Sandor Clegane, popularly known as the Hound, is a fictional character from George R.R. Martin''s fantasy novel series, A Song of Ice and Fire, which was adapted to a premium television series by HBO called A Game of Thrones. Sandor was the younger brother of Ser Gregor Clegane and the personal bodyguard of Prince Joffrey Baratheon, before deserting and forging his own path north with Arya Stark. Sandor Clegane is portrayed by actor, Rory McCann