‘Game of Thrones’’ King Joffrey says he’s almost done with acting

Jack Gleeson, the young Irish actor internationally known as the sociopathic King Joffrey on HBO’s “Game of Thrones,� doesn’t plan on pursuing any more high-profile roles when his time on the hit fantasy series comes to an end.

During a recent interview with the Irish Independent newspaper, Gleeson said, “It was always a recreation beforehand, but when I started doing ‘Game of Thrones’ perhaps the reality was made too real for me.�

It probably doesn’t help that Gleeson’s character is a murderous, hateful monster who’s become one of the most reviled TV characters in recent memory. That probably doesn’t lead to a lot of adoring fans telling him how much they love him at the supermarket.

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“The lifestyle that comes with being an actor in a successful TV show isn’t something I gravitate toward,� he said.

Instead, Gleeson is planning to put his efforts toward some very un-Joffrey-like activities, including working for a charity aid organization in Haiti, a place he recently returned from visiting.

“I’d been looking to use the celebrity I’ve got from the show to bring awareness for causes [the aid organization] Goal supports,� Gleeson said. “I had the connection with the organization through my uncle, Tim Gleeson, and he worked with Goal in the 1980s.�

Filming for the fourth season of “Game of Thrones� just wrapped last week. It’s based on the second half of “A Clash of Kings,� the third book in George R.R. Martin’s bestselling fantasy series. Among the Joffrey-centric story lines in the upcoming season is his highly anticipated wedding to Margaery Tyrell (Natalie Dormer).

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