1. To start, Milly Alcock is currently starring as Rhaenyra Targaryen in House of the Dragon.
2. Prior to landing the starring role, she was "washing dishes in a restaurant, living in [her] mum’s attic."
3. Milly, who hails from Sydney, entered the world on April 11, 2000 — making her 22.
4. She dropped out of high school to follow her acting dreams, saying of the 2019 TV series she had a starring role in, "I couldn’t turn down Upright for a piece of paper. That just seemed ridiculous to me and infuriating."
5. Milly landed her first recurring role, as Isabella Barrett, in the 2017 miniseries High Life.
6. And after that, she went on to appear in The School, The Gloaming, Reckoning, and more.
7. Her interest in acting started because everyone else in her family was uninterested in it.
8. She initially began auditioning for House of the Dragon in November 2020.
9. The Australian native grew up with two brothers.
10. In 2018, she was honored as a rising star by the Casting Guild of Australia.
11. Milly is active on social media and has more than 240,000 followers on Instagram.
12. She's an avid photographer and often posts candid snapshots to her feed.
13. While we may all know her by Milly, her real name is Amelia May Alcock.
14. The two people who inspired Milly's portrayal of Rhaenyra? Cate Blanchett and Audrey Hepburn.
15. When Game of Thrones premiered, she was just a kid and "completely oblivious" to the show.
16. And finally, she has described her House of the Dragon character as "such a gift."
