Milly Alcock Reveals 'Someone Very High Up' Told Her She Needed an Acting Coach on the House of the Dragon Set

She played what’s considered 1 of the astir iconic characters successful the Game of Thrones universe, but it wasn’t precisely an casual commencement for Milly Alcock. The Australian actress, who plays the young mentation of Rhaenyra Targaryen successful the spinoff bid House of the Dragon, precocious revealed that idiosyncratic successful a presumption of powerfulness told her she would person to enactment successful acting coaching pursuing her 2nd time connected set.

“On my 2nd time connected House of the Dragon, 1 of the, I’m not gonna accidental who, but idiosyncratic precise precocious up, pulled maine speech and was like, ‘Um, we’re gonna get you an acting coach,’” Alcock explained during a caller quality connected The Tonight Show wherever she added she was "mortified."

The Critics Choice grant nominee besides joked astir however the incidental rapidly humbled her. “It conscionable confirmed everything that I’ve benignant of known to beryllium true, [which] is that I’m not precise bully astatine my job,” she said successful jest. “You cognize what I mean! I was like, ‘I can’t bash this. This is terrible. This is simply a large mistake.’”

Alcock, who is acceptable to play Kara Zor-El / Supergirl successful this summer's Superman movie arsenic good arsenic adjacent year's Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, played King Viserys I Targaryen's girl and heir arsenic a bid regular successful Season 1 and was a impermanent prima connected Season 2 of the show, which follows the autumn of the House Targaryen. Emma D’Arcy plays the big mentation of the Princess, who aboriginal becomes Queen.

Milly Alcock plays Rhaenyra Targaryen successful House of the Dragon. Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/Getty Images.

The amusement premiered successful August 2022, conscionable implicit 3 years aft the archetypal Game of Thrones bid aired its last episode. House of the Dragon was renewed for a 2nd play conscionable days aft it premiered, and ended up snagging a Season 3 renewal successful June 2024 earlier Season 2 adjacent started. It adjacent went connected to triumph the Golden Globe for Best Television Series — Drama.

As for Season 3 of the series, portion it’s decidedly inactive on, we person yet to person an authoritative merchandise date.

Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/Getty Images.

Lex Briscuso is simply a movie and tv professional and a freelance amusement writer for IGN. You tin travel her connected Twitter astatine @nikonamerica.