{"id":20606,"date":"2022-08-22T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1694898"},"modified":"2022-08-22T02:45:25","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T00:45:25","slug":"who-is-princess-rhaenyra-targaryen-and-who-plays-her","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-princess-rhaenyra-targaryen-and-who-plays-her\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and who plays her?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Helen Daly\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 22 August 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>The contest for the Iron Throne will once more entertain Sky viewers as Game of Thrones spin-off <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/house-of-the-dragon-thrones-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">House of the Dragon<\/a> comes to screens.<\/p>\n<p>One person in the running is genuine blood heir Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, daughter of King Viserys Targaryen (played by Paddy Considine).<\/p>\n<p>Rhaenyra will be played by both Emma D\u2019Arcy and Milly Alcock in the HBO series, as fans of the fantasy show get acquainted with some more Targaryen drama.<\/p>\n<p>Who is Rhaenyra Targaryen? And what claim does she have to the Iron Throne? Read on for your essential guide to The Realm\u2019s Delight.<\/p> <h2><strong>Who is Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen in House of the Dragon?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/emma-d-arcy-as-princess-rhaenyra-targaryen-ba2c07e.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=10px%2C14px%2C1899px%2C1265px&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/emma-d-arcy-as-princess-rhaenyra-targaryen-ba2c07e.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=10px%2C14px%2C1899px%2C1265px&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/emma-d-arcy-as-princess-rhaenyra-targaryen-ba2c07e.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=10px%2C14px%2C1899px%2C1265px&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/emma-d-arcy-as-princess-rhaenyra-targaryen-ba2c07e.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=10px%2C14px%2C1899px%2C1265px&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/emma-d-arcy-as-princess-rhaenyra-targaryen-ba2c07e.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=10px%2C14px%2C1899px%2C1265px&amp;resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/emma-d-arcy-as-princess-rhaenyra-targaryen-ba2c07e.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=10px%2C14px%2C1899px%2C1265px&amp;resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/emma-d-arcy-as-princess-rhaenyra-targaryen-ba2c07e.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=10px%2C14px%2C1899px%2C1265px&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/emma-d-arcy-as-princess-rhaenyra-targaryen-ba2c07e.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=10px%2C14px%2C1899px%2C1265px&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/emma-d-arcy-as-princess-rhaenyra-targaryen-ba2c07e.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=10px%2C14px%2C1899px%2C1265px&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/emma-d-arcy-as-princess-rhaenyra-targaryen-ba2c07e.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=10px%2C14px%2C1899px%2C1265px&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/emma-d-arcy-as-princess-rhaenyra-targaryen-ba2c07e.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=10px%2C14px%2C1899px%2C1265px&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/emma-d-arcy-as-princess-rhaenyra-targaryen-ba2c07e.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=10px%2C14px%2C1899px%2C1265px&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/emma-d-arcy-as-princess-rhaenyra-targaryen-ba2c07e.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=10px%2C14px%2C1899px%2C1265px&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/emma-d-arcy-as-princess-rhaenyra-targaryen-ba2c07e.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=10px%2C14px%2C1899px%2C1265px&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img data-crop-width=\"&quot;1899&quot;\" data-crop-height=\"&quot;1265&quot;\" class=\"&quot;wp-image-1690694\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/emma-d-arcy-as-princess-rhaenyra-targaryen-ba2c07e.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=10px%2C14px%2C1899px%2C1265px&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Emma D\u2019Arcy as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen in House of the Dragon.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Ollie Upton\/HBO<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>We first meet Rhaenyra as a young girl in House of the Dragon, played by Milly Alcock and then later portrayed by Emma D\u2019Arcy.<\/p>\n<p>According to HBO, Rhaenyra is: \u201cThe king\u2019s first-born child. She is of pure Valyrian blood, and she is a dragonrider. Many would say that Rhaenyra was born with everything\u2026 but she was not born a man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her sex will prove crucial to the central drama when Viserys has to decide upon his heir.<\/p>\n<p>When he was chosen by the lords of Westeros to be the next ruler of the Seven Kingdoms, Viserys was predominantly chosen because he was a man, and they would rather the Old King was preceded by him instead of the next in line which at that point was Rhaenys Targaryen (Eve Best).<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/milly-alcock-as-young-rhaenyra-emily-carey-as-young-alicent-e15f6ec.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=10px%2C0px%2C1899px%2C1265px&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/milly-alcock-as-young-rhaenyra-emily-carey-as-young-alicent-e15f6ec.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=10px%2C0px%2C1899px%2C1265px&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/milly-alcock-as-young-rhaenyra-emily-carey-as-young-alicent-e15f6ec.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=10px%2C0px%2C1899px%2C1265px&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/milly-alcock-as-young-rhaenyra-emily-carey-as-young-alicent-e15f6ec.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=10px%2C0px%2C1899px%2C1265px&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/milly-alcock-as-young-rhaenyra-emily-carey-as-young-alicent-e15f6ec.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=10px%2C0px%2C1899px%2C1265px&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/milly-alcock-as-young-rhaenyra-emily-carey-as-young-alicent-e15f6ec.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=10px%2C0px%2C1899px%2C1265px&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/milly-alcock-as-young-rhaenyra-emily-carey-as-young-alicent-e15f6ec.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=10px%2C0px%2C1899px%2C1265px&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/milly-alcock-as-young-rhaenyra-emily-carey-as-young-alicent-e15f6ec.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=10px%2C0px%2C1899px%2C1265px&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img data-crop-width=\"&quot;1899&quot;\" data-crop-height=\"&quot;1265&quot;\" class=\"&quot;wp-image-1690710\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/milly-alcock-as-young-rhaenyra-emily-carey-as-young-alicent-e15f6ec.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=10px%2C0px%2C1899px%2C1265px&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Milly Alcock as Young Rhaenyra and Emily Carey as Young Alicent in House of the Dragon.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Ollie Upton\/HBO<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>This then prompted some discussion about whether Viserys could in good faith claim his only child, Rhaenyra, as the heir.<\/p>\n<p>With the lack of a male heir and growing pressure from the king\u2019s hot-headed brother, Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith), who is technically the next male heir, Viserys faces a tough decision \u2013 and it\u2019s complicated even further when his Hand, Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans), declares Daemon unfit for the role.<\/p>\n<p>Who will Viserys choose? Will he keep the peace or stick with the rightful heir?<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who is Milly Alcock?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1415050834-19a8802.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=28px%2C40px%2C5034px%2C3353px&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1415050834-19a8802.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=28px%2C40px%2C5034px%2C3353px&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1415050834-19a8802.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=28px%2C40px%2C5034px%2C3353px&amp;resize=355%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1415050834-19a8802.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=28px%2C40px%2C5034px%2C3353px&amp;resize=355%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1415050834-19a8802.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=28px%2C40px%2C5034px%2C3353px&amp;resize=405%2C270,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1415050834-19a8802.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=28px%2C40px%2C5034px%2C3353px&amp;resize=405%2C270,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1415050834-19a8802.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=28px%2C40px%2C5034px%2C3353px&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1415050834-19a8802.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=28px%2C40px%2C5034px%2C3353px&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1415050834-19a8802.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=28px%2C40px%2C5034px%2C3353px&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1415050834-19a8802.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=28px%2C40px%2C5034px%2C3353px&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1415050834-19a8802.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=28px%2C40px%2C5034px%2C3353px&amp;resize=408%2C272,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1415050834-19a8802.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=28px%2C40px%2C5034px%2C3353px&amp;resize=408%2C272,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1415050834-19a8802.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=28px%2C40px%2C5034px%2C3353px&amp;resize=556%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1415050834-19a8802.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=28px%2C40px%2C5034px%2C3353px&amp;resize=556%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img data-crop-width=\"&quot;5034&quot;\" data-crop-height=\"&quot;3353&quot;\" class=\"&quot;wp-image-1695317\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/GettyImages-1415050834-19a8802.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=28px%2C40px%2C5034px%2C3353px&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Milly Alcock at the House Of The Dragon Premiere.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Lia Toby\/Getty Images<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Viewers will best know Milly Alcock for her role in the Tim Minchin comedy drama, Upright, where she played Meg, a youngster who was fairly lost. She will return for season 2 which was filming in March 2022.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s also had roles in Reckoning, The Gloaming (Starz), Les Norton, Fighting Season and Netflix\u2019s Pine Gap.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old was born in 2000 in Sydney, Australia.<\/p>\n<p>She plays a young Rhaenyra Targaryen in House of the Dragon.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who is Emma D\u2019Arcy?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/Emma-DArcy-plays-daughter-Naomi-Richards-in-Wanderlust-9cd3d7e.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/Emma-DArcy-plays-daughter-Naomi-Richards-in-Wanderlust-9cd3d7e.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-539398\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/Emma-DArcy-plays-daughter-Naomi-Richards-in-Wanderlust-9cd3d7e.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Emma D\u2019Arcy plays daughter Naomi Richards in Wanderlust.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Emma D\u2019Arcy plays the older Rhaenyra Targaryen in House of the Dragon.<\/p>\n<p>They are best known for their role in Truth Seekers in the Amazon Prime Video series starring Nick Frost and Simon Pegg.<\/p>\n<p>D\u2019Arcy (30) also starred in Amazon Prime Video\u2019s HANNA and Netflix\u2019s Wanderlust alongside Toni Collette and Zawe Ashton.<\/p>\n<section id=\"&quot;page39998-band199654&quot;\" class=\"&quot;band\" sc-1kgvi68-0=\"\" cmrykc=\"\"><div class=\"&quot;my-0\" container-fluid=\"\" p-0=\"\">\n<div class=\"&quot;row\" d-flex=\"\">\n<div class=\"&quot;d-flex\" flex-column=\"\" col-xs=\"\" col-lg-12=\"\" align-items-start=\"\" justify-content-start=\"\" sc-1seo3se-0=\"\" bwcugi=\"\">\n<p><strong>House of the Dragon premieres on Sky Atlantic and <a 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Check out more of our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Fantasy<\/a> coverage or visit our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a> with Jane Garvey.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Helen Daly Published: Monday, 22 August 2022 at 12:00 am The contest for the Iron Throne will once more entertain Sky viewers as Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon comes to screens. 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