AlexandraDowlingisaBritishactress.SheisagraduatefromOxfordSchoolofDramaandhasanumberoftheatercredits.ShewillappearinBBC'sMerlinandwillplaythefemaleleadinthefeaturefilmHammeroftheGodsoppositeJamesCosmo. InGameofThronessheisplayingRoslinFrey.Thenewswasannouncedon11November2012.Shejoinedthecastasagueststarinthethirdseason.