"It’s like constantly moving around, being in different places, hotels, cities, and countries. It’s really exhausting but ultimately extremely exciting and overwhelming. It’s every emotion under the sun all at once, all the time. "
— Milly Alcock on her busy schedule following House of the Dragon.
Amelia May Alcock, better known as Milly Alcock (born April 11, 2000 in Sydney) is an Australian actress.
She's made regular appearances in series of her birth country such as Janet King, A Place to Call Home, Fighting Season, Pine Gap, Les Norton, The Gloaming, Upright and Reckoning.
The first role she's had in a non-Down Under production (and one that has unequivocally brought her much mainstream attention and even a Critics Choice Awards nomination) is young Rhaenyra Targaryen in HBO's Game of Thrones prequel series, House of the Dragon.
Selected roles:
Film:
- The School (2018) as Jien
- The DCU as Kara Zor-El / Supergirl
- Superman (2025)
- Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow (TBA)
Live-Action Television:
- Janet King (2017) as Cindi Jackson
- A Place to Call Home (2018) as Emma Carvolth
- Upright (2019-2022) as Meg Adams
- House of the Dragon (2022) as young Rhaenyra Targaryen
Others:
- "Easy Now"
by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (2023 music video) as the Girl
Tropes & Trivia in her works:
- Time-Shifted Actor: Plays younger Rhaenyra Targaryen for the first five episodes of the first season of House of the Dragon, while Emma D'Arcy plays adult Rhaenyra. D'Arcy was cast as Rhaenyra first (since they'll carry the role for the rest of the series), then Alcock was cast based on D'Arcy.
