Varys

Varys
A Song of Ice and Fire character
Game of Thrones
character
Conleth Hill as Varys
First appearance
First gameGame of Thrones (2012)
Last appearance
Created byGeorge R. R. Martin
Portrayed byConleth Hill
In-universe information
Aliases
  • The Spider
  • The Eunuch
  • Lord Varys
  • Rugen
  • Varys of Lys
  • Jamie Orton
GenderMale (castrated)
TitleMaster of Whisperers
OccupationEx prostitute, King's functionary
NationalityLysene

Lord Varys is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation Game of Thrones.

Introduced in 1996's A Game of Thrones, Varys is a former slave eunuch from the city of Lys and the master of whisperers in King's Landing. He subsequently appeared in Martin's books A Clash of Kings (1998), A Storm of Swords (2000), and A Dance with Dragons (2011). He proves to be a key ally to Ned Stark and Tyrion Lannister at court, but his true motives remain shrouded in mystery to those who employ his services.

Varys is portrayed by Conleth Hill in the HBO television adaptation.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Game of Thrones Cast and Crew: Varys played by Conleth Hill". HBO. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "The Official Website for the HBO Series Game of Thrones - Season 4". Archived from the original on 2015-04-07. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  3. ^ "From HBO". Archived from the original on 2016-03-07.