Emily Carey

But before the inevitable storm, we got a taste of the peace: when princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (Milly Alcock) and her best friend Alicent Hightower (Emily Carey) ...

While there's no doubt that the D'Arcy and Cooke will blow us away by tackling older versions of the two girls, it'll be a shame to see Carey and Alcock go. Oh yeah, and she's the Queen of Westeros — thanks to marrying Rhaenyra's father, Viserys ( [Paddy Considine](https://www.slashfilm.com/996859/paddy-considines-house-of-the-dragon-performance-is-the-ultimate-balancing-act/)). In the same interview, Carey discussed their complex dynamic and revealed more about how she and Alcock conceptualized the relationship: For Carey, that physical change made the camera test feel very real and in-the-moment: You don't know what the feelings mean. The costumes pull your shoulders back and they change the way you walk." I remember that I was itching to just do it. [oversized egos](https://www.slashfilm.com/995498/house-of-the-dragons-daemon-targaryen-is-the-pettiest-character-in-the-game-of-thrones-universe-and-thats-great/) — though there's plenty of that to go around. In just a few more episodes, the younger actresses will step away from their roles to be replaced by Emma D'Arcy (as Rhaenyra) and Olivia Cooke (as Alicent). You just are put in front of a camera and have to walk around a little bit. [moves through time](https://www.slashfilm.com/995526/house-of-the-dragons-greatest-strength-is-that-it-doesnt-waste-your-time/). But before the inevitable storm, we got a taste of the peace: when princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (Milly Alcock) and her best friend Alicent Hightower (Emily Carey) could peacefully lay in the Godswood, talking about cake and their favorite [warrior princesses](https://www.slashfilm.com/972447/who-is-nymeria-the-house-of-the-dragon-legend-explained/).

Emily Carey and Milly Alcock will soon be replaced with Olivia Cooke and Emma D'Arcy later this season in HBO's House of the Dragon.

In the initial series, the history of Westeros was mainly shown through dialogue, as characters discuss events that occurred before the show instead of directly showing the audience. "It's been spoken about, conversations have happened, but, in all honesty, I know absolutely nothing and I have no idea, Of course, I would love to come back. Emma D'Arcy is set to take over the role of Rhaenyra from Alcock, while Olivia Cooke will play Alicent.

Episode four of House of the Dragon was filled with sex, and in an interview, star Emily Carey said she was initially "scared" of the scenes.

When Emily Carey started House of the Dragon, she was 17. Like her co-star, [Milly Alcock](https://thenerdstash.com/house-of-the-dragon-star-milly-alcock-recalls-getting-role/), who plays young Rhaenyra, the original series came out when she was far too young to watch it. In an interview with [Newsweek](https://www.newsweek.com/house-dragon-emily-carey-interview-scared-sex-scenes-intimacy-coordinator-help-1741439), she revealed how “scared” she was of performing such scenes due to the violence and intensity.

For the record, Carey "would love" to return to the Game Of Thrones universe.

“The main thing they were looking for was just that we could make the same choices and perform the same character. But it was certainly intimidating because I admire Olivia as an actor and a person, so I was just excited to be in the mix for it.” It depends on how it’s received and where they want to take the show next.

The 18-year-old actor confessed their age difference with on-screen husband Paddy Considine initially made them 'concerned".

She was previously a reporter/producer at Decider and is a member of the Television Critics Association. "It was an amazing thing, and it was empowering being on that set as a young girl and being treated the same as all of these very established men," said Carey. "Of course the first season, even just the first episode of Thrones, there’s a lot of violence upon women," they said.

The actress found "a lot of violent sex" in the show's predecessor, Game Of Thrones. Read more at straitstimes.com.

It was great, I think they approached this in the best way they could have done.” “I’ve never seen Game Of Thrones before and so, in the pre-production period, I sat down to try and watch it and of course the first season, even just the first episode of Thrones, there’s a lot of violence upon women,” she said of the original series, which was a major hit when it ran from 2011 to 2019. “But, it scared me, because at that point I still hadn’t met Paddy, I didn’t know how much of a joy he was and how easy he was going to make (the scene), and all I saw was, you know, a 47-year-old man and me, I was a bit concerned,” she said, adding that having an intimacy coordinator was essential to allaying her fears.

Then there's that awkward marriage between King Viserys (Paddy Considine) and Lady Alicent (Emily Carey). Not only is he several decades her senior, she's also ...

[Rhaenyra](https://www.looper.com/984316/the-untold-truth-of-house-of-the-dragons-rhaenyra-targaryen/), though that could be down to the fact that she was living in Australia at the time. Whereas most audition tapes have an actor slate simply saying their name, Carey was asked to have the camera zoom in close on her eyes, her nose, and her profile. She was then, according to Carey, thrown into the thick of things quite quickly. In fact, nineteen-year-old Emily Carey already has a decade of experience under her belt, having debuted on stage at the age of 9 in "Shrek: The Musical." [press junket for "House of the Dragon"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V79Y3cU_Swo&t=78s) covered by Stream Wars, both Emily Carey and Milly Alcock shared their audition experiences. Then there's that awkward marriage between King Viserys (Paddy Considine) and Lady Alicent (Emily Carey).

House of the Dragon has so far charted several years in the lives of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (Milly Alcock) and Alicent Hightower (Emily Carey), ...

"I think showing such a broad span of someone's life in such a short period of time is an amazing thing to do on screen. I think every time skip needed to be there and the show would be completely different if they weren't there. "It moves fast, it definitely moves fast and I think reading the scripts I was certainly like, 'how is this going to work?'" Carey said. "How are they going to make me look 14 at 9 a.m. Carey plays Alicent in her teenage years before Olivia Cooke will take over the role when she is an adult. A civil war amongst the

Emily Carey has portrayed the younger version of Lady Alicent Hightower, daughter to the King's Hand Lord Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans), and the actress has done ...

On the chances of a return for the pair of young actresses, Carey said, “It’s been spoken about, conversations have happened, but, in all honesty, I know absolutely nothing and I have no idea...of course, I would love to come back. [The Hollywood Reporter](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/house-of-the-dragon-emily-carey-milly-alcock-romantic-scenes-1235217556/), Carey has opened up about the challenges she’s faced in bringing the emotional side of her character to life. As actors, we bring a lot of ourselves to the people that we play. The death of the king’s wife offers a window of opportunity for the Hand to rise further and he takes it, manipulating both his daughter and the king Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine) into a marriage – typical of Westerosi lords, we might add. Emily Carey has portrayed the younger version of Lady Alicent Hightower, daughter to the King’s Hand Lord Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans), and the actress has done a commendable job so far. Carey’s character Alicent is the teenage daughter of the Hand, the second most powerful man in the realm.

House of the Dragon star Emily Carey has admitted that she was initially 'scared' to shoot sex scenes after watching Game of Thrones.

‘The first scene that I read from the show was my sex scene and my intimacy scenes. It was a lot easier than I thought it was going to be.’ [Newsweek](https://www.newsweek.com/house-dragon-emily-carey-interview-scared-sex-scenes-intimacy-coordinator-help-1741439), she said: ‘It scared me, because at that point I still hadn’t met Paddy. In the next scene, Alicent lies still while Viserys has sex with her. [uncomfortable](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/12/house-of-the-dragon-episode-4-has-extremely-uncomfortable-sex-scene-17346660/), the show has been praised for treating the difficult scene carefully. [House of the Dragon](https://metro.co.uk/tag/house-of-the-dragon/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P2_LNK1) star Emily Carey has admitted that she was ‘scared’ to shoot sex scenes in the fantasy series due to the 30 year age gap between her and Paddy Considine.

Emily Carey (Alicent Hightower) talks about playing the sex scenes on House of the Dragon, Alicent's decaying relationship with Rhaenyra, and more!

“It’s ambitious, and it doesn’t always pay off [on TV] but I think as a viewer it’s so cool to watch when it’s done well, and I hope everyone agrees with me when I say that in the show it was done well.” “Alicent is kind of a pawn in his big game, but one of the first things that Miguel said to me was that she’s very acutely aware of the game of thrones, and she’s aware of the world that she’s in and where she sits in that world.” I was a little nervous about the show jerking forward in time so often, but I think it’s been very easy to follow, and based on how much buzz the series has generated, it seems other people agree with me. “I think she finds herself in that position and then she wants it, I don’t think she ever wanted it from the get go,” Carey said. But, I think it reads really well on screen and I think it was all needed. “I, of course, read the book for context, and was surprised to see that there wasn’t a huge amount of in-depth [information], it didn’t go in depth as such when it came to their friendship, and there was actually quite a big age gap between the two girls in the book.” And then as soon as we started doing the costume fittings and that kind of thing, [working with our] genius team behind the show, everything started to fall into place.” “I think the way they’ve approached this friendship in the show, first of all, is very different from the book [Fire and Blood, by George R. “I’ve never seen Game of Thrones before, and so in the pre-production period I sat down to try and watch [it] and of course the first season, even just the first episode of Thrones, there’s a lot of violence upon women. “But, it scared me, because at that point I still hadn’t met [Viserys Targaryen actor Paddy Considine], I didn’t know how much of a joy he was and how easy he was going to make [the scene], and all I saw was, you know, a 47-year-old man and me, I was a bit concerned.” Yeah, it was a lot easier than I thought it was going to be. It was great, I think they approached this in the best way they could have done.

House of the Dragon actor Emily Carey spoke about working with Paddy Considine and an intimacy coordinator while filming the prequel to HBO's Game of ...

"I was so scattered at first, but I think those actors in particular made it a lot easier. "I think she has a lot of love for him, but she's definitely not in love," Emily continued. "I remember being so incredibly scared, so nervous," Emily said, explaining how working with an intimacy coordinator in a safe environment put them at ease. "But it also felt so surreal that this just sort of landed in my lap." [House of the Dragon](https://www.eonline.com/news/1343023/house-of-the-dragon-stars-reveals-what-its-really-like-riding-those-dragons), the actor had only appeared in minor roles in films like Get Even and Anastasia, so they never expected to be cast in the [Game of Thrones](https://www.eonline.com/news/game_of_thrones) prequel series. 13, "I was like, 'I have no chance of getting it then because that's too much of a long shot.'" [](https://www.eonline.com/news/game_of_thrones)