Milly Alcock’s sudden success: from working in a restaurant to succeeding in ‘The House of the Dragon’ and being the DC superheroine

Milly Alcock’s sudden success: from working in a restaurant to succeeding in ‘The House of the Dragon’ and being the DC superheroine
Milly Alcock’s sudden success: from working in a restaurant to succeeding in ‘The House of the Dragon’ and being the DC superheroine

Milly Alcock during the ‘House of the Dragon’ premiere, in London (REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska)

Fans of the universe Game of Thrones You will be in luck these days. From Monday you can start enjoying the New episodes of The House of the Dragonthe spin-off of the now legendary series inspired by the -also mythical- book saga by George R.R. Martin, Song of ice and firebetter known as Game of Thrones.

But in addition to the opportunity to see actors like Matt Smith, Paddy Considine either Rhys Ifans In this story about Targaryen -the Daenerys’s predecessors in the original series -, viewers will also be able to celebrate that the renewal of this series for a third season.

Another of the figures of this television fiction, whose cache is booming precisely because of her great work interpreting Rhaenyra Targaryen, it is Milly Alcockthe 24 year old Australian actress whose path to success has been quick but not full of difficult moments.

Your real name is Amelia May Alcockand despite his young age he already has a long career behind the scenes. And it is that, with 14 years He got his first role in the Australian series Wonderlanda small work that was followed by others in projects such as High Life, Janet King either Foxtel Uptight, winning some awards as a rising star. She could also be seen in some films at that time, for example in The School in 2018 or Furlough in 2019. In fact, so great was the amount of time and presence that this required that, at 18 years old, decided to leave studies to dedicate himself entirely to acting.

Still, her emerging career as an actress did not allow her to earn a living yet. Therefore, when the nights came she would go to a restaurant to get extra money washing dishes, something she has mentioned in some interviews. “I never thought this would happen to me. I was washing dishes in a restaurant, living in my mother’s attic. I thought this couldn’t happen to people like me, everything was incredibly fast“, she explained in reference to when she found out that she had managed to be chosen to be part of the cast of The House of the Dragon. “I was frozen. I took a deep breath and said to my friend, ‘Do you have wine?’ Then I called my family,” she finishes telling the magazine. Stellar.

Milly Alcock as Rhaenyra Targaryen in House of the Dragon (HBO Max)

What’s more, the truth is that Alcock I didn’t even know I had auditioned for this specific production.since he only sent a recording for “a project a stranger from HBO” in which they did not know each other no names or characters. “It was a big change, but I said, ‘Okay, for whatever reason, they believe in me, so I have to believe in myself,’” she told the magazine. Wonderland later. By then, I hadn’t even seen Game of Thrones.

But it seems that the good news They are not over for the Australian actress. It has recently been known that Alcock will be the protagonist one of the ‘strong dishes’ it has D.C. prepared for your new superhero universe: Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. The tape, which has already been dated for June 2026will feature the young woman embodying the woman of steel and with Craig Gillespie (I, Tonia; Cruella) at the address. And of course, at the controls of everything will always be the acclaimed James Gunnresponsible for the production company’s new and ambitious project, which is the one that has decided to have Alcock in its ranks.

 
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