Game Of Thrones prequel series House Of The Dragon about Targaryen civil war casts Steve Toussaint, Sonoya Minuzo, Eve Best and Rhys Ifans
Steve Toussaint, Sonoya Minuzo, Eve Best and Rhys Ifans have been cast in a Game Of Thrones spin-off series.
House Of The Dragon, which takes place in the same fictional universe as Game Of Thrones but centuries earlier, already has a starry cast.
The four new names were announced in Variety this Thursday and are part of a lineup that includes Doctor Who and The Crown star Matt Smith.
Incoming: Steve Toussaint, Sonoya Minuzo, Eve Best and Rhys Ifans have been cast in a Game Of Thrones spin-off series
House Of The Dragon is adapted from the 2018 novel Fire And Blood by George R.R. Martin whose works also provided the basis for Game Of Thrones.
The show is about the Dance Of Dragons, a war resulting from internal fighting within the ruling Targaryen family of Westeros.
Game Of Thrones prominently featured Emilia Clarke as platinum blonde queen Daenerys Targaryen who is known as the ‘Mother Of Dragons.’
Matt Smith stars as Daemon Targaryen who is both the uncle and husband of Emma D’Acry’s character Rhaenyra Targaryen.
Civil warrior: Eve will play Rhaenys Velaryon, a valiant dragon-riding fighter who was born a Targaryen and was known as the ‘Queen Who Never Was’
Paddy Considine will head the cast as King Viserys I whose children Rhaenyra and Aegon II kick off the civil war over the line of succession.
Aegon II has not been cast yet but it has been announced that his mother Alicent Hightower will be played by Olivia Cooke of Bates Motel fame.
Steve is playing Corlys ‘The Sea Snake’ Velaryon who is the fabulously wealthy lord of a noble house and commander of the biggest navy in Westeros.
What a cast: On the other end Sonoya will be playing a woman called Mysaria who rises from being a dancing girl to the lover of Matt Smith’s royal character
Eve will play his wife Rhaenys Velaryon, a valiant dragon-riding fighter who was born a Targaryen and was known as the ‘Queen Who Never Was.’
On the other end Sonoya will be playing a woman called Mysaria who rises from being a dancing girl to the lover of Matt Smith’s royal character.
Rhys will appear as Alicent Hightower’s father Otto Hightower who becomes ‘Hand Of The King’ to his nephew Aegon II during the civil war.
Dapper: Rhys will appear as Alicent Hightower’s father Otto Hightower who becomes ‘Hand Of The King’ to his nephew Aegon II during the civil war
Eve’s roles include Eleanor O’Hara on Nurse Jackie and Wallis Simpson in The King’s Speech while Rhys memorably played Spike in Notting Hill.
Meanwhile Steve has been in such movies as Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time and Sonoya has featured in Alex Garland films like Ex Machina.
HBO has confirmed that House Of The Dragon will begin filming this April, according to Deadline, and it is slated to premiere sometime next year.
Down the Targaryen line: Game Of Thrones prominently featured Emilia Clarke as platinum blonde queen Daenerys Targaryen who is known as the ‘Mother Of Dragons’