motion-picture photography of the sophomore season ofHouse of the Dragonhas start , but new appendage of the mold are still being announce . Four extra actors have just number aboard the exceedingly popularGame of Thronesprequel , and none of them will be forced to put on platinum blonde wigs .
You might not have it away these actors well — although several have a potent theatrical background — but we do lie with who they ’re playing . Simon Russell Beale ( Penny Dreadful ) will play Ser Simon Strong , the Castellan of Harrenhal and large - uncle to theconniving foot fetishistLarys Strong ( Matthew Needham ) . Freddie Fox ( Slow Horses ) will bet Ser Gwayne Hightower , boy of the Hand of the King Otto ( Rhys Ifans ) , brother to Queen Alicent ( Olivia Cooke ) , and uncle to King Aegon , Queen Helaena , and Prince Aemond .
Gayle Rankin ( Perry Mason , GLOW ) will play Alys Rivers , “ a healer and house physician of Harrenhal ” who may have been get by Ser Lyonel Strong , which would make her Larys ’ half - sister . And Abubakar Salim ( Raised by Wolves ) will play Alyn of Hull , a skimmer in the Velaryon fleet who , in the books , is guess to be a bastard boy of Corlys “ The Seasnake ” Velaryon ( Steve Toussaint ) .
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Now , the question is , how many of these characters will make it out of time of year two alive ?
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