‘Game of Thrones’ It was a series with a lot girl power. You just have to remember the role played by some heroines like Arya, Sansa and Daenerys emerged from the pen of George R.R. Martin. Now, with the premiere of his long-awaited prequelit seems that hbo max It will continue betting on female empowerment at the hands of some women who will rebel against the destiny that men had assigned to them. The greatest exponent will be the princess Rhaenyra Targaryensa dragon rider who has a lot to contribute in this story that will end up leading to a real civil war in the powerful saga of kings and warriors.
The character is played by two actresses, Milly Alcok and Emma D’Arcy. But it will be the first one we meet at the beginning of the story, since he will be in charge of giving life to the princess in her teenage years, despite the fact that Alcock already has 22 years.
Born in the year 2000 in Sydney (Australia), this actress with a pale complexion, blue eyes, golden hair (although not as much as her character’s) and powerful features who has appeared in several commercial campaigns has a few years of experience in the television industry, in which she began as a teenager , in 2014, with a small role in the series ‘Wonderlands’.
The runaway from ‘Upright’
Other television titles appear on his resume, such as ‘High life’, ‘Janet King’, ‘A place to call home’, ‘Pine Gap’, ‘Fighting Season’, ‘Twilight’ and ‘Reckoning: Reckoning’, although the character that has given her the most joy so far is that of the young and impetuous fugitive who hitchhikes and who she played in ‘Upright’, along with singer-songwriter Tim Minchin, for which a second season is already being filmed.
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This work earned her the Casting Guild of Australia award in the category of emerging stars, although at first it put her in a bind: deciding whether to continue in the secondary school of performing arts where she studied or opt for acting.
When she spoke about her decision to drop out of school, she was sure of her choice: “school just wasn’t for me. I had no great teachers to look at me until I discovered that acting was where I felt safe. So yes, it was the right decision,” he declared to the ‘Gold Coast Bulletin’while In another interview he revealed the surprising way in which she found out how she had landed the part of Rhaenyra: while I washed dishes in a restaurant in Sydney. There she knew that her life would change forever.
Although he had already decided long before that he was going to try make your way in the entertainment industry: “I was first attracted to it when I was 5 or 6 years old and I was acting in a school play. I was playing Little Red Riding Hood and I remember having the feeling that this was what I wanted to do,” he recalls. And she acknowledges that the path that has led her to the Targaryen princess has not been easy: “I auditioned for years and years and I didn’t get anything, but I think the acting industry is competitive because it can afford it,” she reflects.
Points in common with Arya Stark
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Now, turned into a Targaryen who will fight for her right to Iron Throne, Alcock has not hesitated to compare her character with one of the women who most captivated fans of ‘Game of Thrones’: the brave arya starkto which he gave life Maisie Williams.
The actress considers that both share many points in common, according to revealed to ‘The Entertainment Weekly’. “Both are women who don’t behave the way they’re expected to. There’s that rebellious and cheeky spirit that both have, and I think that’s why people will adore her”, she highlighted about a character who is called to be one of those who mark the career of an actress. And hers, seeing her work, it is clear that she will have a long haul.