Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje played Mr. Eko, the mysterious island man on 'Lost.'"Lost" actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje has apparently found a new home on HBO's "Game of Thrones." The British actor signed on for the fantasy series' fifth drama playing a top secret character who's not in George R.R. Martin's novels on which "Game of Thrones" is based, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Akinnuoye-Agbaje, 47, is a geek favorite for his stint as the mysterious Mr. Eko on "Lost," as well as tours of duty on "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" and "Thor: the Dark World."
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje with his future ‘Game of Thrones’ co-star Kit Harington at a VIP screening of 'Pompeii' in April.He also dodged lava with “Thrones” star Kit Harington on the recent ancient Greek epic, “Pompeii.”More big news about the upcoming Season Five came courtesy of showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss' Q&A with a group of film students in Spain, where the producers revealed that they were introducing flashbacks — a narrative device so far shunned on "Game of Thrones" like a case of Grayscale.
"By making the first season, we set a rule: No prophecies, dreams or flashbacks," one of the producers said, according to a Spanish language report translated by Entertainment Weekly.Flashback to the Future! ‘Game of Thrones’ fans can look forward to the introduction of flashbacks in Season Five."We failed the first two and this season the third. So, yes, this season will finally have flashbacks."