Character in A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones
Fictional character
Arya Stark
A Song of Ice and Fire character Game of Thrones character
Maisie Williams as Arya Stark
First appearance
Literature:
A Game of Thrones (1996)
Television:
"Winter Is Coming" (2011)
Last appearance
Television:
"The Iron Throne" (2019)
Created by
George R. R. Martin
Adapted by
D.B. Weiss & David Benioff (Game of Thrones)
Portrayed by
Maisie Williams
Voiced by
Maisie Williams (MultiVersus)
In-universe information
Aliases
POV aliases:
Cat of the Canals
The Blind Girl
The Ugly Little Girl
Mercy
Novels:
Arya Horseface
Arya Underfoot
Lumpyhead
Lumpyface
Stickboy
Rabbitkiller
Weasel
Nymeria
Nan
Squab
Squirrel
Blood Child
Wolf Girl
Salty
Night Wolf
Blind Beth
The Blind Girl
The Gorgeous Girl
Mercedene
Mercy
Both mediums:
Arry
No One
Mercy
Television:
Lanna of the Canals
Gender
Female
Occupation
Assassin
Family
House Stark
Significant other
Television:
Gendry
Relatives
Eddard Stark (father)
Catelyn Tully (mother)
Robb Stark (brother)
Sansa Stark (sister)
Bran Stark (brother)
Rickon Stark (brother)
Theon Greyjoy (foster brother)
Rickard Stark (grandfather)
Lyarra Stark (grandmother)
Brandon Stark (uncle)
Lyanna Stark (aunt)
Benjen Stark (uncle)
Hoster Tully (grandfather)
Minisa Whent (grandmother)
Lysa Tully (aunt)
Edmure Tully (uncle)
Brynden Tully (granduncle)
Robert Arryn (cousin)
Novels:
Jon Snow (half-brother)
Television:
Jon Snow (cousin/adoptive brother)
Origin
Winterfell, The North
Arya Stark is a fictional character in American author George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire epic fantasy novel series, and its television adaptation Game of Thrones, where she was portrayed by English actress Maisie Williams. She is a prominent point-of-view character in the novels with the third most viewpoint chapters (behind Tyrion Lannister and Jon Snow), and is the only viewpoint character to have appeared in every published book of the series. In later-series POVs, her chapter titles have various names such as Cat of the Canals, The Blind Girl, The Ugly Little Girl and Mercy.
Introduced in 1996's A Game of Thrones, Arya is the third child and youngest daughter of Lord Ned Stark and his wife Lady Catelyn Stark. She is tomboyish, headstrong, feisty, independent, disdains traditional female pursuits, and is often mistaken for a boy. She wields a castle-forged steel smallsword named "Needle" forged by Mikken the blacksmith of Winterfell, as a parting gift from her half-brother Jon Snow, and is trained in the Braavosi style of sword fighting by Syrio Forel.
Arya is among the most popular characters in the series. Williams' performance has received critical acclaim. Williams was twice nominated for a Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2016 and 2019.[1] She and the rest of the cast were nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
^Rice, Lynette (July 14, 2016). "Emmy nominations 2016: See the full list". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
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