"Game of Thrones" has a found a new Cersei, well, sort of.
Essie Davis has joined the HBO fantasy drama, an HBO representative told Business Insider.
According to fan site Watchers on the Wall, which broke the casting, Davis plays the leader of a traveling theater company in which she plays the role of Lady Cersei Lannister. To see a photo of Davis dressed as Cersei, visit Watchers on the Wall.
Davis has starred in "The Matrix: Reloaded" and "The Matrix Revolutions." She also played the role of Anouk in NBC's "The Slap." Currently, she stars on Australian series "Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries."
She will join a few other confirmed newcomers for Season 6, including Stephen E. Grant in an uknown role, Pilou Asbæk as Euron Greyjoy, Ian McShane in an unspecified role, and Max von Sydow, who will take over the role of Bran Stark’s (Isaac Hempstead Wright) mentor, the mysterious Three-Eyed Raven.
"Game of Thrones" will return in Spring 2016.
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