Bran Stark, played by actor Isaac Hempstead-Wright, is the second youngest of the five Stark children. His father is Eddard Stark, the former Lord of Winterfell, and his mother is Catelyn Stark of House Tully.

Bran, to the chagrin of Catelyn, loves climbing the castle of Winterfell, but that ends in a tragic turn of events. While climbing, he witnesses twin siblings Cersei Lannister and Jaime Lannister having sex in a Winterfell tower, and Jaime pushes Bran off a ledge to keep their secret. Bran survives the fall but is left paralyzed.

When an assassin comes to "finish the job," Catelyn stops the killer while Bran's direwolf, Summer, rips the man's throat out. Depressed and unable to walk, Bran wishes he was dead, but a glimmer of hope surfaces when Tyrion Lannister returns to Winterfell with a design for a new horseriding harness for Bran.

While out riding with Robb and Theon Greyjoy, Bran is set upon by wildlings, who have fled from the land Beyond the Wall. Robb and Theon kill the two men and take the one female wilding, Osha, captive. Osha, along with the giant stable boy Hodor, tend to Bran as servants of Winterfell.

Bran is also one of the first to see his fathers death, along with his brother Rickon, though he does not understand this at the time. After his fall, he begins to have recurring dreams of a raven with three eyes. Each time he dreams, the raven leads him to different places around Winterfell, culminating in him seeing his father, Eddard Stark in the crypts. Upon waking, Maester Luwin informs him that his father had died.

Leaving Winterfell

Shortly after, war is declared, and Bran's older brother Robb leaves to lead the northern army. In his absence, Bran takes up the responsibilities of Lord of Winterfell. Responding to an attack at a nearby town, Bran sends many of the soldiers at Winterfell, only to find that it was a trap set by Theon Greyjoy, who used the opportunity to capture Winterfell. Bran and his younger brother Rickon are forced to flee the castle, with the aid of Osha and Hodor.?

Bran's prophetic dreams continue, leading to an encounter with a boy named Jojen Reed and his sister, Meera. These two join Bran's group as they continue to head north. Arriving at the Wall, Bran sends Osha to escort Rickon to Last Hearth, where he believes Rickon will be safe. The remaining party continues beyond the Wall, seeking a figure in Bran's dreams called the "three-eyed raven."

Beyond the Wall

They eventually reach a weirwood tree that Bran had seen in his visions, but are attacked by wights, and Jojen is killed. Aided by Children of the Forest, Bran and the others escape into tunnels beneath the tree. There Bran finally meets the three-eyed raven, who tells Bran that while he will never walk again, he may yet "fly."

Bran stays with the raven for some time, slowly learning how to control his visions. During one such vision, Bran encounters the leader of the White Walkers, the Night King, and inadvertently reveals to him where Bran and the others are hiding. Wights attack the weirwood tree, and the three-eyed raven and Hodor are killed.?

Bran and Meera flee south to the Wall, and are rescued by Bran's uncle, Benjen Stark, who had mysteriously disappeared several years prior. Benjen helps them to reach the Wall, but cannot come with them. Just before passing through, Bran has another vision where he learns that Jon Snow is not in fact the bastard of Ned Stark. Instead, Jon is the true-born son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark.?

Return to Winterfell

Reaching the Wall, the Night's Watch help Bran to reach Winterfell, where he is reunited with his sister Sansa. At the castle, Bran continues to hone his powers, eventually seeing that the army of the dead is nearing Eastwatch, and has ravens sent to the various rulers in Westeros informing them of the imminent danger.