--- ---  # Get Ready for a Jaime Lannister Transformation in _Game of Thrones_' Final Season  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 26, 2018 6:48 PM UTC  Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in Game of Thrones Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in Game of ThronesMacall B. Polay—HBO  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 26, 2018 6:48 PM UTC After finally making it back to King’s Landing in [_Game of Thrones_‘](http://time.com/game-of-thrones-2017/) season three finale, [Jaime Lannister](http://time.com/4956454/game-of-thrones-jaime-lannister-cersei-death-theory/) was given a [makeover](http://time.com/4810935/ikea-shopping-bag-designer/) to match the emotional transformation he had undergone during his time on the road with Brienne of Tarth. Season four Jaime was clean shaven with short hair, a new look that Nikolaj Coster-Waldau—who plays the Kingslayer—says was meant to signal a “big change in the character.” “He was due a haircut,” he recently told [ShortList](https://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/tv/game-of-thrones-star-nikolaj-coster-waldau-on-scandi-fads-and-rescue-dogs/350720). “Especially after spending two seasons dragged through the mud.” Now, with just one season left to go in the _Thrones_ saga, Jaime is apparently headed in the reverse direction—facially speaking, that is. Having left both his sister, Queen Cersei Lannister, and the Red Keep behind to ride north in the season seven finale, it seems as though Jaime is set to get back into full wilderness mode. “I’m shooting the last season of _Thrones_,” Coster-Waldau said of the switch-up. “Generally speaking, I’m not crazy-hairy, but I have a full beard. Call me Hairy Styles.” Game of Thrones: Jaime Lannister Gets Beard for Season 8 ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5215429/game-of-thrones-jaime-lannister-beard/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5215429/game-of-thrones-jaime-lannister-beard/"},"headline":"Get Ready for a Jaime Lannister Transformation in Game of Thrones' Final Season","datePublished":"2018-03-26T18:48:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:51:37.800Z","description":"The Kingslayer is getting a new look","url":"https://time.com/5215429/game-of-thrones-jaime-lannister-beard/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","game of thrones","TV"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9e4a284c14630048/6988d8a44ee262a06f30e792/game-of-thrones-spoils-of-war-jamie-lannister-07.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9e4a284c14630048/6988d8a44ee262a06f30e792/game-of-thrones-spoils-of-war-jamie-lannister-07.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Game-of-Thrones-The-Spoils-of-War-Jaime-Lannister","caption":"Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in Game of Thrones","creditText":"Macall B. Polay—HBO","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5215429/game-of-thrones-jaime-lannister-beard/","name":"Get Ready for a Jaime Lannister Transformation in Game of Thrones' Final Season"}}]}] ```