This time last year, Richard Madden was best known for his brutal death in the Red Wedding episode of Game of Thrones. But after the first episode of Jed Mercurio's six-part action drama Bodyguard aired, the Scottish actor became a household name practically overnight as David Budd, the buttoned-down personal…

Let's be honest, the Emmy Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie category is already the winner’s circle before a single nomination is announced July 16. So join us today on Deadline's TV Talk podcast for the true plethora of riches in the category. Just say the names: Michelle Williams in FX’s Fosse/Verdon, Amy…

Marvel’s production of The Eternals continues to heat up, with Richard Madden in talks to join Angelina Jolie and Kumail Nanjiani in the Chloe Zhao-directed take on the 1976 Jacky Kirby comic. Madden, who starred on Game of Thrones and Bodyguard, will play Ikaris, a member of the human offshoot Eternals race. The Etern…

After taking on the role as Rob Stark in HBO’s uber-popular HBO Game of Thrones, Richard Madden has found new success as the star of the Netflix series Bodyguard. “With Game of Thrones launching again, you’re back in people's psyche again as Rob Stark,” Madden said during the Bodyguard presentation at Deadline’s The Co…

Taron Egerton has gone all in on Rocketman, Paramount’s biopic of Elton John that follows the road of the rock icon’s transformation from shy Middlesex piano prodigy Reginald Dwight into international superstar. The studio has unveiled the official trailer for the pic, which is prepping for its May 31 theatrical…

Winning his first Golden Globe tonight for Best Actor in a TV Drama series for Netflix/BBC’s Bodyguard, Scottish-born actor Richard Madden continued to wave off rumors that he’s going to succeed Daniel Craig in MGM’s James Bond series. “It’s just rumors,” said the actor when asked if martinis were in his…

Not too many people had penciled in Richard Madden to win the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a TV Drama Series — including the man himself. And he said so from the stage. Game of Thrones‘ alum Madden topped a field of which only one person — Ozark‘s Jason Bateman — also was nominated in the category last year. The…

Richard Madden might be best known in the US as Robb Stark, the ill-fated king-in-waiting of Game of Thrones‘ first three seasons. But that may be about to change with the arrival a week ago on Netflix of Jed Mercurio’s Bodyguard, the BBC hit action drama, which became a national sensation on its release in August…

After finding huge success in the United Kingdom, Bodyguard will make its way stateside on October 24 when it debuts on Netflix. The new trailer for the political thriller dropped today and features a wild amount of tensions rising between Game Of Thrones alum Richard Madden and Line Of Duty's Keeley Hawes. Set in and…

British TV terror thriller Bodyguard became the biggest new drama launch in the UK this year with a peak of 6.9M viewers and a 35% share watching its Sunday night debut. The six-part BBC One drama, which stars Game Of Thrones alum Richard Madden and Line Of Duty's Keeley Hawes, launched with 6.7M overnight viewers…

Game Of Thrones alum Richard Madden and Line Of Duty‘s Keeley Hawes have been set to star in BBC One’s Bodyguard, a six-part drama created and written by Jed Mercurio and produced by World Productions. Set in and around the corridors of power, Bodyguard tells the story of a heroic but volatile war veteran assigned to…

Richard Madden, who played Robb Stark on HBO’s Game Of Thrones and also was the prince in Disney’s live-action Cinderella, is joining the cast of the Netflix movie Ibiza. He joins Gillian Jacobs, Phoebe Robinson and Vanessa Bayer in the comedy, which depicts a business trip to Spain that turns into a nightclubbing…