My weeks are currently organised around two things: new episodes of House of the Dragon and The Rings of Power. I'm enjoying both series so far, which have reawakened by love for fantasy. But if you've been watching the former show as religiously as myself, you'll have clocked newcomer Emma D'Arcy, who has taken up the baton from Milly Alcock to portray an adult Rhaenyra Targaryen. And in all honesty, the non-binary actor may just be the best thing about the show so far.
Given that the Game of Thrones franchise is noted for its capacity to launch actors to cult status, we're taking some time to acquaint ourselves with D'Arcy, who we sense will soon be all over our feeds.
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D'Arcy is a London native
Where Milly Alcock hails from Sydney, our adult Rhaenyra was born in London. Emma D'Arcy recently celebrated their 30th birthday on June 27th, which makes them a Cancer (if you're into that sort of thing).
As for schooling, Emma D'Arcy studied Fine Art at the University of Oxford's Ruskin School of Art.
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They had never watched Game of Thrones prior to auditioning
In an interview with Vogue, Emma D'Arcy revealed that they went into the audition without any details about the role, aside from it being in the fantasy realm. “I’m very naive, and the job was untitled," D'Arcy explained. "So I thought it was just another fantasy series." At that point in time, they hadn't even watched Game of Thrones. Although, D'Arcy believes they don't think they would've been able to cope with the pressure of auditions if they had known about the sheer scale of the production at the time.
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You may have seen them before
If Emma D'Arcy looks familiar to you, it's because you may have glimpsed them in the adaptation of Graham Swift's book Mothering Sunday. In the film, they play Emma Hobson, an upper class woman who Josh O'Connor's character, Paul Sheringham, is slated to marry.
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D'Arcy's red carpet style is one to watch
With stylist Rose Forde in their court, Emma D'Arcy's red carpet style is exciting and fresh. At the House of The Dragon premiere in London, the actor wore Acne Studios, Roker shoes and Hirotaka jewellery and prior to that, they donned Marni and Vetements at premieres in Los Angeles and Amsterdam. We hope they receive an Emmy nomination, just to see what they will choose on the red carpet.
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