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My Take
Milly Alcock pulled off something genuinely rare: she made a handful of episodes feel like the heart of an entire series. Her young Rhaenyra in House of the Dragon had a watchfulness — pride and loneliness flickering behind careful court manners — that many veterans never achieve. I credit the unglamorous grind too: training at a performing arts school in Sydney and earlier Australian work in Upright built her craft before fame arrived. When her arc ended, audiences openly mourned losing her version of the character, which tells you everything. At her age, with that instinct, I think we are watching the early chapters of a major career.
Overview
Amelia May "Milly" Alcock (born 11 April 2000) is an Australian actress. She received an AACTA Award nomination for her performance in the Foxtel comedy-drama Upright (2019–2022). She gained wider recognition for starring as young Rhaenyra Targaryen in the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon (2022–2024), for which she was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Serie…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Milly Alcock
- Name (Japanese)
- ミリー・オールコック
- Reading
- みりー・おーるこっく
- Born
- April 11, 2000 (age 26)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Dragon
- Origin
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Newtown High School of the Performing Arts
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | House of the Dragon | — |
6. Links
Film actor — see all → · Television actor — see all → · More people from Australia →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.