A bitter “Game of Thrones” actor is blasting HBO’s blockbuster series as cheap and a waste of time!
Alexander Siddig, best known for playing Dr. Bashir on “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” was booked on the show for the sixth and seventh seasons — only to be quickly killed off!
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“Maybe they didn’t want quite that much attention on that character,” he said.
“Or maybe I just screwed up. Maybe I said the wrong thing to the wrong person!”
One thing’s for sure, according to Alexander — the short gig as Prince Doran Martell wasn’t worth the dough!
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“You don’t earn as much as you would if you were doing another show because they’re ‘Game of Thrones’ and they don’t have to pay anyone,” he fumed.
“From an actor’s point of view, professionally, you don’t want to be on a show like that for too long — unless you are one of the top leads who originated the show!”
