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The Lord Of The Tides
"The Lord of the Tides" is the eighth episode of the first season of the HBO fantasy drama television series ''House of the Dragon''. It first aired on October 9, 2022. It was written by Eileen Shim, and directed by Geeta Vasant Patel. The episode features a 6-year time jump after the previous episode and depicts the discussion in King's Landing regarding Lord Corlys Velaryon's successor as "the Lord of the Tides", initiated by his brother Ser Vaemond Velaryon's disapproval of the previously-approved successor, Corlys' grandson, Lucerys; King Viserys' deteriorating health leading to his death; and the announcement of the betrothals of Jacaerys Velaryon and Baela Targaryen as well as Lucerys Velaryon and Rhaena Targaryen. It received highly positive reviews from critics, particularly for its direction, writing, pacing, and performances of the cast, especially Paddy Considine, who was considered the highlight of the episode. Plot Six years have passed, and House Velaryon's s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of The Dragon
''House of the Dragon'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by George R. R. Martin and Ryan Condal for HBO. A prequel to '' Game of Thrones'' (2011–2019), it is the second TV show in the '' A Song of Ice and Fire'' franchise. Condal and Miguel Sapochnik served as the showrunners for the first season. Based on Martin's 2018 novel '' Fire & Blood'', the series is set about 100 years after the Seven Kingdoms are united by the Targaryen Conquest, nearly 200 years before the events of ''Game of Thrones'', and 172 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen. Featuring an ensemble cast, the show portrays the events leading up to the beginning of the decline of House Targaryen, a devastating war of succession known as the "Dance of the Dragons". ''House of the Dragon'' received a straight-to-series order in October 2019, with casting beginning in July 2020 and principal photography starting in April 2021 in the United Kingdom. The series premiered on August 21 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Smith
Matthew Robert Smith (born 28 October 1982) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as the eleventh incarnation of the Doctor in the BBC series '' Doctor Who'' (2010–2013), Daemon Targaryen in the HBO series '' House of the Dragon'' (2022–present) and Prince Philip in the Netflix series '' The Crown'' (2016–2017), the lattermost of which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Smith initially aspired to be a professional footballer, but spondylolysis forced him out of the sport. After joining the National Youth Theatre and studying drama and creative writing at the University of East Anglia, he became an actor in 2003, performing in plays including ''Murder in the Cathedral'', ''Fresh Kills'', ''The History Boys'' and '' On the Shore of the Wide World'' in London theatres. Extending his repertoire into West End theatre, he has since performed in the stage adaptation of '' Swimming with Sharks'' with Christian Slater, followed a year later by a cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aegon II Targaryen
''The Princess and the Queen, or, the Blacks and the Greens'' is an epic fantasy novella by American novelist George R. R. Martin, published in the 2013 Tor Books anthology ''Dangerous Women (anthology), Dangerous Women''. The novella is presented in the form of writings by the fictional historian Archmaester Gyldayn, who is also the "author" of Martin's 2014 novella ''The Rogue Prince'', a direct prequel to ''The Princess and the Queen''. The plot of both ''The Princess and the Queen'' and ''The Rogue Prince'' is later expanded further in the 2018 novel ''Fire & Blood (novel), Fire & Blood'', which also spawned House of the Dragon, a television series in 2022. A spin-off (media), spin-off of Martin's famed ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' novel series, ''The Princess and the Queen'' is set about 200 years before the events of ''A Game of Thrones'' (1996), and chronicles the "continent-burning warfare" of a House Targaryen, Targaryen war of succession that explodes between heir to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bethany Antonia
Bethany Antonia (born 25 December 1997) is an English actress. As of 2022 she plays Lady Baela Targaryen in the HBO ''fantasy'' series ''House of the Dragon''. On television, she is known for her roles in the BBC iPlayer teen series '' Get Even'' (2020), the Netflix crime drama ''Stay Close'' (2021), and the ITV biopic '' Nolly'' (2023). Her films include '' Pin Cushion'' (2017). Early life Born in Quinton, Birmingham, Antonia is of mixed English and Jamaican descent. When she was six, her family moved to a small coastal town in the southwestern Charente-Maritime region of France, before returning to Birmingham when she was eleven. She attended Perryfields High School and then Birmingham Ormiston Academy for sixth form, where she studied musical theatre. At 14, she began training at First Act Workshop. She also spent many years training with Adage Dance studio in Selly Oak, Spotlight Stage School in Solihull, and with the British Youth Music Theatre. Career Antonia bega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewan Mitchell
Ewan Robert Mitchell is an English actor. He is known for his roles in the ITV period drama ''The Halcyon'' (2017), the medieval series ''The Last Kingdom'' (2017–2022), the BBC war drama '' World on Fire'' (2019–), and the HBO fantasy series ''House of the Dragon'' (2022–). He has also appeared in the ITV crime thriller ''Trigger Point'' (2022) and Claire Denis' film ''High Life (2018 film), High Life'' (2018). Early life Mitchell was born and raised in Derby. He trained at the Central Junior Television Workshop in Nottingham. Career Mitchell began his acting career in 2015, upon graduating high school, starring in the short films ''Stereotype'' and ''Fire''. He later starred in the films ''Just Charlie'' (2017) by Rebekah Fortune and ''High Life (2018 film), High Life'' (2018) by Claire Denis. In 2022, he was cast in an Amazon Prime Video original film, Emerald Fennell's ''Saltburn (film), Saltburn''. On television, Mitchell made his debut in the 2017 ITV (TV net ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Glynn-Carney
Tom Glynn-Carney (born 7 February 1995) is an English actor and singer. He has appeared in Christopher Nolan's war film ''Dunkirk'' (2017), '' Tolkien'', '' The King'', and '' Rialto'' (2019), and as King Aegon II Targaryen in ''House of the Dragon'' (2022). Glynn-Carney is also the lead singer of the indie band, Sleep Walking Animals. Life and career Glynn-Carney studied at Canon Slade School in Bolton, and went on to study Musical Theatre in Pendleton College of Performing Arts, receiving a triple distinction star in performing arts, the highest possible grade for a vocational qualification. He then attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he studied acting. While studying, he participated in professional stage adaptations of ''Peter Pan'' and ''Macbeth''. His first experience on television was in 2013 when he had a role in two episodes of '' Casualty''. He secured a lead role in the BBC military drama ''The Last Post'', launched as part of the new season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Collett
Harry Collett (born 2004) is a British actor. He began his career as a child actor on the West End. He went on to play Oliver Hide in the BBC medical drama ''Casualty'' (2016–2022), Tommy Stubbins in the film '' Dolittle'' (2020), and Jacaerys Velaryon in the HBO fantasy series ''House of the Dragon'' (2022). Early life From Havering, Collett attended Coopers' Company and Coborn School for his secondary education, completing Year 11 in 2020. Career Collett began his career in the West End productions of ''Billy Elliot the Musical'' at the Victoria Palace Theatre, ''Matilda The Musical'' at the Cambridge Theatre as Eric, and ''Elf'' at the Dominion Theatre as Michael. Collett made his television debut in a 2014 episode of BBC medical drama ''Casualty'' as Seb Durante. That same year, he played a younger version of Michael Bublé in the music video for Bublé and Idina Menzel's cover of "Baby, It's Cold Outside". The following year, Collett made a guest appearance in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jefferson Hall (actor)
Jefferson Hall (born 6 December 1977) is an English actor. He has played the roles of Hugh of the Vale in ''Game of Thrones'', Varg in '' Wizards vs Aliens'' on CBBC, Torstein in ''Vikings'' and as Aaron Korey in ''Halloween''. He was credited as Robert Hall in his earlier roles. In 2022, he was cast as twins Jason Lannister and Tyland Lannister in the ''Game of Thrones'' prequel series, ''House of the Dragon''. History Jefferson trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama was founded by Elsie Fogerty in 1906, as The Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art, to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for young actors and other students. It became a ... in London. He has had a varied TV and film career. Filmography Film Television References External links * Photo on Emma mini-series site, Jefferson Hall as 'Martin'blog on Game of Thrones Site {{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Jefferson English male f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham McTavish
Graham McTavish (born 4 January 1961) is a Scottish actor and author. He is known for his roles as Dwalin in '' The Hobbit'' film trilogy, Vlad Dracula Țepeș in the Netflix animated franchise ''Castlevania'', Loki in various Marvel animated projects, William Munny, the Saint of Killers in the AMC series '' Preacher'', and as Dougal MacKenzie and William Buccleigh MacKenzie in the Starz series '' Outlander.'' He is also known for his roles in the video game franchise ''Uncharted'' as the main antagonist Zoran Lazarević in '' Uncharted 2: Among Thieves'' and Charlie Cutter in '' Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception''. In 2020, McTavish and ''Outlander'' co-star Sam Heughan co-wrote ''Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other'', which hit No. 1 on the ''New York Times''' Best Seller Lists for hardcover nonfiction and for combined print and e-book nonfiction. Early life McTavish was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He is the son of Alec and Ellen McTavish. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonoya Mizuno
Sonoya Mizuno (born 1 July 1986) is a Japanese-British actress, model, and ballet dancer. She notably starred in the miniseries '' Maniac'' and the '' Game of Thrones'' prequel series ''House of the Dragon'', and appeared in all the works directed by Alex Garland, such as the films '' Ex Machina'', ''Annihilation'', and ''Men'', and his miniseries ''Devs''. Other roles include minor appearances in ''La La Land'', ''Beauty and the Beast'', and '' Crazy Rich Asians''. Early life Born in Tokyo, Mizuno was raised in Somerset, England. Her mother is of half English and half Argentine descent and her father is Japanese. She graduated from the Royal Ballet School before dancing with several ballet companies, including Semperoper Ballet in Dresden, Ballet Ireland, New English Ballet Theatre and Scottish Ballet. Career Mizuno took up professional modelling at age 20 with Profile Models in London and has modelled for Chanel, Alexander McQueen, Saint Laurent and Louis Vuitton. During 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabien Frankel
Fabien Joseph Frankel (born 6 April 1994) is a British actor. He is known for his role as Ser Criston Cole in the HBO fantasy drama series ''House of the Dragon'' (2022–). Early life Frankel was born at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in West London to English actor Mark Frankel and French-Italian advertising executive Caroline Besson. His paternal grandmother was from a Jewish family from India and Iraq, and his paternal grandfather's family were Jewish emigrants from Poland and Russia to London's East End. Frankel's father died in a road accident when he was two, while his mother was pregnant with his younger brother Max. The two brothers were raised in London by their mother, and spoke French at home. She introduced them to film by taking them to the cinema once a week. Frankel took a year-long Foundation Course at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) before going on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Professional Acting from the London Academy of Music and Dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eve Best
Emily "Eve" Best (born 31 July 1971) is an English actress and director. She is known for her television roles as Dr. Eleanor O'Hara in the Showtime series ''Nurse Jackie'' (2009–13), First Lady Dolley Madison in the ''American Experience'' television special (2011), and Monica Chatwin in the BBC miniseries ''The Honourable Woman'' (2014). She also played Wallis Simpson in the 2010 film ''The King's Speech''. Best won the 2006 Olivier Award for Best Actress for playing the title role in ''Hedda Gabler''. She made her Broadway debut in the 2007 revival of ''A Moon for the Misbegotten'', winning the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play, and receiving the first of two nominations for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play; the second was for the revival of ''The Homecoming'' in 2008. She returned to Broadway in the 2015 revival of '' Old Times''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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