'Game of Thrones' star who played Young Hodor absolutely killed his Reddit AMA

"HOLD THE DOOR!"
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Considering Sam Coleman was only in Game of Thrones for a couple of episodes, he certainly made one hell of an impact.

You remember Coleman. He played Young Hodor in Season 6; he was in that infamously heartbreaking "Hold the door!" scene.

Well, on Tuesday he swung by the r/gameofthrones subreddit to take part in a Reddit AMA. From his audition to the number of times he gets asked to hold the door, here are some of the highlights...

On his audition.

On finding out he was going to be in Thrones.

On what he knew about the infamous "hold the door" line.

...And on perfecting that line.

On hanging out with the other actors.

On his favourite Thrones storyline.

On the number of requests he's had to "hold the door".

And perhaps most importantly of all:

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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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