Matt Smith

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House of the Dragon star Matt Smith's possible career playing for ... (Leicestershire Live)

Matt Smith, who plays Prince Daemon Targaryen in the Game of Thrones prequel, had been captain of the Foxes youth team.

Matt portrays Daemon Targaryen in the upcoming House of the Dragon series. Daemon is described as an “unpredictable and impulsive rogue” by Game of Thrones Wiki. The 39-year-old actor had dreamed of being a star footballer, Smith even became captain of the Foxes’ youth team before being diagnosed with spondylosis. Matt Smith, who is also a former Doctor Who and played Prince Philip in The Crown, has had a great acting career. Speaking to Kirsty Young on Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, Matt said: “It was a tough time because I just felt unfulfilled, to be honest, I felt like I was so certain that that is what I was going to do.

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Matt Smith on Playing Prince Daemon in 'House of the Dragon' (The New York Times)

Smith's character, Prince Daemon, was an agent of chaos in the series premiere, but “he's got a strange moral compass of his own,” the actor said.

He lives down in the belly of the beast, and he lives back in the Red Keep, in palaces and all that. The thing with Daemon is he just keeps pushing — pushing the envelope, pushing the boundaries, pushing the rules that were in place around him. It’s always just felt like a very instinctual trust and bond between the two. They’re really the only two people in the whole of the kingdom who Daemon will concede to. You know that in the world that George has created, these elements and these scenes will probably be a part of it at some point. And probably he feels a certain kinship with her that he’s maybe lost with his brother. Is he doing it in pursuit of good things? Is it the throne?” It’s not. As the potential heir to the Targaryen dynasty and its royal seat, the Iron Throne, Daemon is a dragon-rider, and a dangerous one at that. When you speak a different language, it accesses a different part of you. I preferred being on a horse with a sword in the hand.” Stories like this are possible because of our deep commitment to original reporting, produced by a global staff of over 1,700 journalists who have all dedicated themselves to helping you understand the world.

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Matt Smith on Daemon Targaryen and Criston Cole's Rivalry ... (POPSUGAR)

Matt Smith and Fabien Frankel open up about their "House of the Dragon" characters, their episode one joust, and where their rivalry is going.

Smith says both characters are "quite complicated creatures," and while Daemon is ambitious, he doesn't think power is exactly the thing he's after. I think you feel things out in your body and react accordingly," he says. Frankel says they had "a lot of fun" filming their brutal joust. "When you're dealing with life or death on a battlefield, I can't imagine that many things are cerebral. "He does initially," Smith adds, perhaps hinting that though Criston beats Daemon in their first face-off, he won't always. They're both slightly ostracized or self-ostracized by the community that they're in," Smith says. "I think there's a sort of strange similarity between them in many ways. He's a real soldier. He's a soldier. Cole comes out on top in the battle, but the show sets up the pair as rivals for the foreseeable future. Smith and Frankel speak to POPSUGAR about the dynamic and where it might be going. If you buy a product we have recommended, we may receive affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work.

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Matt Smith Was Conscious And Nervous Of Similarities Between ... (Mashable India)

Prince Daemon is the brother of King Viserys I Targaryen (Paddy Considine) who hopes to sit on the Iron Throne. The trailer revealed that Daemon will begin a ...

House Of The Dragon is a weekly release on Disney+ Hotstar. The trailer revealed that Daemon will begin a civil war with or against Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy) who is the rightful heir to the Iron Throne. Prince Daemon is the brother of King Viserys I Targaryen (Paddy Considine) who hopes to sit on the Iron Throne.

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House of the Dragon Fans Dub Matt Smith's Performance 'Perfect' (CBR)

House of the Dragon fans praise Matt Smith's portrayal of the fan-favorite character Daemon Targaryen, with many insisting his performance is perfect.

Despite this, the actor went on to praise the world of Westeros, noting that he was consistently impressed by Martin's dedication to the craft. "We're trying to make a show that's entertaining on lots of different levels and has a similar scope and ambition to the previous show, in many respects," Smith said. While the show is based on Martin's book Fire & Blood, that doesn't mean everyone in the cast was up to date on the source material. [House of the Dragon](https://www.cbr.com/house-of-the-dragon-reviews-game-of-thrones-return/) is receiving positive reviews from across the internet as enthusiasts of George R.R. [imitation of Game of Thrones](https://www.cbr.com/matt-smith-house-of-the-dragon-not-game-of-thrones/), but Smith reassured them that the show would be able to stand on its own legs. Following the premiere of the first episode, titled "The Heirs of the Dragon," fans are expressing their adoration for Smith's portrayal of Daemon Targaryen.

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