Who is Ewan Mitchell? Meet House of the Dragon star who is an 'instant fan favourite'

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House of the Dragon is a family drama like no other. The Targaryen family don’t so much have a family tree, but more a family circle, with brothers and sisters getting married and uncles and nieces sharing children… where else but the Game of Thrones universe?One of these children has grown up over the course of the series - Aemond Targaryen.He is the son of Paddy Considine’s King Viserys Targaryen and Olivia Cooke’s Alicent Hightower and back during episode seven he lost an eye during a fight over his newly claimed dragon, Vhaghar.Now a man, he is played by Ewan Mitchell, and fans are loving his portrayal, while the younger version of the character was played by Leo Ashton.Many have said Matt Smith’s Prince Daemond has carried the series so far, but that may no longer be the case.Ewan Mitchell is a rising star, with the actor’s most well known role so far being Osferth in The Last Kingdom.Fans of the series have followed him over to House of the Dragon, but that isn’t the only project he has worked on before the Game of Thrones prequel.In 2018, he starred in High Life, the science fiction drama led by Robert Pattinson.Earlier this year, he starred in Trigger Point as Billy Washington and in 2019 be played Tom Bennett in World on Fire.His first major role was in The Halcyon as Billy Taylor, with his on screen acting career starting just a few years prior in 2015 with a couple of short films.Now, House of the Dragon is his biggest project so far and judging from the response on social media, it will likely catapult his career to the next stage.On Twitter, one user wrote: “Whoever casted Ewan Mitchell as Aemond Targaryen, give them a raise immediately.