Steve Toussaint says he was the target of racist attacks after he was cast as Corlys Velaryon on the forthcoming HBO show House of the Dragon, a Game of Thrones prequel.The British actor, 57, told The Hollywood Reporter he underestimated the response when he was cast in the first prominent role for a person of color in the Game of Thrones universe.'When I got the gig, I literally was like, "It's just another role because I have Black friends who had small parts or recurring parts in' Game of Thrones,' Toussaint told the outlet. 'I didn't realize it was a bigger deal until I was racially abused on social media when it was announced.
Yeah, that s*** happened.' The latest: Steve Toussaint, 57, says he was the target of racist attacks after he was cast on the forthcoming HBO show House of the Dragon, a Game of Thrones prequel.
He was snapped at the show's London premiere Monday Touissant said that one person called him the N-word and others had made art to mock his casting on the series.He recalled an instance in which a fan said that he'd experienced the same vitriol when defending Toussaint's casting on the show.
Said Touissant: 'There was also a Black American chap who is a big fan of the show who contacted me saying that he gets abuse because he championed me for the part.'On platforms like Reddit, which I'm not on, there are such discussions going on about it.
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