Peter Claffey on his journey from pro rugby to leading the new Game of Thrones spinoff: ‘I had a bit of a meltdown’

A few years ago, Peter Claffey was playing rugby professionally in Ireland. Now his towering stature is being put to good use as the aptly-named Ser Duncan the Tall in ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’. He talks to Tom Murray about sport versus acting, being ‘a complete nerd’ and his struggles with severe anxiety