"Game of Thrones" season 4 premieres next spring, and according to spoilers, it doesn't look like King Joffrey has a long time left on "Game of Thrones." Jack Gleeson, who plays the young, evil King Joffrey, says after his time as Joffrey on "Game of Thrones" season 4, he hopes to quit acting and return to normal life as a student.

According to The Independent, Jack Gleeson, 21, has no problem with turning his back on a potential Hollywood career and future gigs in popular TV shows. Instead, he wishes to return to normal life.

Gleeson, who has just returned from a trip to Haiti with aid agency Goal, said he has decided to quit acting professionally when he finishes his role in "Game of Thrones," The Independent reports. Spoiler alert: King Joffrey doesn't have long time left in season 4.

Gleeson said: "It was always a recreation beforehand, but when I started doing Game of Thrones perhaps the reality was made too real for me."

Gleeson started his role as Joffrey Baratheon on "Game of Thrones" when he was just 17 years old.

"The lifestyle that comes with being an actor in a successful TV show isn't something I gravitate towards," he added.

The Independent notes that Gleeson never watches himself playing the evil young ruler on "Game of Thrones."

"I don't tend to. It's bizarre when you see clips," he said. "You tend to abstract yourself from the creepiness of it when you're playing it, but when you see it on television it sends shivers down my spine.

"I would like to try and defend him, but I would have a pretty hard job doing it. I suppose he's the product of his context and his family. In terms of redeemable qualities, there wouldn't be many."

Gleeson said he has been able to live a normal life as a student in Trinity, where he is studying philosophy and theology.

"Since going to Trinity and garnering an interest in philosophy and with Goal and my theatre company I've kind of just re-evaluated what I want to do," he said.

"I'm 21, so it's hard to decide what kind of course life will take."