Scottish actor Rory McCann, best known for playing the burly brute The Hound on HBO’s Game of Thrones, will replace late actor Ray Stevenson for a second season of Star Wars show Ahsoka, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

Rory McCann to take over Baylan Skoll role from the late Ray Stevenson when production begins on Season 2 of "Ahsoka."

McCann will now be playing former Jedi Baylan Skoll following Stevenson’s death shortly after working on the first season of the show.

We now know who will be replacing the late Ray Stevenson in season two of Ahsoka. The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Scottish actor Rory McCann will fill the role formerly played by Stevenson for a second season of the Star Wars series.

Scottish actor Rory McCann has joined the cast of Ahsoka Season 2 as Baylan Skoll. The 55-year-old actor is most well-known for playing Sandor “The Hound” Clegane on the HBO series Game of Thrones. In the first season of Ahsoka,

This "Game of Thrones" actor will be replacing the late Ray Stevenson in the next season of 'Ahsoka' and fans are excited!

He is a familiar face to fans of the TV adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s work, as McCann played Sandor Clegane ‘The Hound’ in all eight seasons of ‘Game of Thrones’. He will step into the shoes of a Force user who must explore the mysteries and mythology of Peridea,