'Game of Thrones' season 7 cast news, spoilers, air date: Joseph Quinn and Paul Ward added to the cast

Aside from casting British actor Jim Broadbent, the production team of "Game of Thrones" has apparently added two new actors to its family – Joseph Quinn and Paul Ward.

The Curtis Brown Agency recently posted that Quinn will be portraying a character named Koner in the seventh season of the TV adaptation of George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire." Quinn portrayed Arthur Havisham in BBC's Dickensian. The show ended on Feb. 21 of this year.

Koner is a character who hasn't appeared in any of Martin's published novels. Perhaps, the character appears in Martin's upcoming book ,"The Winds of Winter."

On the listing, "various" was registered on the category for director. This could simply mean that the show has multiple directors or it could suggest that the actor will be appearing in several episodes in season 7.

Another actor added to the family was Irish actor Paul ward. Though his role in the series wasn't mentioned, a talent agency claimed that he had just finished filming for his role in the upcoming season. Ward previously appeared on "Vikings" and "Penny Dreadful."

The production for the second to the last season of the show is currently underway. In the past few weeks, numerous cast members have been spotted in the film location in Belfast.

Recently, Kit Harington (John Snow), Gwendoline Christie (Brienne), Liam Cunningham (Davos), Daniel Portman (Pod), Aiden Gillen (Petyr Baelish) and Sophie Turner's stunt double were spotted in Belfast. The actors were photographed wearing their respective "Game of Thrones" costumes. Most of the actors were photographed wearing the same gloomy shades of grey.

According to reports, Megan Parkinson, Turner's rumored stunt double, might actually be a different character. Though publications don't know what character the actress will portray, many suggest that Parkinson will be portraying a northern girl. Parkinson was photographed wearing clothes that were too plain for a character as noble as Sansa's. 

"Game of Thrones" season 7 is expected to premiere in the summer of 2017.