Amelia May Alcock (born 11 April 2000) is an Australian actress. She received an
AACTA
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nomination for her performance in the
Foxtel
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comedy-drama ''
Upright
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The most common ones are: left and right; forward(s) and backward(s); up and down.
They form three pairs ...
'' (2019–2022). She made her international debut as young
Rhaenyra 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''. The novella is presented in the form of writings ...
in the
HBO
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fantasy series ''
House of the Dragon
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'' (2022).
For the role, Alcock was nominated for a
Critics' Choice Television Award
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for
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
Alcock was named a 2018 rising star by the
Casting Guild of Australia
The Casting Guild of Australia (CGA) is a professional society, founded in 2013 in Victoria, Australia. It consists over 90% of all Australian casting directors for film, television, and theatre.
Formation
According to Nick Hamon, casting director ...
(CGA).
Early life and education
Alcock was born 11 April 2000
and raised in
Sydney
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,
New South Wales
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.
She has two brothers.
Alcock was introduced to acting through a school production of ''Red Rocking Hood''. She attended the local
Stanmore Public School and then
Newtown High School of the Performing Arts
The Newtown High School of the Performing Arts is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive and specialist secondary day school in the suburb of Newtown in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is among a small number of performing a ...
, from where she dropped out in 2018 when she was cast in ''
Upright
Body relative directions (also known as egocentric coordinates) are geometrical orientations relative to a body such as a human person's.
The most common ones are: left and right; forward(s) and backward(s); up and down.
They form three pairs ...
''.
Career
Alcock made her television debut as a teenager in a 2014 episode of the
Network Ten
Network 10 (commonly known as Ten Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network owned by Ten Network Holdings, a division of the Paramount Networks UK & Australia subsidiary of Paramount Global. One of five ...
romantic comedy ''
Wonderland''.
She appeared in commercials for NBN, Cadbury, KFC, and Woolworths. She starred on the
Disney Channel
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in Australia from 2015 to 2017, presenting on the short-form series ''B.F. Chefs'' and ''
Hanging With''.
In 2017, Alcock landed her first named roles as Isabella Barrett in the web miniseries ''High Life'' alongside
Odessa Young and Cindi Jackson in the third and final series of the
ABC Television ABC Television most commonly refers to:
*ABC Television Network of the American Broadcasting Company, United States, or
*ABC Television (Australian TV network), a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia
ABC Television or ABC ...
drama ''
Janet King''.
The following year, Alcock played Maya Nordenfelt in the
Showcase
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*Cabinet (furniture)
*Display case
Music
* ''Showcase'' (Bill Anderson album), 1964
* ''Showcase'' (Patsy Cline album), 1961
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* ''Showcase'' (Philly Joe Jones album), 1959 ...
drama ''
Fighting Season
''Fighting Season'' is a 2018 Australian television drama series that screened on Foxtel's Showcase channel. The series is a mystery drama involving Australian soldiers returning on leave from deployment in Afghanistan. The six-part series is wr ...
''. She also appeared in the sixth and final series of ''
A Place to Call Home'' as Emma Carvolth, the
Netflix
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series ''
Pine Gap
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'' as Marissa Campbell, and the ABC series ''
Les Norton
Les Norton is the protagonist in a series of fiction books written by Australian author Robert G. Barrett.
Character
A likeable and laconic Aussie battler, Norton first appears in ''You Wouldn't Be Dead For Quids'' (1984) and is described as sto ...
'' as Sian Galese.
In 2018 Alcock appeared in her first feature film ''
The School''.
In 2019, Alcock began starring in the
Foxtel
Foxtel is an Australian pay television company—operating in cable television, direct broadcast satellite television, and IPTV streaming services. It was formed in April 2018, superseding an earlier company from 1995. The service was establi ...
comedy-drama series ''
Upright
Body relative directions (also known as egocentric coordinates) are geometrical orientations relative to a body such as a human person's.
The most common ones are: left and right; forward(s) and backward(s); up and down.
They form three pairs ...
'' as runaway teenager Meg, hitchhiking across 2,000 miles of the Australian outback, a contributing factor to her being presented with a
Casting Guild of Australia
The Casting Guild of Australia (CGA) is a professional society, founded in 2013 in Victoria, Australia. It consists over 90% of all Australian casting directors for film, television, and theatre.
Formation
According to Nick Hamon, casting director ...
Rising Star Award 2018.
For her performance, Alcock was nominated for Best Comedy Performer at the
10th AACTA Awards,
making her one of the youngest nominees in the category. Alcock returned for ''Uprights second series in 2022.
She has also had supporting roles as Jenny McGinty and Sam Serrato in the series ''
The Gloaming
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'' and ''
Reckoning'' respectively.
In July 2021, it was announced Alcock had been cast as young Princess
Rhaenyra 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''. The novella is presented in the form of writings ...
(later played by
Emma D'Arcy
Emma Zia D'Arcy (born 27 June 1992) is an English actor. They are known for their roles in the BBC drama ''Wanderlust'' (2018), the Amazon Prime series ''Truth Seekers'' (2020), and the HBO fantasy series ''House of the Dragon'' (2022–), t ...
) in the 2022
HBO
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fantasy series ''
House of the Dragon
''House of the Dragon'' is an American Fantasy television, fantasy drama (film and television), 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 ...
'', a ''
Game of Thrones
''Game of Thrones'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO. It is an adaptation of ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', a series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, the first ...
'' prequel and adaptation of
George R. R. Martin
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's fictional history book ''
Fire and Blood''. Alcock garnered critical acclaim and was considered a highlight; Daniel van Bloom for ''
CNET
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'' wrote: “the shining star of House of the Dragon's opening episodes is surely Milly Alcock as Rhaenyra. She's got an enchantingly expressive face -- a simple squinting of the eyes or a pursing of the lips can betray the range of emotions that accompany king's court politics.” For the role, Alcock received a nomination for
.
In January 2023, Alcock plays the main character appearing in a music video for the song “Easy Now”, from
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, from the band’s fourth album, “Council Skies.”
Personal life
Prior to being cast in ''House of the Dragon'', Alcock lived with her family in Sydney and took on
side jobs to make ends meet. She then moved to London, first staying in
Primrose Hill
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, later moving to an
East London
East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth.
Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the f ...
flat.
Filmography
Film
Television
Web
Music Video
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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*
Easy Now - Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
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Living people
2000 births
21st-century Australian actresses
Actresses from Sydney
Australian expatriate actresses in the United Kingdom
Australian expatriates in England
Australian film actresses
Australian television actresses
People educated at Newtown High School of the Performing Arts