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I can’t imagine being a celebrity and then accusing rando peasants of abuse.
Steve Toussaint has revealed he received racist abuse online after he was cast as Corlys Velaryon in the upcoming Game Of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon.
The 57-year-old British actor has previously starred in Doctor Who, Line of Duty and Death in Paradise.
Speaking to the Radio Times about his lead role in the highly anticipated HBO series, Toussaint said: “When they announced [my casting], one of the first things I saw on social media was a drawing of the character [from the books] next to a picture of me.
“And then there was the racist abuse that came with that.”
In the books by George RR Martin on which the series is based, the Velaryons are described as having white skin, ghostly pale hair and purple eyes. However, in the new series the clan are reimagined as black nobles with long silver dreadlocks.
Reflecting on the backlash from fans of the series of books, Toussaint continued: “I kind of thought: ‘Oh, I get it’. When we were criminals and pirates and slaves in the other show, you were OK with that.
“But as this guy is the richest [character] in the show and he’s a nobleman, now you have a problem with it.
“In House Of The Dragon [our colour] is just a given – I quite like that.”
Despite the risk that acknowledging the backlash could give it greater prominence, Toussaint said he thought it was important to address it.
I don’t even think most of these people complaining about this stuff are even “racists.” They just want their shows to not be so shitty.
The main issue with the casting is the fact that the characters race actually plays a part lmao, House Velaryon is a Valyrian House, Purple Eyes and Pale White Skin is their characteristic. It makes no sense for a Valyrian to be black or dark skinned. This is not a racist thing.
— Ahmad (@Zenorastic) August 9, 2022
House Valyrian just changed. This man is black. Anyone who gives a fuck has some serious issues.
— Sanguine (@sanguine61981) August 11, 2022
They hate that it went against the books and what George created because Velaryons were pail white. Yet George probably gave his approval to retcon this. Either way diversity and inclusion are very important in this franchise. They should reflect the audiences who pay to see them
— chaotic (@1egaltk) August 9, 2022
