SURROUNDED by sticks set aflame, Jon Snow falls to his knees after being repeatedly stabbed.

Suddenly his young protege Olly appears from the crowd, as Jon looks up at him desperately Olly plunges a knife deep into his chest, saying: “for the watch.”

The dramatic Season Five moment is one of the most well known in the eight seasons of hit TV show Game of Thrones, and one of the men at the centre of it is an actor from Worthing.

Brenock O’Connor received huge backlash from fans of the show as he stabbed Kit Harrington, who plays the show’s main character.

But the 19-year-old seemed unfazed by the negative attention, simply saying that there was not much he could do, the scene was in the script.

The teenager, who grew up in Worthing, was on Game of Thrones for two years.

Jon Snow would eventually get his revenge on Brenock’s character, Olly, for his betrayal, hanging him in the third episode of Season Six.

And reflecting on his time in the worldwide phenomenon, Brenock said it may be a while before he fully processes what it meant to be part of it.

He said: “I’m very proud to have been part of Game of Thrones.

“I think that high from being on the show may only hit me in ten years’ time when I’m still being asked about it.”

Brenock has been acting since the age of 13.

As a youngster he attended Chatsmore Catholic High School in Goring before earning a scholarship to The Theatre Workshop, a stage school in Montpelier Road, Brighton.

Brenock says it is his time at the theatre school that moulded him into the actor he has become.

He said: “I left The Theatre Workshop last autumn but I loved my time there. It was incredible, the team are amazing.

“I’ve had some great opportunities so far in my career thanks to The Theatre Workshop.

“I used to get private and group acting lessons and I made some of my best friends there.

“There is so much opportunity in the school. It creates so much talent from such a small area.”

It is Brenock’s love for his former college that led to him helping young actors in Sussex.

He will now be in charge of heading up a new scholarship programme at The Theatre Workshop, which he hopes will give more budding actors a first step into the industry.

Brenock received the Christopher Biggins scholarship to the school in 2011 and is delighted to put his name to a a scholarship of his own.

He said: “I auditioned at 11 and the scholarship was the only way I could have afforded it.

“More children need the chance have that first rate training.

“No child should be denied the opportunity to do something they love because they can’t afford it.

“Acting opens people up in a way that makes them better people.

“I started going for production auditions and now I’ve been lucky to have been working non-stop since I was 13.

“There aren’t many nice things going on at the moment so the only way to combat that is by doing nice things yourself.”

The auditions take place on Sunday at The Theatre Workshop and are open to young people aged seven to 15 who want to pursue training in the performing arts.

Attendees will be asked to perform a monologue to a panel, which includes Brenock himself. Singers will also be asked to perform a song or if you’re a musician, you’ll be invited to play.

Brenock said: “I’ll be at the auditions myself to choose the lucky winner.

“I think it’s right to be there any know the person I’m picking.

“I’m looking for someone with a real drive who has passion for what they do.

“The joy and energy that shines through a performance, no matter what that may be. I want a person with a fire behind them.”

Despite being a recognised face on TV, as well as Game of Thrones Brenock has appeared in Derry Girls, Dickensian and Holby City, the young actor says stage shows remain his first love.

Before his time in Game of Thrones he appeared in a number of pantomimes at the Worthing Pavilion.

He has also toured the country as part of Cameron Mackintosh’s stage show Oliver!.

After the auditions Brenock will be flying out to New York to take up a role in the off-Broadway musical Sing Street.

The show is adapted to the stage from the independent film of the same name.

Set in 1985 Dublin, the show follows 16-year-old Conor who turns to music to escape his troubles.