The feud between childhood friends turned sworn enemies Rhaenyra Targaryen<\/a> and Alicent Hightower<\/a> is expected to only deepen this season as all-out war breaks out.<\/p>\n Where does Rickard Thorne fit into all this? Read on for what we know about his character so far, and where you might have seen Vincent Regan before.<\/p>\n Ser Rickard Thorne is a character from George RR Martin\u2019s rich universe of Westeros characters, who will be making his live-action debut in House of the Dragon<\/a> season 2.<\/p>\n He is a member of the Kingsguard during the reign of King Aegon II Targaryen<\/strong>, having chosen to align himself with Alicent Hightower\u2019s Greens in the civil war commonly referred to as the Dance of the Dragons.<\/p>\n Aficionados of the world of Westeros may be aware that Rickard has a notable role to play during an attack on King\u2019s Landing, which puts Aegon II\u2019s heirs in grave danger.<\/p> Regan is a Welsh actor who is no stranger to epic stories involving swords and (occasionally) sorcery, having previously acted in the likes of Troy, 300, Clash of the Titans, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and Snow White and the Huntsman.<\/p>\n He is perhaps better known for his television roles, which include DCS Dave Murray in Scott & Bailey, Jasper Tudor in The White Princess, King Simon Henstridge in The Royals and Billy Murdoch in Channel 4\u2019s Before We Die<\/a>.<\/p>\n Last year, Regan played the villainous Monkey D Garp in Netflix\u2019s mega-budget anime adaptation One Piece, which enjoyed a positive critical reception<\/a> and secured a season 2 renewal.<\/p>\n It\u2019s unclear whether he\u2019ll be back for the next run of episodes, but fans can look forward to his upcoming scenes in House of the Dragon season 2 \u2013 with Regan\u2019s role kept tightly under wraps thus far.<\/p>\n [squirrel-affiliate-playlist squirrel_playlist_id=\u201d610\u2033 \/]<\/p>\n House of the Dragon season 2 premieres on Sky Atlantic and NOW on Monday 17th June 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our Fantasy<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> and Streaming Guide<\/a> to find out what\u2019s on. <\/strong>For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/b><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n The Kingsguard member steps into the spotlight in season 2. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":53402,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/who-is-ser-rickard-thorne-in-house-of-the-dragon-and-who-plays-him-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/who-is-ser-rickard-thorne-in-house-of-the-dragon-and-who-plays-him-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/who-is-ser-rickard-thorne-in-house-of-the-dragon-and-who-plays-him-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/who-is-ser-rickard-thorne-in-house-of-the-dragon-and-who-plays-him-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/who-is-ser-rickard-thorne-in-house-of-the-dragon-and-who-plays-him-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/who-is-ser-rickard-thorne-in-house-of-the-dragon-and-who-plays-him-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/who-is-ser-rickard-thorne-in-house-of-the-dragon-and-who-plays-him-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The Kingsguard member steps into the spotlight in season 2.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/53401"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Who is Ser Rickard Thorne in House of the Dragon?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Who is House of the Dragon star Vincent Regan?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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