--- title: Game of Thrones: Bran Stark Tommen Baratheon Friendship description: Bran Stark and Tommen Baratheon may not have shared much screen time in Game of Thrones, but in real life, the actors hang out regularly. canonical: https://time.com/4426011/bran-stark-tommen-baratheon-best-friends/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-27T15:19:53.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:34:49.757Z og:title: Bran Stark and Tommen Baratheon's Real-Life Friendship Is Everything og:description: Game of Bros og:url: https://time.com/4426011/bran-stark-tommen-baratheon-best-friends/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Bran Stark and Tommen Baratheon's Real-Life Friendship Is Everything twitter:description: Game of Bros twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Bran Stark and Tommen Baratheon's Friendship in Real Life Is Everything > Sponsored content. 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Following Hempstead Wright’s appearance at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend, he posted a selfie of himself with Chapman on Twitter. “Never been more glad to be oh so nearly nearer to home and seeing this beautiful man again,” he wrote. Chapman, of course, responded with an equally endearing message. “Brother I never had,” he wrote. “Missed you man!” > [](https://twitter.com/Dean%5FC%5FChapman/status/758217968056725504) And this isn’t the first time the two have gushed about their friendship on social media. Hempstead Wright frequently documents his bro dates with Chapman on Instagram, complete with adorable captions such as,”Cheeky Nando’s with the Dean,” and, “KFC with Deano.” The pair also takes time to go on normal teenage adventures rather than, you know, fighting off the undead or trying to rule a city. Here they are camping… And at the amusement park… And on the train. 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