Emma D'Arcy

Emma D'Arcy is a British actor born on June 27, 1992, in Enfield, London, England. They studied at the Ruskin School of Art at the University of Oxford before training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). D'Arcy uses they/them pronouns.

D'Arcy rose to international fame portraying the adult Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen in the HBO series House of the Dragon (2022-present), the prequel to Game of Thrones. Their nuanced performance as the Targaryen heir navigating political treachery and civil war has been widely praised by critics and audiences alike.