Millie Alcock on the show “Dragon House”

While everyone is discussing the series “Dragon House”Playing the young heir to the throne of Rainier Targaryen, Millie Alcock is gaining popularity more and more rapidly. Immediately after the premiere, the name of the actress rose to the top of Google search queries (users were especially interested in her age). Millie is 22 years old, from Sydney, her full name is Amelia May Alcock. “Dragon House” – her first role in her career on a global scale. We have gathered some facts about the rising star.

Her family is not related to show business.

The actor has two brothers and says his family is not creative:

Millie’s desire to be an actress showed itself early on: at the age of six she made her stage debut as Little Red Riding Hood in a local theatrical production.

Removed from age 14

As a teenager, Alcock had a small role in the Australian TV series. “Wonderland”. Later she acted in several TV projects and commercials for KFC, Cadbury chocolate and others. She went to study the girl, but left acting school in her last year for the main role in the series she. “Piano”. He had to leave for three months or stay and finish his work to shoot. Millie admits “I didn’t doubt for a second”choosing between a role and a diploma:

for a role “Piano” Millie received her first film award, the Australian Casting Guild Award. “rising star”. The second season is currently filming.

Tim Minchin and Millie Alcock in the show “Piano”

worked in a restaurant

When Alcock found out about the HBO project’s cast “Dragon Houses”He lived in the attic of his mother’s house, auditioned for Australian projects, and did the dishes in a restaurant to earn extra money.

casting passed “Dragon Houses” afar

Auditions started in November 2020. Millie did not fly to the casting, she sent two of her videos to the producers – the so-called self-tests. After them, it was confirmed that the player learned from his manager a few weeks later.

Millie describes her initial reaction to the news. Then she did not even dream that she would get one of the main roles, because she had not yet read the script. HOWEVER “let you be happy”, as the actress herself said, she could not do until the very beginning of the shooting – she was afraid to scare off luck. When Millie was approved for the role, she moved from Sydney, where filming took place, to London.

I didn’t watch it before posting. “game of Thrones”

Prior to casting, Millie wasn’t familiar with the original series—she was just 11 when it came out. take part in “Dragon House”He began to spend six hours a day in the library studying the worlds created by George Martin, and also urgently looked after. “game of Thrones” – eight seasons in two weeks:

Inspired by Cate Blanchett and Audrey Hepburn

According to Alcock, while working on the role, she was not guided by how Emilia Clarke played Daenerys Targaryen, with whom she would inevitably be compared. “game of Thrones”. According to Millie, there were other sources of inspiration: Cate Blanchett “golden age” and Audrey Hepburn “Roman Holiday”.

Millie Alcock on the show “Dragon House”

Millie Alcock and Emily Carey in the show “Dragon House”

He always looked younger than his age

According to Millie, this is what makes her different from the rest. “Ideal people from Hollywood who look like 25 at 17-18 years old”. On the contrary, he is generally considered younger than he is and sees some disadvantages in this:

the actress believes.

He looks younger, perhaps due to his small stature – about 1.57 m.

Interested in photography

Alcock calls cinema his main passion, with photography in second place. She acquired this hobby during quarantine and on her page you can see several cityscapes shot by the actress.

says Alcock.

hides personal life

Journalists do not yet have any information about what is happening in the personal life of the rising star – she does not say or write anything about it on social networks. There is very little information in the media even about Millie’s family: It is known that her parents are divorced and her mother works in the field of e-commerce.