Poster Sophie Turner attends the "Game of Thrones" Season 8 screening.
Sophie Turner attends the 'Game of Thrones' Season 8 screening on April 12, 2019, in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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'Game of Thrones' actress Sophie Turner flexes musical chops

Although actress Sophie Turner is known for her role on HBO's Game of Thrones and soon will star in the X-Men movie Dark Phoenix, she brings more than just acting talent to the table.

On her twitter bio, Turner jokes about how she is a "proud holder of [a] grade 1 piano certificate of merit (2005)." The grade level Turner is referring to is determined by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, the UK's largest music education body. According to their website, the Grade 1 Piano exam includes "three pieces, scales and broken chords, sight-reading, and aural tests."

Turner had her piano skills tested while promoting her role in X-Men: Apocalypse, where she demonstrated her musical abilities on a toy piano.

Watch: Sophie Turner plays toy piano

Turner isn't limited to just piano, though. She recently appeared on the Late Late Show with James Corden, singing the kid's hit "Baby Shark" with the host and Josh Groban.

Watch: James Corden, Sophie Turner and Josh Groban sing 'Baby Shark'

Even though attention has been brought to Turner, there are many other musical members of the Game of Thrones cast. Issac Hempstead Wright, who plays Bran Stark on the show, is a classically trained pianist who has been playing since he was 9.

That's not all — Wright revealed that multiple cast members are musically inclined, including Hodor actor Kristian Nairn who plays piano and pipe organ and is now a professional DJ.

All of this begs the question, will we ever see a Game of Thrones supergroup? If so, here's hoping they don't invite the Night King on tour.

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