Here's where you might recognize the 'House of the Dragon' cast from

Paddy Considine plays King Viserys Targaryen.

Considine played Detective Wainwright in "Hot Fuzz."

He also starred in "The World's End," "The Bourne Ultimatum," and period drama "Peaky Blinders."

Matt Smith stars as Rhaenyra's uncle-husband (and Viserys' brother), Prince Daemon Targaryen.

Fans might know him best as the eleventh iteration of the Doctor on the BBC's sci-fi series "Doctor Who."

Smith also notably played a young Prince Philip in "The Crown," and appeared in "Last Night in Soho" and "Morbius."

The older version of Rhaenyra is played by Emma D'Arcy.

D'Arcy played Astrid on the Amazon series "Truth Seekers."

They also appeared in the film "Misbehaviour," which also featured their "House of the Dragon" costar Rhys Ifans.

Olivia Cooke plays the older version of Alicent Hightower.

Cooke costarred in the 2018 film "Ready Player One."

She also played Emma on the "Psycho" prequel series "Bates Motel," appeared on Amazon's "Modern Love," and had roles in "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl" and "Life Itself."

Ser Criston Cole, a knight of the Kingsguard, is played by Fabian Frankel.

Frankel also appeared on the crime drama "The Serpent," based on a series of real-life murders in the 1970s.

Rhys Ifans plays Ser Otto Hightower, the Hand of the King and father of Alicent.

Ifans has a long list of acting credits to his name.

He played Xenophilius Lovegood in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1," and starred as Dr. Curt Connors in "The Amazing Spider-Man" (2012) and "Spider-Man: No Way Home" (2021). He also had a small but memorable role as Spike in the 1999 rom-com "Notting Hill."

Steve Toussaint portrays Lord Corlys Velaryon, also known as the Sea Snake.

Toussaint has been cast on numerous TV shows.

The actor has been in several shows, including "CSI: Miami," "Skins," "Doctor Who," and Steve McQueen's "Small Axe." He also appeared in the 2010 film "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time," and in the 2015 remake of "Point Break."

Eve Best plays Rhaenys Targaryen, known as "The Queen Who Never Was."

Best previously appeared in Netflix's "Fate: The Winx Saga," the Oscar-winning movie "The King's Speech," and the TV series "Nurse Jackie."

Sonoya Mizuno plays Mysaria, a mysterious Mistress of Whisperers in King's Landing.

Mizuno has costarred in acclaimed movies like "Crazy Rich Asians" and "Ex Machina," as well as Hulu's sci-fi series "Devs."

Ewan Mitchell plays Aemond Targaryen.

Mitchell appeared in the 2023 film "Saltburn."

He's also starred on several TV shows, including "The Halcyon" and "The Last Kingdom."

Tom Glynn-Carney plays Aegon Targaryen, Viserys and Alicent's firstborn son.

Glynn-Carney has appeared in several films.

His movie credits include "Tolkien," "Dunkirk," and "The King." He's also the lead singer of an indie folk band called Sleep Walking Animals.

Harry Collett plays Rhaenyra's son, Prince Jacaerys.

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This is Collett's first major TV role, aside from a recurring role on the long-running BBC series "Casualty."

Phia Saban plays Helaena Targaryen, Aegon's sister.

Saban's only other acting role was on "The Last Kingdom," which also featured her "House of the Dragon" costar Ewan Mitchell.

Matthew Needham plays Lord Larys Strong, Queen Alicent's trusted companion.

Needham has appeared on numerous TV shows.

He's had roles in shows including "Casualty," "Sherlock," "Chernobyl," "Sanditon," and "Doctor Who." More recently, he starred opposite Joaquin Phoenix in "Napoleon."