Actor Milly Alcock was born and raised in Sydney. She started acting on Australian TV aged 14, and four years later won a Casting Guild of Australia rising star award for her role in comedy-drama Upright, which was written by and co-starred Tim Minchin. In 2022’s Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon she played the young Rhaenyra Targaryen and was nominated for two Critics Choice awards for the role. Next, the 23-year-old stars as Abigail Williams in the National Theatre’s production of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible at the Gielgud theatre, London, from 7 June.