The Wheel of Time Season 2: Why Did They Recast Mat Cauthon?

Here is the need-to-know info about The Wheel of Time season 2 Mat Cauthon recasting. This explains why a new actor replaced Barney Harris.

. With Barney Harris being replaced by Donal Finn, it’s only natural that some viewers are curious about why exactly a change was needed. Here’s what we know so far about Mat’s recasting.It’s unclear why Barney Harris was replaced as Mat in The Wheel of Time season 2.At the time of writing, there has been no official reason given for Barney Harris’ exit from the show.

Though they may look very similar when glancing at both actors in Matt’s costume, it’s clear that Donal is a different actor to Barney. With that said, the direction of Matt as a character should still be similar, with the writer’s vision no doubt a priority, even with the change of actor. Hopefully the change in actor isn’t too jarring to fans of the show. It appears that Donal Finn is very excited about playing Matt which should hopefully mean that he’s in it for the long haul. After all, experiencing another recasting of Mat would look a little embarrassing.

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