But the golden-haired boy king's reign of twisted horrors, which at the time seemed endless, belongs to a bygone TV age. Joffrey's evil deeds, however, still loom large, and their effects are still being felt in Westeros and beyond - even seeping into the real world. Joffrey's screen death came with Gleeson's simultaneous decision to quit acting altogether at the age of 21. "It's not like I hate it, it's just not what I want to do," Gleeson said of acting at the time. One of the reasons it was so surprising that Gleeson decided to quit acting was that he was so good at it.

Source: Irish Independent April 13, 2019 01:30 UTC