Here's What You Need To Know About The House Of The Dragon Cast

May 2024 · 2 minute read

Even from his very first on-screen role, U.K. actor Fabien Frankel has had ties to the "Game of Thrones" universe. The actor made his first appearance in 2019's "Last Christmas," starring Emilia Clarke who played Daenerys Targaryen in the original series. "I was ... cut from the majority of the film," he shared in an interview with Variety. "I don't think my performance was quite up to scratch."

Still, he flexed his die-hard "Thrones" fan status by attending Clarke's birthday party. "Weirdly, a friend of mine ... is old friends with Emilia, and we ended up at [her] birthday party ..." he continued in his Variety interview. "And ['Thrones' executive producers] Dan [Weiss] and David [Benioff] were there and some other great 'Game of Thrones' alums." 

While he partied with one Targaryen, he also got into a tussle with another of the dragon-backed clan — even if it was scripted. During rehearsals on "House of the Dragon," he revealed that co-star Matt Smith (who plays Prince Daemon Targaryen) got injured during a stunt rehearsal. "Very, very, unfortunately, his sword rebounded off my shield and hit him sort of square in the head," Frankel revealed to Variety. "He had a little, little cut, but I think he was fine. He is a brave man." Seems like Frankel is quite the jokester, too. In jest, the star insisted that he had no hand in Smith's on-set injury and that his co-star completely did it to himself.

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