--- title: Who Is Marc Rissmann in the New Game of Thrones Trailer? description: Game of Thrones fans are speculating over the identity of the mysterious leader of the Golden Company in the new season 8 trailer. canonical: https://time.com/5545412/marc-rissmann-game-of-thrones/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-03-05T22:49:04.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:57:56.608Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: One Man in the Game of Thrones Trailer Is Making Theories Fly og:description: Potential season 8 spoilers ahead og:url: https://time.com/5545412/marc-rissmann-game-of-thrones/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt08fed769e1cd9895/6989463b096a94e9166a4b1f/game-of-thrones-season-8-trailer.png?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: game-of-thrones-season-8-trailer og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: One Man in the Game of Thrones Trailer Is Making Theories Fly twitter:description: Potential season 8 spoilers ahead twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt08fed769e1cd9895/6989463b096a94e9166a4b1f/game-of-thrones-season-8-trailer.png?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # A Mysterious Character in the _Game of Thrones_ Trailer Could Herald a Major Season 8 Twist > Sponsored content. 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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 5, 2019 10:49 PM UTC  YouTube  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 5, 2019 10:49 PM UTC **Warning:** This post contains potential spoilers for [_Game of Thrones_ season 8](http://time.com/4913247/game-of-thrones-season-8-premiere-date/). The new [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/5544114/game-of-thrones-season-8-trailer-analysis/) trailer that dropped Tuesday is stirring up major fan speculation over what’s to come in the show’s final six episodes, with theories about one man in particular flying. After confirming, at long last, that [Jon Snow](http://time.com/4915915/game-of-thrones-season-7-finale-jon-snow-daenerys-targaryen-romance/) is the [trueborn son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark](http://time.com/4915000/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-parents-rhaegar-targaryen-lyanna-stark/), the [season 7 finale](http://time.com/4917987/game-of-thrones-finale-review/) of _Game of Thrones_ also revealed that Jon’s real name is Aegon Targaryen. There has been a long history of Aegons on the Targaryen family tree, with the name’s origin stretching back 300 years to [Aegon I Targaryen](http://iceandfire.wikia.com/wiki/Aegon%5FI%5FTargaryen). Also known as Aegon the Conqueror, Aegon I was the first king to sit on the Iron Throne after conquering Westeros and unifying the Seven Kingdoms under his rule. But based on a scene in the new _Game of Thrones_ season 8 trailer, some fans are speculating that we’re about to meet yet another Aegon. As we know, Aegon Targaryen was also the name of Rhaegar’s only son with his first wife, Elia Martell. Shortly before Jon’s birth, that Aegon was murdered alongside his mother and sister by Gregor “The Mountain” Clegane during the [Sack of King’s Landing](http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Sack%5Fof%5FKing%27s%5FLanding). This happened near the end of Robert’s Rebellion after Rhaeger himself had been killed at the [Battle of the Trident](http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Battle%5Fof%5Fthe%5FTrident). But in George R. R. Martin’s _A Song of Ice and Fire_ series — the books the show is based on — there is a character named Young Griff who claims to be the surviving son of Rhaegar and Elia. Varys even tells Tyrion that he swapped that Aegon with a peasant baby before the capital was sacked. In the books, Young Griff was raised by a man named Jon Connington and plans to marry Daenerys so that they can rule the Seven Kingdoms together. He has also managed to recruit the mercenary company known as the [Golden Company](https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/03/05/game-of-thrones-harry-strickland-golden-company-season-8-trailer) to his cause, which is the detail that has led some fans to believe that he’s finally going to make an appearance in the show. At the end of season 7, Euron Greyjoy was en route to Essos to retrieve the Golden Company for Cersei. And in the season 8 trailer, we see a large fleet of Greyjoy ships carrying a group of soldiers that appears to be the Golden Company. However, the detail that caught some viewers’ eye was the blond man with his back facing the camera standing at the head of the army. It has been [theorized](https://winteriscoming.net/2017/10/16/actor-marc-rissmann-cast-book-character-game-thrones-season-8/) that a German actor named Marc Rissmann — who just so happens to be blond — was cast to play the book character [Harry Strickland](https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/Harry%5FStrickland), a commander in the Golden Company, in season 8\. However, considering how much the _Game of Thrones_ showrunners love a bait-and-switch, it’s not outside the realm of possibility that he may really be playing Young Griff. Whether Griff is actually Aegon Targaryen is still up for debate. > [](https://twitter.com/natsfert/status/1102976842707824640) Watch the full _Game of Thrones_ season 8 trailer above. _Game of Thrones_ returns for its eighth and final season on April 14. 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