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- Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen: Daemon is the younger brother of the current monarch of Westeros – King Viserys Targaryen. With his elder brother having no son, he is heir to the throne.
- Paddy Considine as King Viserys Targaryen: Viserys is the older brother of Daemon Targaryen, father to Princess Rhaenyra and husband to Queen Aemma. He was chosen by the Great Council at Harrenhal to succeed the old king, his grandfather, Jaehaerys Targaryen, whose only descendant is a daughter – Princess Rhaenys.
- Emma D’Arcy and Milly Alcock as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen: Rhaenyra (pronounced Rain-ear-uh) is the daughter of King Viserys and Queen Aemma. Like her uncle, Prince Daemon, she is a dragonrider.
- Olivia Cooke and Emily Carey as Alicent Hightower: Alicent is the daughter of the Hand of the King, Otto Hightower. She is known for being comely and was raised in the Red Keep.
- Paddy Considine - King Viserys I Targaryen
- Milly Alcock - Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen
- Emma D'Arcy - Queen Rhaenyra I Targaryen
- Matt Smith - Prince Daemon Targaryen
- Emily Carey - Young Alicent Hightower
- Olivia Cooke - Queen Alicent Hightower
- Rhys Ifans - Ser Otto Hightower
- Eve Best - Princess Rhaenys Targaryen
- Steve Toussaint - Lord Corlys Velaryon
- Fabien Frankel - Lord Commander Ser Criston Cole
King Viserys Targaryen served as the central figure of House of the Dragon, as much of the Game of Thrones prequel revolved around the issue of succession and specifically who would inherit the Iron Throne after his passing. The health of Paddy Considine's Viserys saw a gradual deterioration due to leprosy over the course of the season, from losing...
Milly Alcock was the first actress to play Rhaenyra Targaryen in House of the Dragon, playing the youthful princess prior to the huge 10-year time jump that came with the start of Season 1, Episode 6. The bold young dragonrider was the only child of King Viserys' marriage to Aemma Arryn, and, despite her father's initial desire for a son, was appoi...
From Episode 6 onwards, Rhaenyra Targaryen was played by Emma D'Arcy, with the heir to the Iron Throne now having three bastard children - Princes Jacaerys, Lucerys, and Joffrey - who were fathered by Ser Harwin Strong. A conflict began to brew between Rhaenyra and her old friend Alicent Hightower, now technically her stepmother. The heir was certa...
Matt Smith brought Prince Daemon Targaryen to life as a cruel, ruthless, and power-hungry renowned warrior. Although once heir to the Iron Throne, a fallout with his brother, King Viserys I, led to his replacement. Daemon committed plenty of cruel acts throughout House of the Dragon, perhaps chief among them being his murder of his first wife, Rhea...
As one of House of the Dragon's younger characters, Alicent Hightower faces a recast after the Season 1 time jump, with Emily Carey - who also played the young Diana in 2017's Wonder Woman- being the first to tackle the role. Daughter to King Viserys' Hand of the King, Otto Hightower, Alicent befriended Rhaenyra Targaryen from a young age. However,...
After House of the Dragon's mid-way time jump, Olivia Cooke took over from Emily Carey as the older Alicent Hightower, now queen of Westeros through her marriage to King Viserys Targaryen. Over the years, Alicent's influence at King's Landing only grew, especially as Viserys weakened. After the fallout between Rhaenyra and Alicent, the two didn't s...
Played by The Amazing Spider-Man's Rhys Ifans, Otto Hightower was renowned as one of the most wise and clever men in Westeros. This reputation grew so strong he was appointed Hand of the King to King Jaehaerys Targaryen, a role he held onto under the rule of King Viserys. After Viserys lost his wife, Otto cought to advance House Hightower's place b...
Wife to the Master of Ships, Lord Corlys Velaryon, Princess Rhaenys Targaryen is the cousin to King Viserys and the granddaughter of his predecessor on the Iron Throne, King Jaehaerys I Targaryen. Eve Best's Rhaenys held the nickname of "The Queen Who Never Was" after a change in Jaehaerys' heir deprived her of her claim to the throne. During House...
Lord Corlys Velaryon, the richest man in Westeros who serves as the Master of Ships on King Viserys' small council, earned the nickname of the Sea Snake for his adventuring past that reportedly may be explored in a future spin-off. After King Viserys' passed up Corlys' proposition that he marry his daughter Laena, the Master of Ships departed King'...
After defeating Prince Daemon Targaryen in a duel, Ser Criston Cole won the favor of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, and effectively became her personal bodyguard as he joined the King's Guard. The pair began a sexual relationship that only ended when Rhaenyra married Laenor Velaryon. This pushed Cole into a place of jealousy and depression where he e...
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Oct 10, 2022 · This year, he took the biggest role of his career as King Viserys Targaryen in HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon. Here, Considine played a flawed man, too, one determined to do...
- Paddy Considine as King Viserys I Targaryen. Chosen at the Great Council at Harrenhal to succeed the old King Jaehaerys Targaryen, King Viserys was perceived to be kind, warm and a decent man.
- Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen. Matt Smith takes on the role of Daemon Targaryen, a fearless warrior, dragon rider (Caraxes), and prince of the city. Daemon is said to possess the true blood of the dragon and HBO wasted no time in ramping up the mystery levels by adding “But it is said that when a Targaryen is born, the gods toss a coin in the air”.
- Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower. Olivia Cooke plays Alicent Hightower, daughter to the hand of the King, Otto Hightower. The second wife of King Viserys, Alicent Hightower supports the claim of her son Aegon during the Dance of Dragons.
- Emma D’Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen. Rhaenyra Targaryen is the firstborn child of the King and is nicknamed the “Realms Delight”. She is pure valyrian blood and an experienced dragonrider (Cyrax).
Aug 22, 2022 · Collider got the opportunity to sit down with Paddy Considine (who plays Viserys, the current King and the father of heir to the throne Rhaenyra) to chat 1-on-1 about playing a king in a world...
Nov 10, 2022 · Scottish actor Graham McTavish is likely best known as Dwalin, one of the dwarves in The Hobbit trilogy, though he also appears in The Witcher, Preacher, Outlander, Prison Break and Taggart, and and he lent his voice to Dracula in Netflix's animated Castlevania adaptation.
