grey hair flecked with white that hangs past the small of his back. He has a stoop in his shoulder. Balon is not as tall or as strong as his father Quellonhad been, but he is just as quick and skilled at arms. Lord Greyjoy wears musty sealskinro...

    Early life

    Balon is the eldest surviving son of Quellon Greyjoy, Lord of the Iron Islands, and a lady of House Sunderly. It is not clear when he was born. Balon learned to sail when still young and was a very skilled captain. Balon scaled the Flint Cliffs to the Blind Lord's haunted tower when he was ten. By his thirteenth year, he had become an expert oarsman. At fifteen he sailed with Dagmer Cleftjaw to the Stepstones on a reaving, killing his first man and taking his first two salt wives there. By se...

    Greyjoy's Rebellion

    Lord Quellon Greyjoy had desired stronger ties with the green lands, forbade most reaving, brought maesters to the Iron Islands, and outlawed the taking of thralls. His son Balon, however, wished to return to the Old Way, which he considered a better way for the ironborn. After becoming Lord of the Iron Islands, Balon reversed most of his father's reforms. Over five years he oversaw the construction of the Iron Fleetto serve the Seastone Chair. Balon was quick to seize the chance to revert to...

    Recent History

    In 297 AC one of Balon's brothers, Euron, seduced the third wife of another brother, Victarion. To prevent bloodshed between the brothers Balon sent Euron into exile and swore he would be killed if he returned. To keep his honor Victarion killed his wife.

    A Clash of Kings

    Though defeated, Balon never gave up on his desire to become king. With the death of King Robert I Baratheon and the outbreak of the War of the Five Kings, Balon assembles his fleet and orders all ships which visit Lordsport, including trading vessels, to remain so he will have the element of surprise. Robb Stark, the King in the North, sends Balon's surviving son, Theon, to Pyke as an envoy with an offer to ally with Balon against the Lannisters. Insulted, Balon spurns the offer and instead...

    A Storm of Swords

    Balon styles himself the Ninth of His Name Since the Grey King, King of the Iron Islands and the North, King of Salt and Rock, Son of the Sea Wind, and Lord Reaper of Pyke. In King's Landing, the small council discusses Balon's terms of alliance instead of a pledge of fealty. Lords Mace Tyrell and Paxter Redwyne urge that these terms be accepted in order to free up new resources for dealing with Stannis Baratheon. However, Tywin Lannister rejects them since Balon is already at war with House...

    A Feast for Crows

    When Aeron Greyjoy is informed of his older brother's death, he thinks back to the last time he saw Balon upon returning from the Stony Shore. Aeron Damphair recalls while Balon's grey hair had turned half-white and the stoop in his shoulder more pronounced, his king had not seemed ill. After Balon's death, his daughter, Asha, and his brothers, Victarion and Euron, are among the candidates to succeed him. His surviving son, Theon, had been taken prisoner by the Boltons and is not able to pres...

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  5. May 7, 2016 · Farewell, Patrick Malahide. With remarkably little screen time you breathed life and humanity into grizzly Balon Greyjoy, who was, in many ways, the introduction to the ironborn worldview for Unsullied fans.

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  7. Played by Patrick Malahide. Head of the ruling house of the Iron Islands, Balon Greyjoy lost two of his sons in a failed revolt against Robert Baratheon. His only surviving son, Theon, was raised as a ward by the Starks.

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