Richard Madden REVEALS he could not afford rent before starring in Game of Thrones

While appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Rocketman actor Richard Madden recalled his Game of Thrones days and revealed that he could not afford rent before starring as Robb Stark in the HBO series.

By Karishma Shetty

Updated on May 25, 2019 | 03:27 PM IST | 5.5M

Richard Madden also recalled his first meeting with Game of Thrones co-stars Kit Harington and Alfie Allen.

In 2011, Game of Thrones came to our television screens and changed the landscape of TV shows forever. Simultaneously, it also helped many young actors like Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke to become household names. Another such actor was Richard Madden, who played the King in the North, Robb Stark for three seasons. *Spoilers Alert* In the last episode of season 3, Robb gets brutally murdered during the Red Wedding. However, since GOT, Richard has found success with shows like Bodyguard (2018), which won him a Golden Globe, this year.

While promoting his upcoming film, Rocketman, on Jimmy Fallon's talk show, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Richard recalled his Game of Thrones days and made a very interesting revelation. Before his big break in GOT, Richard was living off 5 bucks a day. Madden was on his last month's rent when he finally got the call for the HBO series and hence, he asked his agent for an advance and that helped him get through the next few months. The actor also stated that if he did not get the part of Robb Stark, the would have had to move back to his parents' house.

Richard also recalled the first time he met co-stars Kit Harington and Alfie Allen during the season 1 table read of Game of Thrones. Recently, the actor had shared a throwback photo of the trio on Instagram.