Milly Alcock, birth name Amelia May Alcock, is an Australian actress. She plays young Rhaenyra Targaryen in the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon. She received an AACTA nomination for her performance in the Foxtel comedy-drama Upright. She was named a 2018 rising star by the Casting Guild of Australia.
She dropped out of high school
Milly may be young, but she’s already had to make some very big decisions. In order to fully pursue her acting career, she decided to drop out of high school. When talking about school, she told News.com.au, “it just wasn’t for me. It wasn’t my place. I didn’t really have any great teachers who saw me until I found acting was where I felt safe. So, yeah, it was the right decision”.
She spends a lot of time in nature
Milly Alcock is an avid photographer and often posts candid snapshots to her feed
She washed dishes in a restaurant and lived in her mom’s attic before her “House of the Dragon” role
Alcock’s “House of the Dragon” role came as a huge surprise to her as she told Stellar, per Daily Mail, that she “never thought this would happen to me.” Before her high-profile acting gig, Alcock’s job was working in a restaurant as a dishwasher. “I was washing dishes in a restaurant, living in my mum’s attic,” she said in her interview. “This doesn’t happen to people like me, so it was incredibly quick.”
