Jack Gleeson is an actor from County Cork in Ireland, who will for the rest of his life have people hurling abuse at him and giving him evil looks, because he was both blessed and burdened with playing King Joffrey on Game of Thrones.
If you’re not familiar with the critically hailed HBO fantasy series, Joffrey is one of the most evil characters ever to appear on any screen, big or small, and Gleeson played the part to absolute, infuriating perfection.
But in real life Gleeson is a nice Irish lad and is actually a big fan of triple j and in particular Like A Version, recently telling Breakfast hosts Matt and Alex that he keeps up to date with the segment online, calling it “the best”.
“I suppose what I like about it is seeing bands that you admire admiring other bands. And you realise that the bands you love are actually fans of other bands that you love, and there’s a nice relationship there,” Gleeson told the hosts.
The actor cited Alex Turner’s hazy performance of ‘Feels Like We Only Go Backwards’ as one of his favourites and claimed he is “addicted” to the incredible cover of ‘Praise You’ performed by local outfit The Belligerents.
Check out the conversation with Matt and Alex below or head on over to the triple j website to check out King Joffrey’s top five favourite Like A Version covers ever.
