Cersei Lannister, the widow of the late King Robert Baratheon, stays in the capital as queen regent, while her son Joffrey rules as King of the Seven Kingdoms. Cersei's twin brother, Jaime, is Robb Stark 's prisoner, and her other brother, the dwarf Tyrion , serves as Acting Hand of the King to Joffrey, until the siblings' father, Tywin
Jack Gleeson, who portrays King Joffrey on "Game of Thrones," shared his own reaction to the shocking plot twist on HBO's hit series recently. Spoiler alert: Gleeson's character, the deplorable Joffrey, dies during his wedding after drinking poisoned wine. The 21-year-old actor usually avoids media interviews, but has opened up about his exit . 911 28 994 456 490 509 992 761