Jack Gleeson’s performance as Joffrey Baratheon in Game of Thrones was so convincing that some fans couldn’t separate him from his character, leading to intense reactions even hatred toward him in real life. Despite this, Gleeson has said he hasn’t personally experienced much negativity. In fact, people are often extra nice to him maybe because they assume he gets a lot of hate. Playing such a despised character took a toll, and it was one of the reasons he decided to step away from acting after