Ed Sheeran guest starred in the premiere episode of Game of Thrones season 7 on Sunday night. According to the show's co-creator, David Benioff, getting Sheeran on the show was a surprise for Maisie Williams, who is a huge fan of his. Sheeran first appears in the episode sitting around a campfire with a group of soldiers as he sings a song which in unofficially titled "Hands of Gold.