Milly Alcock has become a household name thanks to her incredible portrayal of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen in HBO’s ‘House of the Dragon.’ The show, just like her performance, has also been well received and has been renewed for a second season because of the impressive ratings.
But before Milly was riding dragons and was a part of the House Targaryen, the actress was living in Australia. The 22-year-old actress has been a part of several Australian films and television shows in a short span of time. Let’s find out more about her career before she signed the fantasy show.
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Milly Alcock’s Career Before ‘House Of The Dragon’
Milly Alcock has created a strong fan following with her role as the dragon-riding princess in HBO’s ‘House of the Dragon.’ But this is not her first project as she is a native of Australia.
Born on April 11, 2000, Alcock’s first appearance on television was as a teenager in the rom-com drama series ‘Wonderland’ in 2014.
She was attending the Newtown High School of the Performing Arts in Sydney. But she decided to drop it to pursue a role in the drama series ‘Upright.’ The role earned her a Casting Guild of Australia’s Rising Star Award.
Milly has also appeared in several episodes of shows like ‘Janet King’, ‘A Place to Call Home’, ‘Fighting Season’ and ‘The Gloaming’ among others. The 22-year-old actress has also appeared in ads for brands like NBN, KFC, Woolworths, and Cadbury.
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Milly Alcock Talks About Her Experience Riding Dragons
One of the main attractions of the ‘Game of Thrones‘ prequel is the dragons controlled by the Targaryens. Milly, who plays Rhaenyra, recently talked about her experience riding the dragons (not for real).
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the Australian actress said: “Someone would take you through the moves of how you’re going to move so you could preempt how the [dragon was going to turn].”
“Then they would pop you up and they’d blow air at you. It was really fun. But I didn’t know what to do with my face [expressions]. I haven’t done any action stuff. You’re not actually moving, you’re just going to … somewhere.”
