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name: "Ian Whyte"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ian-whyte"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "17 September 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 57
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:51.221516+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Ian Whyte

Actor. Born 17 September 1971 in Bangor, Wales, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 17 September 1971, Bangor, Wales, UK
- **Active:** 2009–present
- **Also known as:** Ίαν Γουάιτ

## Biography

Ian Whyte is a Welsh actor, stuntman and former professional basketball player. Born on 17 September 1971 in Bangor, Wales, he stands 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall and often portrays large or non-human characters.

After a basketball career that included playing for clubs across Europe, winning a domestic treble with FC Porto in 1997, and earning 80 caps for the England national team, Whyte retired in 2003 and entered acting. He is known for roles including Scar in *Alien vs. Predator* (2004), the Last Engineer in *Prometheus* (2012), various giants and White Walkers in *Game of Thrones* (2011–2019), and the Mound Dweller in *The Northman* (2022). He also appeared as Oozaru in *Dragonball Evolution* (2009) and performed puppeteering work on *Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire* (2024).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire* (2024), Fi1m 52, as Garraka (Puppeteer) — [page](https://film.one/film/ghostbusters-frozen-empire.md)
- *Andor* (2022), Fi1m 86, as Vetch — [page](https://film.one/tv/andor.md)
- *Dragonball Evolution* (2009), Fi1m 34, as Oozaru — [page](https://film.one/film/dragonball-evolution.md)

## Also known for

- *Game of Thrones* (2011), White Walker #1, Wun Wun, Wun Weg Wun Dar Wun, Gregor Clegane, Dongo, Giant Wight #1
- *Star Wars: The Force Awakens* (2015), Bollie Prindel / Roodown (uncredited)
- *Rogue One: A Star Wars Story* (2016), Moroff (uncredited)
- *Prometheus* (2012), Last Engineer
- *Clash of the Titans* (2010), Sheikh Sulieman
- *The Northman* (2022), The Mound Dweller
- *AVP: Alien vs. Predator* (2004), Scar
- *Hercules* (2014), le chef des guerriers Bessi

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