Milly Alcock, the young woman who went from washing dishes to acting in ‘House of the Dragon’

Game of Thrones It premiered in 2011 and throughout its eight seasons, it meant a boost for the careers of several stars in the entertainment industry. More than a decade after its premiere and three years after the end of the series, fans return to Westeros for a new story called House of the Dragonwhich will surely give greater projection on the world stage to one or another member of its cast.

In that sense, Milly Alcock It is perhaps one of the names that is already beginning to sound strong as one of the acting promises to follow. The young Australian actress appears in this prequel as the young version of the princess Rhaenyra Targaryenswho is called to become the successor of King Viserys I on the iron throne of the Seven Kingdoms… But of course, the path will not be so easy.

House of the Dragonwhich will introduce us to part of the legacy of House Targaryen several years before the events of GoT, premiered its pilot episode on August 21 with good critical reception and an excellent reception from the public (at least from what can be seen on social networks).

And among the highlights that flooded the trends, there is already the appearance of Alcock herself in this role that looks too promising while sharing it with Emma D’Arcy, who will play the adult Rhaenyra.

Milly, who already has some eye-catching credits mainly in productions from her home country, has in HOTD its starting point to shine in the big leagues of Hollywood, all from the hand of this giant that is HBO. But who is she and what has she done before this television opportunity? Let’s get to know her better.

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Who is Milly Alcock?

Amelia May “Milly” Alcock was born on April 11, 2000 in Sydney, Australia. She is part of that group of actors and actresses who have had to build their path from scratch; no ‘levers’.

His family is more of a sports fan, as he recounted in a 2020 interview with the Australian edition of fashion. “I think I got my interest in acting because no one [en su familia] he was interested in acting… I grew up in a predominantly rugby household; it does not make any sense”said.

The first experiences that made Milly Alcock excited for the world of acting, as is often the case with many aspirants, began in theater productions during her childhood. According to her account, she remembers making Little Red Riding Hood like her when she was five or six years old.

And well into her teen years, she found a place to take her talents to the next level in Newtown High School of the Performing Arts from Sydney. But soon, the young she would see how quickly her life would change… even long before she auditioned for House of the Dragon.

He dropped out of school to pursue his career

As the magazine mentions Town & CountryMilly Alcock had her screen debut in Wonderlandan Australian comedy-drama series where he had a role as an extra in 2014. In the face of this, he continued to further his studies at the aforementioned school of performing arts.

Milly spent a few years auditioning for other roles after her debut, but was not very successful. From 2017 onwards, she continued to appear in various Australian series with relatively minor roles such as Janet King, A Place to Call Home, Fighting Season, Pine Gap Y Les Norton, among other. In some productions it only appeared in two or three chapters and in others, up to six.

It was from 2019 onwards that he began to appear as one of the young emerging stars to follow in Australia, thanks to other projects such as Reckoning either The Gloaming where his screen appearances were already up to 10 chapters.

However, Milly Alcock’s first big break as a lead came with the series right In that same year. His character there is called Mega misfit and irreverent teenage runaway who teams up with an artist known as Lucky Flynn (Tim Minchin) on a messy cross-country trip to return a piano to the latter’s family and meet a relative of his before he dies.

The series was such a resounding success that a second season is already in the works.

Milly Alcock He had to make an important decision when he found out that he would co-star in that series: give his career a run or continue studying. And well, his choice was dropping out of school to try their hand at said production. She herself commented that she was never a person who felt particularly comfortable in the halls of a school.

“I knew that this opportunity would be a much more valuable experience than getting a piece of paper. I never doubted it for a second… I couldn’t say no and I couldn’t let the fear and anxiety of not finishing school haunt me, because that would have defeated the whole purpose of leaving.”she told Vogue in 2019.

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Milly Alcock and the jump to the big leagues with ‘House of the Dragon’

The projects for Milly Alcock they continued to arrive from 2019 to date, with more appearances on local television shows. But his life took a complete turn when in mid-2021, it was revealed that he would be part of House of the Dragonthe prequel to Game of Thrones.

Can you imagine the pressure of joining one of the biggest franchises on television in recent years? What a task. Even she confessed that although he knew of the great name that GoT had in the whole world I had never seen the series. But he caught up by throwing all eight seasons in two weeks to know well the scenarios and the references in HOTD.

The great moment of his entry into the international entertainment market at the hands of HBO is accompanied by a curious anecdote. Even though she already had a career on screen, Milly Alcock could not afford to live comfortably like a TV figure, so I suddenly had a side job or two.

“I never thought this would happen to me… I was washing dishes in a restaurant, living in my mother’s attic. This doesn’t happen to people like me…”he told the Stellar outlet (via Just Jared). Alcock was at a friend’s house cooking dinner when she got the news that she got the part of Rhaenyra Targaryen in House of the Dragon.

And so, he began his journey moving to London to start filming with Paddy Considine (whom you will remember as the obnoxious Father Hughes of Peaky Blinders), matt smith (Doctor Who, The Crown), Olivia Cooke (Ready Player One, Bates Motel), Rhys Ifans (Harry Potter, The Amazing Spider-Man) Fabien Frankle, Emma D’Arcy, Emily Carey and more.

The show, as we said, lends itself to being the great introduction of Milly Alcock into the Hollywood spotlight. And now that the prequel to Game of Throneswill surely give us memorable moments as the young version of the Targaryen heiress.

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