Game of Thrones prequel: The Peaky Blinders star you will see in House of Dragons
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The Game of Thrones prequel - House of Dragons - will hit the screens of HBO Max subscribers and HBO on 21 August. The show is based on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” the series, and is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones takes place.
The prequel will specifically tell the story of House Targaryen, to which Daenerys Targaryen belonged. Emilia Clarke played the character Daenerys aka the Dragon Queen in the show.
Intense-looking Paddy Considine is an English actor who has had memorable roles in Simon Ross, The Bourne Ultimatum; Johnny, In America and Richards, Dead Man’s Shoes. In Peaky Blinders, he played the role of Father Hughes. And, in House of Dragon he will play King Viserys I Targaryen.
According to HBO, the character was chosen by the lords of Westeros to succeed the Old King, Jaehaerys Targaryen, at the Great Council at Harrenhal. He is a warm, kind, and decent man, and only wants to take forward his grandfather’s legacy. However, there is a twist in the Game of Thrones style. Not all good men become good kings in this series.
Who is Paddy Considine?
He was born in Staffordshire in West Midlands and studied a drama course at Burton College where he made a friend who went onto give him his first role in a feature film. Director Shane Meadows cast Considine as the disturbed character Morell in A Room for Romeo Brass, which released in 1999, according to his IMDB page.
The character actor was also part of Cinderella Man, featuring Russell Crowe and Renée Zellweger.
He won a BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer for his feature-length directing debut, Tyrannosaur (2011).
He was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism, in 2010 and three years later, was diagnosed with Irlen Syndrome.
What other famous faces will House of Dragon have?
1. Rhys Ilfans - He starred in Notting Hill, Elementary, The King’s Man, The Amazing Spider Man: No Way Home, and many more big budget movies and series. He will play Otto Hightower, the Hand of the King to both Viserys I Targaryen and Aegon II Targaryen.
2. Matt Smith - He played the The Doctor in Doctor Who after David Tennant and Prince Philip in The Crown. Smith is Daemon Targaryeon in House of Dragon.
3. Steve Toussaint - He starred in Line of Duty and Channel 4 drama It’s A Sin. He will play the character of Corlys Velaryon in House of Dragon.
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