August 8 was a sad day for the cast of Game of Thrones Season 5 as Northern Irish actor JJ Murphy passed away due to a car accident when a drunk driver crashed into their car. The accident happened during the filming of the said series.

He was 86 when he died and as per The Belfast Telegraph the actor dies just after four days of filming his first scenes for the HBO's hit fantasy series Game of Thrones.

Born in Belfast, JJ Murphy trained with the UIster Group Theatre School in 1948. He had worked alongside budding stars like Liam Neeson and Ciaran Hinds at Belfast Lyric Theatre. He just recently wraps a role as a village elder in the upcoming horror film "Dracula Untold," which was shot in Northern Ireland.

In the statement released by his agent Philip Young, "I had the pleasure and honor to be his Agent for the last 18 months and have never encountered a man with more spirit, passion and love for his craft," and "At this time our thoughts are with his family."

JJ Murphy is survived by his wife, Mary, and two children, Joseph and Jane.

On Monday the show's producers expressed their condolences in a statement and said they would not be seeking another actor to replace JJ Murphy.

"We will not be recasting J.J. Murphy.," their statement said. "He was a lovely man, and the best Denys Mallister we could have hoped for. And now his watch is ended."

According to a biography provided by his agent Philip Young, the actor's work was well known in Northern Ireland where "Game of Thrones" films.

He was active in the actor's trade union and his work in support of Irish actors won him an honorary lifetime membership with the former British Actors' Equity Association. He also sponsored an orphanage in Romania.

JJ Murphy's last stage appearance was in 2012 at The Lyric Theatre in Belfast, where he acted in a production of Joseph Tomelty's "All Souls Night." He also had a role in the upcoming film "Dracula Untold," which features "Game of Thrones" star Charles Dance.

JJ Murphy will be truly missed as Ser Denys Mallister in the hit HBO series, Game of Thrones.