Fan Casting Samwell Tarly in A Song of Ice and Fire

A Sworn Brother of the Night's Watch introduced in the first novel, Sam later becomes a point-of-view character in the third book. A self-confessed Dirty Coward, Sam is fat, weak, and soft, preferring the songs of harps to combat-training but he is extremely book smart and loyal. He is essentially disowned by his father, Lord Randyll Tarly of Horn Hill, and shipped off to the Wall. Fortunately, he has found close friends in the Nigh's Watch and his book smarts prove to be an asset to the Watch, garnering Sam a solid place in the order.