Matt Smith Reveals the One Thing That's 'Hard' About Shooting House of the Dragon: 'I Can't Go Through It Again'

Matt Smith knows he’s lucky to be a Targaryen – but it’s not without its challenges.

During the Comic Con panel in New York with his The house of the dragon actors Tom Glynn-Carney and Fabien Frankel on Sunday, October 20, Smith (who plays Daemon Targaryen in Game of Thrones prequel series) revealed a surprising detail that became undoubtedly the most difficult part of working on the series.

“Weddings are hard,” admitted Smith, 41, and Glynn-Carney, who plays Aegon, agreed, calling “wigs, bald caps [and] pins” needed for the signature platinum Targaryen hair among the challenges.

Worse, Smith learned there was a potentially better way to transform into a Daemon.

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Smith said he asked around on set Caught stealingwho was filming in New York with Austin Butler, and learned a thing or two about wigs.

“I was talking to the makeup artists there, wondering, ‘Is there a way around this?’ And they’re like, ‘There is.'”

Josh Horowitz, Matt Smith, Tom Glynn-Carney and Fabien Frankel speak onstage at A Conversation with Matt Smith, Fabien Frankel and Tom Glynn-Carney during New York Comic Con 2024 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on October 20, 2024 in New York York City.

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Glynn-Carney, 29, was shocked to hear this, and Smith seemed fired up as he joked: “I’m coming back armed man. I’ll tell you.”

Frankel teased that Smith is “halfway there now,” as he sports an almost bald look Caught stealingwhere he wears a colorful mullet that is not to be missed, and it seems that this gave the actor an idea.

“Oh, I’m just going to shave my head,” Smith said, while Frankel, 30, who plays Ser Criston Cole, admitted: “I did.”

“I can’t go through that again,” Smith lamented. “I can’t. It killed me. I’m sorry – these are champagne problems, aren’t they?”

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Matt Smith as Daemon Targaryen in ‘House of the Dragon’.

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At the Comic-Con panel, the stars also discussed the show’s third season, as Smith admitted that he “hasn’t heard anything about what’s coming after the explosive season 2 finale that aired on August 4.

Glynn-Carney agreed, saying he hadn’t seen “one jot, one letter”, before joking, “The longer it takes… We don’t have to read anything for a while.”

Frankel teased, however, “I heard some things that I couldn’t possibly share here.”

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House from Dragon Seasons 1 and 2 can be streamed on Max.

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