Nairn first appeared as Barnaby Silver in ‘Ripper Street’ from 2012 to 2013. He also provided voice work in the video game ‘World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor.’ He has acted in many additional films and television programs and has over five acting credits. Nairn’s most famous role was as Hodor in the HBO TV series Game of Thrones in 2011. He has also featured as Tek in ‘Mythica: The Godslayer.’
He is also a progressive house DJ who used to be the permanent DJ at Belfast’s Kremlin gay bar. Between 10 October and 13 December 2014, he embarked on a ‘Rave of Thrones’ tour across the United States and Australia.
