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Milly Alcock

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Milly Alcock
Alcock in 2022
Born
Amelia Alcock

(2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 24)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present

Amelia Alcock (born 11 April 2000), known professionally as Milly Alcock, 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 Series.[1][2]

Early life

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Alcock was born 11 April 2000[3][4] and raised in Sydney, New South Wales.[5] She has two younger brothers.[6] Alcock was introduced to acting upon playing Little Red Riding Hood in Taverners Hill Infants School's version of Little Red Rocking Hood.[7] She attended the local Stanmore Public School and then Newtown High School of the Performing Arts, from where she dropped out in 2018 when she was cast in Upright.[8]

Career

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Alcock made her television debut as a teenager in a 2014 episode of the Network Ten romantic comedy Wonderland.[5] She appeared in commercials for NBN, Cadbury, KFC, and Woolworths.[9] She starred on Disney Channel in Australia from 2015 to 2017, presenting on the short-form series B.F. Chefs and Hanging With.[9] 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 drama Janet King.[9]

The following year, Alcock played Maya Nordenfelt in the Showcase drama Fighting Season. She also appeared in the sixth and final series of A Place to Call Home as Emma Carvolth, the Netflix series Pine Gap as Marissa Campbell, and the ABC series Les Norton as Sian Galese.[10] In 2018 Alcock appeared in her first feature film The School.[11][12][13][14]

In 2019, Alcock began starring in the Foxtel comedy-drama series Upright as runaway teenager Meg, hitchhiking across 2,000 miles of the Australian outback,[15] a contributing factor to her being presented with a Casting Guild of Australia Rising Star Award 2018.[16] For her performance, Alcock was nominated for Best Comedy Performer at the 10th AACTA Awards,[17] making her one of the youngest nominees in the category.[18] Alcock returned for Upright's second series in 2022.[3] She also had supporting roles as Jenny McGinty and Sam Serrato in the series The Gloaming and Reckoning, respectively.[6][8]

Milly Alcock (right) as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and Emily Carey as Alicent Hightower

In July 2021, it was announced Alcock had been cast as young Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (later played by Emma D'Arcy) in the 2022 HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon, a Game of Thrones prequel and adaptation of George R. R. Martin's fictional history book Fire and Blood.[19][20] Alcock garnered critical acclaim and was considered a highlight; Daniel van Bloom for CNET 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."[21] For the role, Alcock received a nomination for Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.[2]

In January 2023, Alcock appeared in the music video for the song "Easy Now" by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds from the band's fourth album Council Skies.[22] She made her West End stage debut in The Crucible at the Gielgud Theatre in June.[23]

In January 2024, it was announced that Alcock had been cast to play Kara Zor-El / Supergirl in the upcoming DC Universe films.[24][25] She will star alongside Julianne Moore and Meghann Fahy in the Netflix dark comedy limited series Sirens.[26]

Personal life

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Prior to being cast in House of the Dragon, Alcock lived with her family in Sydney and took on side jobs. She then moved to London, first staying in Primrose Hill, later moving to an East London flat.[27][28]

Acting credits

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2018 The School Jien
2025 Superman † Kara Zor-El / Supergirl Post-production[29]
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2014 Wonderland Teen Girl 1 Episode: "Narcissism"
2015–2016 B.F. Chefs Herself – Presenter
2017 Hanging With Herself – Presenter
Janet King Cindi Jackson 3 episodes
2018 A Place to Call Home Emma Carvolth 4 episodes
Fighting Season Maya Nordenfelt 6 episodes
Pine Gap Marissa Campbell 5 episodes
2019 Les Norton Sian Galese 4 episodes
2019–2022 Upright Meg Adams Main role
2020 The Gloaming Jenny McGinty 7 episodes
Reckoning Sam Serrato 10 episodes
2022–2024 House of the Dragon Young Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen Main role (season 1); Guest role (season 2)
TBA Sirens Simone DeWitt Main role, limited series; filming

Web

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Year Title Role Notes
2017 High Life Isabella Barrett[9] Miniseries; 6 episodes

Music videos

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Year Track Artist Role
2023 "Easy Now" Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Main girl[22]

Theatre

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Year Title Role Venue(s)
2023 The Crucible Abigail Williams Gielgud Theatre, West End, London

Awards and nominations

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Year Association Category Work Result Ref.
2018
 Casting Guild of Australia Rising Stars of 2018 Television career Won [4]
2020
 AACTA Awards Best Comedy Performer Upright Nominated [30]
2022
 IGN Summer Movie Awards Best Performance in a TV Series House of the Dragon Nominated [31]
2023
 Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated [2]
Critics' Choice Super Awards Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series Nominated [32]
Logie Awards Most Outstanding Actress Upright Nominated [33]
2024
 Saturn Awards Best Performance by a Younger Actor on a TV Series House of the Dragon Nominated [34]

References

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  4. ^ a b Bulbul, Nuray (22 August 2022). "Who is Milly Alcock? The actress playing Princess Rhaenyra in House of the Dragon". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
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  6. ^ a b Gay, Danielle (23 March 2020). "Meet rising star Milly Alcock, the 19 year old who is bound to make it big in Hollywood". Vogue Australia. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
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  17. ^ "Milly Alcock reveals she dropped out of high school to star in award-winning Foxtel drama Upright". DUK News. 19 December 2020. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
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  19. ^ Hemmert, Kylie (6 July 2021). "Milly Alcock & Emily Carey Join HBO's GOT Prequel House of the Dragon". ComingSoon.net. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022.
  20. ^ Daly, Helen (22 August 2022). "Who is Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and who plays her?". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  21. ^ van Bloom, Daniel (21 August 2022). "'House of the Dragon' Will Let You Love 'Game of Thrones' Again". CNET. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  22. ^ a b Selcke, Dan (20 January 2023). "See House of the Dragon star Milly Alcock in Noel Gallagher's new music video". winteriscoming.net. Minute Media. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
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  33. ^ "2023 Logies winners: Sonia Kruger wins the Gold Logie, Tony Armstrong and Amy Shark also win big". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
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