Born Michael John Leigh Barlow in Blackpool, Tim Barlow became profoundly deaf whilst in the army but left to pursue a career in acting despite this disability. In 2008 was fitted with a cochlear implant which enabled him to hear for the first time in over 50 years.
It is a prequel to the Game of Thrones television series that will explore the events of Robert Baratheon's Rebellion and the Greyjoy's Rebellion, 27 years before the events of the main series. A total of 10 seasons, with maybe 10 episodes each.
