Toby Sebastian will star in Game of Thrones
An OXFORD actor will grace television screens as the new face of a hit American fantasy drama.
Toby Sebastian was unveiled as one of nine new additions to the Game of Thrones cast at San Diego’s Comic-Con event on Friday.
The 22-year-old will play character Trystane Martell during season five of the HBO series.
A former pupil of Cokethorpe School, near Witney, Mr Sebastian is son of Oxford restaurateur Clinton Pugh.
Mr Pugh said: “We are absolutely thrilled for him. He has worked solidly for six years to achieve this.”
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