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    Here's The "House Of The Dragon" Characters At Each Age And Stage

    Some characters have barely aged a day while others have gone from babies to grown ass adults. And then there's Viserys...

    Jenna Guillaume
    by Jenna Guillaume

    BuzzFeed Contributor

    House of the Dragon has featured a lot of time jumps, with more than 20 years passing in the narrative since the show started. Are you ready for the Dance of the Dragons to jump-start after last night's episode?

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    Not only have characters been aged up with makeup, but many have been played by multiple actors to mark the passage of time. Here's a side-by-side comparison of the characters at each age in the show...

    Viserys I Targaryen

    Viserys at four stages in his life, with an increasing amount of visible signs of ill health and age
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    Paddy Considine plays Viserys from his 30s to his 50s and through the dramatic decline in his health, shown by his body literally falling apart. 

    Alicent Hightower

    Alicent as played by Emily Carey and Olivia Cooke at four different stages of her life
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    Emily Carey plays Alicent as a teen while Olivia Cooke is adult Alicent. Alicent's costuming undergoes perhaps the most dramatic transformation (aside from Viserys), representing her allegiances at each stage in her life.

    Rhaenyra Targaryen

    Rhaenyra as played by Milly Alcock and Emma D'Arcy at three different stages of her life
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    Milly Alcock plays teen Rhaenyra while Emma D'Arcy plays adult Rhaenyra. Her character and costuming is pretty consistent throughout, although both mature as she ages. 

    Daemon Targaryen

    Matt Smith playing Daemon Targaryen with four different wig lengths
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    Matt Smith plays Daemon at all ages, although it doesn't look like he's grown any older — he has been through a few wig lengths, though.

    Laenor Velaryon

    Laenor as played by Matt Carver, Theo Nate and John MacMillan
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    Laenor is played by Matthew Carver as a child, Theo Nate as a teen, and John Macmillan as an adult.

    Laena Velaryon

    Laena as played by Nova Foueillis-Mosé, Savannah Steyn, and Nanna Blondell
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    Laena is portrayed by Nova Foueillis-Mosé as a child, Savannah Steyn as a teen, and Nanna Blondell as an adult.

    Aegon II Targaryen

    Aegon II as a baby, a teen, and an adult
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    While Aegon appeared briefly as a toddler, he didn't truly become a character until he was a teen, played by Ty Tennant. He is now played by Tom Glynn-Carney as an adult — he's about 21 in the current show timeline. 

    Helaena Targaryen

    Helaena as a baby, tween and adult
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    Helaena also appeared briefly as a baby before being played by Evie Allen as a teen and now Phia Saban as a young adult.

    Aemond Targaryen

    Aemond as a child and teen
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    Aemond is played by Leo Ashton as a child and Ewan Mitchell as a teen (yes, he's still a teen!). 

    Jacaerys Velaryon

    Jace as a child and teen
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    Jace is played by Leo Hart as a child and Harry Collett as a teen.

    Lucerys Velaryon

    Luke as a child and teen
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    Luke is played by Harvey Sadler as a child and Elliot Grihault as a teen. 

    Joffrey Velaryon

    Joffrey as a baby and child
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    Joffrey's baby and child actors appear to be uncredited. But he's there!

    Aegon III Targaryen

    Aegon III as a toddler
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    Aegon III, or Aegon the Younger, is also played by an uncredited toddler. 

    Viserys II Targaryen

    Viserys II as a toddler
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    Another uncredited baby!

    Baela Targaryen

    Baela as a child and teen
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    Baela is played by Shani Smethurst as a child and Bethany Antonia as a teen. 

    Rhaena Targaryen

    Rhaena Targaryen as a child and teen
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    Rhaena is played by Eva Ossei-Gerning as a child and Phoebe Campbell as a teen. 

    Criston Cole

    Criston across three life stages looking quite similar each time
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    Fabien Frankel plays Criston Cole across the whole show, and besides shorter hair and slightly more wrinkles, he doesn't look much different!

    Harwin Strong

    Harwin Strong across two life stages
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    Ryan Corr plays Harwin Strong, and we see him in two time periods, 10 years apart. His hair got more luscious. 

    Larys Strong

    Larys Strong across three different time periods looking quite similar
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    Larys Strong is played by Matthew Needham across the series, and he doesn't appear to age much — although his clothes seem to get a bit of an upgrade, and he ditches the Strong sigil. 

    Lyonel Strong

    Lyonel Strong across two different time periods
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    Gavin Spokes plays Lyonel Strong, and we do see him age on the show — mostly because he has much less hair.

    Corlys Velaryon

    Corlys at two different life stages looking very similar
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    [Pam from The Office voice] They're the same picture.

    But actually, Steve Toussaint plays Corlys across the series, and so far, he doesn't appear to have aged at all. 

    Rhaenys Targaryen

    Rhaenys at two different life stages looking quite similar
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    Eve Best plays Rhaenys Targaryen throughout House of the Dragon, and she doesn't really look any different after 20-plus years either. 

    Otto Hightower

    Otto Hightower at two different life stages; in the second photo he has slightly more grey hair in his beard
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    Otto is played by Rhys Ifans. He has a bit more grey in his beard now, perhaps, but that's about it.

    Who are your favorite characters in House of the Dragon? Who can't you stand? Let me know in the comments section below.