We have previously speculated that actor Jay Duffy might have joined the show’s second season. This was confirmed recently through an update to Duffy’s CV on his agency website. The resume lists a credit for “The Wheel of Time (Season 2)” but does not reveal a role or any other information.
Jay Duffy
Jay is an up and coming Irish actor. He is the son of actor and Boyzone singer, Keith Duffy (Coronation Street). His resume includes 6 screen credits mostly in television, including an appearance in Vikings back in 2014. Jay is 26 years old and stands at 6’2″ in height.
Role Speculation
After the release of the Season 2 behind-the-scenes teaser, some fans speculated that Jay Duffy appeared in the video clip. Our friends from Talk’aran’rhiod believe he is seen at the practice yard in the white tower with a staff:
More speculation from the S2 BTSD footage:
Could one of the people training w/staffs be Jay Duffy? The mouth looks similar.
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— Talk’aran’rhiod: The Wheel of Time Showcast (@AranTalk) July 25, 2022
Here at Wotseries we think it likely that Jay Duffy also appeared in a fight scene between the Seanchan and the Whitecloaks. He appears to be fighting with the Whitecloaks against Seanchan soldiers, yet his uniform looks distinctly different than those The Children of the Light are wearing
Photo courtesy of High-res export from Unraveling the Pattern
Given the above information, it is likely that Duffy is playing Gawyn or possibly Galad, with a slight possibility that he could be playing the younger Bornhald, Dain. Who do you think Jay Duffy will play in the show?
Wotseries.com reached out to Jay Duffy’s agency but we have yet to receive a response.
I am a long time fantasy fan. Also a technology generalist with a knack for research. That likely makes me a Brown, but I'm more torn between the Yellows and the Blues.
Hoping he is young Bornhald, as he looks nothing like Gawyn or Galad. I’m really fed up of them not casting book-accurate actors. Just in the next season, the Elayne actress is at least redhead but doesn’t have blue eyes, and neither does the Aviendha actress. It does feel like they don’t care about the source material. How hard is it to match hair/eye colour for the key roles?
While some thing are not matched up and it frustrating while reading the series (3 times) I always pictured the asidia to be grandmotherly. Short dumplings that wielded great power. I’m not opposed to that change the series is still spell binding.
Don’t know if you read the Terry Goodkind series about richard and kaylen but they took what was a awesome set of books and turned it into buffoonery.
Series wise I’ll take Robert Jordan over Terry Goodkind any day.
Ayoola Smart is a red-head though.
Who cares the eye color when the series nothing to do with the book version except the names.
Maxie
What are Asidia in WOT? Are you referring to Aes Sedai? Short Dumpling Grandmothers? How many times is it mentioned about the Agelessness in the Books? About how beautiful an AS is? Try calling Siuan Sanche a short dumpling grandmotherly type
Mad about actors not matching book descriptions…wait till they learn Rosamund Pike is wearing a wig in season 1 and doesn’t have dark brown hair…
Soo what you are saying is, that it’s not really that hard to get actors and characters to match?
Or that she’s actually TALL!!! oh but wait, those bookcloaks don’t really care for the actual source material, only to put a supposed agenda on the team…
People saying he doesn’t fit the description of Gawyn must literally not have read the books.
If your upset that the hair and eye color doesnt match. there’s something wrong with you.
Just be happy that they are making the show at all and get over it.
If the producers think this person is good for the role then listen there’s a reason they were picked.
The first series does not resemble the books at all the only thins that do are some of the names. I’m not looking forward to watching it as much as I was when I first heard about it. I think it will destroy the itself pretty quick. Should have stayed closer to the books not completely rewriting the story.
Yeah, idk I look at him and immediately see Gawyn. Sorry haters.
Totally agree! And adding in some of the speculations after the audition script was discovered, I believe it’s indeed Gawyn battling the Seanchan at Falme. In the script, WoTseries thought they were talking about Trollocs, but I remember someone saying they believed it was rather the Seanchan, and honestly, I think it makes a lot of sense!