Gleeson’s portrayal onThronesearned critical and public acclaim.
He was so convincing as the loathsome Joffrey that the actor even said some fans beganhating him personally.
He left the show after Joffrey’s ignominious death inThrones’sixth season in 2014.
Jack Gleeson as Joffrey, and at the ‘Game of Thrones’ season 8 premiere in New York.Macall B. Polay/HBO; Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
The then-21-year-old told EW he planned to take a break from acting at the time.
“I’ve been acting since age 8.
I just stopped enjoying it as much as I used to,” said the media-shy performer.
“When you make a living from something, it changes your relationship with it.
It’s not like I hate it, it’s just not what I want to do.”
While he considered becoming a scholar, Gleeson said the lifestyle was too “lonely and isolated.”
Gleeson’s last film role came in 2010, and since departingThrones,Gleeson hasn’t appeared on TV.
