Boyd Rankin was born on November 1, 1945 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was an actor, known for Your Highness (2011), King Arthur (2004) and Black '47 (2018). He died on October 19, 2019 in County Cavan, Dublin, Ireland.
Irish weapon smith and armorer, co-founder of the company Irish Arms. He was senior supervising armorer for the first and second season of Game of Thrones. He said that Ned Stark's sword Ice was the sword that took the longest to make.
Boyd had a passion for Greece and spent many summers in the Mani Peninsula.