Olivia Cooke has been cast as one of the key characters in the HBO spin-off series House of the Dragon. The Game of Thrones prequel, which will tell the story of the Targaryens, will be available on the HBO Max streaming platform in August. Several famous actors have been cast in Dragon House, including Paddy Considine and Matt Smith. The series, directed by Miguel Sapochnik and RJ Condal, is based on the 2018 novel Fire and Blood by George RR Martin. House of the Dragon is probably one of the most anticipated films of the year.
Who is Olivia Cooke and what role does she play in House of the Dragon?
Olivia Cooke is a British actress who made her screen debut in 2012 with the BBC mini-series Blackout, in which she portrayed the daughter of a character played by Christopher Eccleston. After that, she got the role of a young teacher in an orphanage in The Secret of Crickley Hall. Olivia Cooke’s stunning performance as Emma Decody opposite Freddie Highmore in Bates Motel is one of the actress’ best. She also played Rachel, a leukemia patient, in Sundance’s Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. Cooke then landed the lead role in the thriller Thoroughbreds, opposite Anya Taylor-Joy and Anton Yelchin, in which she played her own interpretation of a psychopath.
Olivia Cooke was seen as Art3mis in Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi thriller Ready Player One in 2018. Cooke appeared in Life Itself with Oscar Isaac, Olivia Wilde and Samuel L. Jackson later that year. However, her most notable role was as the lead character Becky Sharp in the ITV series Vanity Fair. Olivia Cooke was recently cast as MI5 agent Sidonie “Sid” Baker in the Apple TV+ series Slow Horses. She will next appear as Queen Hightower in the HBO series House of the Dragon.
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Alicent Hightower is the daughter of Otto Hightower, Hand of the King. She is also the second wife of King Viserys, and in A Dance of Dragons she fights for her son Aegon’s right to the throne. She is considered one of the most attractive ladies in the Seven Kingdoms and is fluent in political jargon. Alicent Hightower is often compared to Cersei Lannister from Game of Thrones for her beauty, poise and grace, as well as her intellect and political expertise.
What is House of the Dragon really about?
Fans of the acclaimed Game of Thrones have been waiting a long time for the premiere of the prequel spin-off House of the Dragon. With the release date approaching, we won’t have to wait long to witness the politics of House Targaryen on television on August 21, 2022.
House of the Dragon follows Targaryen internal politics and the devastating civil war. With Viserys’ death, fighting breaks out to determine who will take the throne and rule the Seven Kingdoms.
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