Comic-Con: Hollywood Stars Show Off Their Geeky Side (Exclusive Photos)

Kit Harington

Game of Thrones star Kit Harington attended Comic-Con for several projects. Not only did he talk about his work as Jon Snow on the hit HBO drama, but he also voices a character in the upcoming animated sequel How to Train Your Dragon 2 and appears in Legendary's The Seventh Son.

Watch his interview here.

'Divergent'

Divergent stars Shailene Woodley and Theo James were joined by director Neil Burger and Veronica Roth, who wrote the popular YA novels that the film is based on. They spoke to THR about their upcoming film, which they just finished shooting a couple of days before their Comic-Con panel.

Watch their interview here.

'The World's End'

Nine years after they debuted their comedy-horror mashup Shaun of the Dead, actor Nick Frost, co-writer and actor Simon Pegg and director Edgar Wright unveiled their latest film, The World's End.

Watch their interview here.

Nick Frost

"The most surreal thing is that 8,000 people would turn up to listen to us talk about a film we made," says The World's End star of his Hall H experience. "I felt like the Dave Matthews Band."

Simon Pegg

The World's End star Simon Pegg recalled attending Comic-Con nearly a decade ago: "We came here with Shaun of the Dead when nobody knew who we were, and here we are nine years later and we had a big Hall H presentation this morning," he said.

Edgar Wright

"The irony is, if we weren't promoting a movie, we would probably be on the convention floor buying merchandise, filling up our suitcases with lots of stuff," The World's End director Edgar Wright said.

'Breaking Bad'

Breaking Bad's Vince Gilligan, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, RJ Mitte, Dean Norris and Bob Odenkirk dished on co-star Bryan Cranston in the THR Comic-Con video lounge. "He is always running around in his tighty whities," Paul says, even when they were shooting close-ups on Walter White.

Watch their interview here.

Aaron Paul

Aaron Paul tells THR about how some fans think Breaking Bad will end. "They want to believe that maybe Bryan [Cranston] goes into some sort of witness protection program, and that's when he starts Malcolm in the Middle."

Dean Norris

Dean Norris, who plays Hank Schrader on Breaking Bad, revealed that he wasn't too geeky growing up, but that he did have a Farrah Fawcett poster on his wall.

Vince Gilligan

Vince Gilligan, the creator of AMC's hit show Breaking Bad, enjoyed his last Comic-Con with the cast. The final season will resume airing Aug. 11.

RJ Mitte

RJ Mitte of Breaking Bad told THR he had a passion for video games when he was younger. "Every time a new video game came out, I would have to beat in within six hours, or I would never play it again," he says.

Anna Gunn

Anna Gunn plays Skyler White on Breaking Bad. The hit AMC show will resume airing its final season on Aug. 11.

Dean Norris, Aaron Paul

"I've always been obsessed with go-karts," said actor Aaron Paul (right, with co-star Dean Norris). "Bryan Cranston and I used to go to a track in New Mexico [where the show is filmed]."

'How I Met Your Mother'

From left: How I Met Your Mother stars Josh Radnor, Jason Segel and Neil Patrick Harris pose with Comic-Con props at THR's video lounge at Gang Kitchen. The group was making its first appearance at the Con for the show.

Watch their interview here.

Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris, who plays the bro-tastic Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother, tells THR that 2013 felt like the right year for the show, which is heading into its final season, to attend Comic-Con.

Josh Radnor

How I Met Your Mother star Josh Radnor tells THR he was really interested in professional wrestling as a kid. He even made up his own character -- and made home videos.

Jason Segel

How I Met Your Mother star Jason Segel tells THR that was he was a kid he designed his own superhero costume out of household items. "I wanted to go patrol my neighborhood and fight crime," he says.

Craig Thomas, Carter Bays

How I Met Your Mother showrunners Craig Thomas and Carter Bays attended their first Comic-Con with the show. "We've been trying to come for a while. This was the first year that we were shooting at the same time," says Bays.

'The Walking Dead'

The cast and producers of AMC's zombie phenomenon The Walking Dead proved too great in number for the couches in THR's Comic-Con video lounge.

Top row, from left: Chad Coleman, Steven Yeun, Danai Gurira, David Morrissey, Norman Reedus and Scott Wilson. Bottom row, from left: co-executive producer Greg Nicotero, Andrew Lincoln and Lauren Cohan.

Watch their interview here.

'The Walking Dead' Producers

From left: Executive producers of The Walking Dead Gale Anne Hurd, Scott Gimple and Greg Nicotero pose in THR's Comic-Con studio. "I was a huge Incredible Hulk fan," Hurd tells THR. "I really loved that he was this meek, small, nerdy guy, and then he'd destroy everything and not remember it."

Scott Wilson

Scott Wilson plays veterinarian and Greene family patriarch Hershel Greene on AMC's The Walking Dead.

Lauren Cohan

Lauren Cohan of The Walking Dead poses with a bubble helmet in THR's photo and video lounge at Comic-Con.

Danai Gurira

The Walking Dead star Danai Gurira tells The Hollywood Reporter that she equally loves all the kills her character, Michonne, has gotten to do on the show.

David Morrissey

When asked how he would like to see his character killed, British actor David Morrissey, who plays The Governor, said: “I try not to think about it really. The whole show is about survival, so it's all about surviving."

Andrew Lincoln

Andrew Lincoln, who plays Rick on The Walking Dead, said that if his character had to be killed off, he'd like his on-screen son, Carl (Chandler Riggs), to kill him.

Chad Coleman

Chad Coleman, who plays Tyreese on The Walking Dead, says his plan for a real-life zombie apocalypse is to create an underground hideout.

Steven Yeun

The Walking Dead star Steven Yeun revealed that he had an obsession with POGs when he was younger. "I had like tubes, like 14 tubes of POGs," he says.

Norman Reedus

The Walking Dead star Norman Reedus joined the rest of the cast in THR's video lounge. He revealed that as a kid he liked to pretend he was a superhero: "I remember I got this Mickey Mouse watch for Christmas one year, and it had all these different color bands. The blue band was ice, the red band was fire. So, I'd walk around and do all these things like a total moron."

'Bates Motel' Premieres at Comic-Con

The stars and creators of A&E's hit series made their Con debut just days after star Vera Farmiga earned an Emmy nomination, her first, for playing Norma Bates.

Top row, from left: Co-creator Kerry Ehrin, Olivia Cooke, co-creator Carlton Cuse, Max Thieriot, Farmiga and Nestor Carbonell. Bottom row: Freddie Highmore.

Watch their interview here.

Freddie Highmore

The British Bates Motel star called his first Comic-Con experience "really cool!"

Vera Farmiga

"I was really into collecting spectacles when I was younger," admitted the Bates Motel star. "I wanted to be an opthamologist!"

Nestor Carbonell

"I was a serious tennis geek growing up," said Bates Motel's Carbonell of his early obsessions. "I wanted to go pro!" 

Max Thieriot

"It's exhilarating!" said the Bates Motel star of fan love for the series at Comic-Con.

Carlton Cuse, Kerry Ehrin

"It's great to be here promoting a new series," said Cuse, who served as a producer on the hit series Lost. His co-creator on Bates Motel, Ehrin, was most recently a producer on Friday Night Lights.

Slash Debuts at the Con

Iconic guitarist Slash made his first-ever appearance at San Diego Comic-Con to promote the forthcoming horror flick Nothing Left to Fear, which he produced.

Watch his interview here.

'Sleepy Hollow'

The stars and producers of Fox's Sleepy Hollow stopped by THR's Comic-Con studio.

Top row, from left: showrunner Mark Goffman, co-creator Alex Kurtzman, EP Len Wiseman, Tom Mison. Bottom row: co-creator Roberto Orci and Nicole Beharie.

Watch their interview here.

'Orphan Black'

The Orphan Black cast made their Comic-Con debut this year, with attendees packing the small room where their panel session was held. "I would clone myself as Marty McFly from Back to the Future," said star Dylan Bruce when asked who he'd like to clone. "I would skateboard behind cars and travel back in time in a Delorean."

Watch their interview here.

Dylan Bruce

Orphan Black's Dylan Bruce said it was "intense" seeing a fan dressed as Helena pretending to be Beth while the cast was at Comic-Con.

Jordan Gavaris

Orphan Black's Jordan Gavaris said of the fan interaction. "It's very different meeting [the fans] face to face, actually having that personal connection. It blows you away."

Tatiana Maslany

Orphan Black star Tatiana Maslany, along with castmembers Dylan Bruce and Jordan Gavaris, bumped into Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul at the THR Comic-Con video lounge. Maslany, who plays several different characters on the BBC America clone drama called the response "insane." "I don't think any of us could have predicted the response and the swell of love," she said.

Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson

Insidious 2 actor/co-writer Leigh Whannell (left) and co-star Angus Sampson were light on their feet when they came by THR's Comic-Con lounge.

Watch their interview here.

Aaron Eckhart

Aaron Eckhart will take on the role of a modern Frankenstein in upcoming film I, Frankenstein. The actor talks to THR about the project and his fondness for the Green Lantern.

Watch his interview here.

Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff

The Blacklist stars Megan Boone and Diego Klattenhoff share how their new NBC series was received at the Con, and the pair reveal their nerdy guilty pleasures.

Watch their interview here.

Stephen Amell

Stephen Amell, star of The CW's Arrow, wears a very appropriate prop during his photo shoot at THR's Comic-Con lounge.

Watch his interview here.

NTSF:SD:SUV::

The cast of NTSF:SD:SUV:: (short for National Terrorism Strike Force: San Diego: Sport Utility Vehicle) hams it up in THR's photo booth.

Watch their interview here.

Paul Scheer

Paul Scheer plays Trent Hauser on NTSF:SD:SUV::. "I only read one magazine on Hollywood -- and it's The Hollywood Reporter," he says with a smile. "The Los Feliz Reporter has a lot of comparisons of yogurt shops, which is cool."

Martin Starr

NTSF:SD:SUV:: star Martin Starr played Bill Haverchuck on the short-lived NBC show Freaks and Geeks and also starred on Starz comedy Party Down. His film credits include Knocked Up, This Is the End and Adventureland.

Karen Gillan

Karen Gillan, who starred as Amy Pond in the British science fiction series Doctor Who, plays Daisy on NTSF:SD:SUV::.

June Diane Raphael

June Diane Raphael stars in comedy NTSF:SD:SUV::. The cast spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about how their show helps get terrorists off the street (because they're too busy watching their show).

Lindy Booth

The Hollywood Reporter was in for a big surprise when Kick-Ass 2 star Lindy Booth dropped by THR's Comic-Con lounge. She didn't want to just do an interview -- she wanted to take over the lounge.

Watch the video here.

'Black Sails'

Black Sails actors Zach McGowan, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Hakeem Kae-Kazim and Mark Ryan have some fun at THR's Comic-Con lounge.

Watch their interview here.

Jessica Parker Kennedy

Jessica Parker Kennedy spoke to THR about the challenges of wearing a corset in Starz new drama Black Sails. The show, which is written as a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island, will debut in 2014.

Zach McGowan

Zach McGowan plays pirate captain Charles Vane in Starz's new series Black Sails. "I know the pirates would win in a zombie-pirate battle," he tells THR. "They have swords, they'll just chop them to pieces."

'Falling Skies'

One member of the cast of Falling Skies revealed that he had once worked as Donatello from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for private parties.

Watch their interview here.

Connor Jessup

Connor Jessup, who plays Ben Mason on Falling Skies, says that is he had the superpower to read minds, he would love to read his dog's mind.

Moon Bloodgood

Moon Bloodgood, who starred in the 2009 film Terminator Salvation, plays Anne Glass in the TNT series Falling Skies.

Noah Wyle

"Zombies are nothing compared to what we deal with on our show," said Falling Skies star Noah Wyle. "We have fast-moving aliens!"

Drew Roy

Drew Roy plays Hal Mason on the sci-fi drama Falling Skies.
 

Sarah Carter

Falling Skies star Sarah Carter tells THR: “I was really into Jem and the Holograms when I was young.”

Will Patton

Will Patton plays Captain Weaver on the science-fiction series Falling Skies. The show was renewed for a fourth season in July.

Colin Cunningham

Colin Cunningham plays John Pope on the sci-fi series Falling Skies.