House of the Dragon Cast: Meet the Game of Thrones Prequel Actors

Table Of Content

• Season 2
• The 'House of the Dragon' cast talks all things season 2 in new featurette
• Grey’s Anatomy Cast: Meet the Stars of the Hit Medical Drama
• Olivia Cooke plays Dowager Queen Alicent Hightower
• Harvey Sadler as Young Lucerys Velaryon, and Elliot Grihault as Prince Lucerys Velaryon
• Luke Tittensor plays Ser Arryk Cargyll

The cast is brimming with talented actors, from industry veterans to newcomers. Otto gathers the great houses of Westeros to affirm their allegiance. After Rhaenyra cuts short her tour of Westeros, Daemon introduces the princess to the Street of Silk after dark. Viserys hosts a tournament to celebrate the birth of his second child.

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Steyn previously starred in the British sci-fi series Intergalactic, and also appeared in the 2019 horror flick Crawl. Following the time jump, Laenor is still married to Rhaenyra and stays by her side as they welcome their third child (though he's probably not the father to any of their children). He names the baby Joffrey, after his lover who died at their wedding feast. Like Rhaenyra, he has had his own affairs during the marriage, while still being a supportive husband and father.

The 'House of the Dragon' cast talks all things season 2 in new featurette

Princess Rhaenys is the cousin of Viserys and Daemon, who married the wealthy adventurer Lord Corlys Velaryon. She has twice been in line for the throne, but on both occasions, she has been passed over in favour of a man, earning her the moniker of 'The Queen Who Never Was'. However, Princess Rhaenys has some insights for a young Princess Rhaenyra. Rhaenys is also the mother of Ser Laenor Velaryon and Lady Laena Velaryon, both of whom she is willing to use in forging new alliances through marriages. In opposition, Viserys' eldest child is crowned as Queen Rhaenyra I Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy) who's currently married to her uncle Prince Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) - and the pair disagree on how to approach what comes next.

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The production of House of the Dragon began in April 2021, and the show is set to premiere in 2022 on HBO. The show will consist of ten episodes, and the first season will cover the events leading up to the Targaryen civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons. The main cast of House of the Dragon have been announced, and fans are already buzzing about the talented actors who will be portraying their favorite characters from the books.

Olivia Cooke plays Dowager Queen Alicent Hightower

Fans may recognize her from shows such as "A Place to Call Home," "Fighting Season," and "Reckoning," which was released on Netflix in the U.S. As the battle for the Iron Throne becomes more precarious as the years go on, people will have to choose sides. Alicent Hightower, the king’s second wife, believes that if Rhaenyra comes into power she can “cut off any challenge to her succession.” To make things even dicier, there are lots and lots of dragons. The first teaser for House of the Dragon was unveiled on October 5.

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While Princess Rhaenyra should be the rightful heir to the Iron Throne, her legitimacy is questioned because she is a woman. Prince Daemon Targaryen, the king’s brother, is also a major candidate. “I will not be made to choose between my brother and my daughter,” King Viserys I says. The Swedish actress has appeared in the series Partisan and the film Black Widow and has starred in many Swedish television shows including Irene Huss and Hassel. The Australian actor is best known for his roles in the Aussie series Packed to the Rafters and Love Child, along with roles in the films The Wolf Creek, The Water Diviner and Holding the Man. Known as "Breakbones", Ser Harwin Strong is noted as the strongest Knight in the Seven Kingdoms and is the heir to Harrenhal.

However, many of her early seasons revolved around her crush on future killer Norman Bates –  so maybe she wasn't all that wise. George revealed in a blog post that he had seen all 10 episodes of House of the Dragon and praised the series. Ryan and Miguel and their amazing cast and crew have done some magnificent work. HotD is all I hoped it would be; dark, powerful, visceral, disturbing, stunning to look at, peopled with complex and very human characters brought to life by some truly amazing actors,” he wrote.

You may also recognize Mizuno from the Netflix miniseries Maniac. The House of the Dragon cast runs much deeper than House Targaryen. House of the Dragon season one has finished airing, though the first season can now be streamed on HBO Max in the US and Sky TV and streaming service, NOW in the UK.

Luke Tittensor plays Ser Arryk Cargyll

House of the Dragon is an American fantasy drama television series created by George R. R. Martin and Ryan Condal for HBO. A prequel to Game of Thrones (2011–2019), it is the second television series in the A Song of Ice and Fire franchise. Condal and Miguel Sapochnik served as the showrunners for the first season. Featuring an ensemble cast, the show portrays the events leading up to the beginning of the decline of House Targaryen, a devastating war of succession known as the "Dance of the Dragons".

Ser Harrold is a figure of chivalry and honor in the Kingsguard, where Harrold has served since the days of King Jaehaerys. This pillar of strength is played by Graham McTavish, an actor with many credits in genre work including The Hobbit trilogy, The Witcher, Outlander, and Preacher. David Tennant's son Ty Tennant played the younger version of Aegon earlier in the series. By the end of season one, though, Daemon and Rhaenyra are wed, and he's become a fierce supporter of Rhaenyra's claim to the Iron Throne.

I suspect that the strategy set-up will take up much of this second season, but unlike with the book, Rhaenyra might even leave Dragonstone to participate. And we will literally see fire rain down from the sky when the two sides have to force allegiance from reluctant settlements. During this Targaryen Civil War, George R.R. Martin killed off half the population of Westeros and, as noted previously, nearly every member of the blondest family.

He's Dornish, a common-born man who is the son of the current steward to the Lord of Blackhaven. He makes up for his lack of any claim to land or titles with his impressive swordplay and his own personal honor. He was once a paramour of Rhaenyra; having been spurned, he's now a close ally of Alicent Hightower.

She's described in the books as wild and quick to anger, similar to her father. In the show, she becomes her grandmother Rhaenys' ward after her mother's death. Antonia (seen left above) was born in Birmingham, England, and previously appeared on the Netflix shows Get Even and Stay Close. Alicent's firstborn Aegon has been a troublemaker since he was young, and bullied both his nephews Jace and Luke and his younger brother Aemond.

The Lord of Claw Isle and the head of House Celtigar, Lord Bartimos is an ally of Dragonstone and Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen. House Celtigar is also of the blood of Old Valyria but does not possess dragons. A knight of the Kinsguard who serves in King's Landing alongside his identical twin brother, Ser Arryk.

Matt's biggest role to date is likely his star turn as the 11th Doctor in Doctor Who. Since handing the keys to the TARDIS over, he's had roles in The Crown, Last Night in Soho and Morbius. When WTW spoke to Matt Smith, he described Prince Daemon as "a very complex character" and someone who is "ambitious and ruthless" with a set of values that differ from other people.

Matt Smith starred as the eleventh incarnation of Doctor Who in the hit BBC show of the same name for three seasons. He's even listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the youngest person to play the role, having gotten the keys to the TARDIS at the young age of 26. According to Collider, Emma D'Arcy's "House of the Dragon" character Rhaenyra Targaryen is the stepdaughter of Olivia Cooke's Queen Alicent and Paddy Considine's King Viserys. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the actor discussed how their experiences as a non-binary person helped them to understand Targaryen's power struggle for the Iron Throne. "She's terrified of getting locked into motherhood and is aware of how her position would be different if she were male," D'Arcy explained.