Milly Alcock

Amelia Alcock (born 11 April 2000), known professionally as Milly Alcock, is an Australian actress. She received an AACTA Award nomination for her performance in the Foxtel comedy-drama Upright (2019–2022). She gained wider recognition for starring as young Rhaenyra Targaryen in the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon (2022–2024), for which she was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.^[1][2]

Milly Alcock
Alcock in 2022
Born	Amelia Alcock (2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 25) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2013–present

Early life

Alcock was born 11 April 2000^[3][4] and raised in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.^[5] She has two younger brothers.^[6] Alcock was introduced to acting upon playing Little Red Riding Hood in Taverners Hill Infants School's version of Little Red Rocking Hood.^[7] She attended the local Stanmore Public School and then Newtown High School of the Performing Arts, from where she dropped out in 2018 when she was cast in Upright.^[8]

Career

Alcock made her television debut as a teenager in a 2014 episode of the Network Ten romantic comedy Wonderland.^[5] She appeared in commercials for NBN, Cadbury, KFC, and Woolworths.^[9] She starred on Disney Channel in Australia from 2015 to 2017, presenting on the short-form series B.F. Chefs and Hanging With.^[9] In 2017, Alcock landed her first named roles as Isabella Barrett in the web miniseries High Life alongside Odessa Young and Cindi Jackson in the third and final series of the ABC Television drama Janet King.^[9]

The following year, Alcock played Maya Nordenfelt in the Showcase drama Fighting Season. She also appeared in the sixth and final series of A Place to Call Home as Emma Carvolth, the Netflix series Pine Gap as Marissa Campbell, and the ABC series Les Norton as Sian Galese.^[10] In 2018 Alcock appeared in her first feature film The School.^{[11][12][13][14]}

In 2019, Alcock began starring in the Foxtel comedy-drama series Upright as runaway teenager Meg, hitchhiking across 2,000 miles of the Australian outback,^[15] a contributing factor to her being presented with a Casting Guild of Australia Rising Star Award 2018.^[16] For her performance, Alcock was nominated for Best Comedy Performer at the 10th AACTA Awards,^[17] making her one of the youngest nominees in the category.^[18] Alcock returned for Upright's second series in 2022.^[3] She also had supporting roles as Jenny McGinty and Sam Serrato in the series The Gloaming and Reckoning, respectively.^[6][8]

Alcock gained acclaim for her role as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen in the HBO series House of the Dragon

In July 2021, it was announced Alcock had been cast as young Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (later played by Emma D'Arcy) in the 2022 HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon, a Game of Thrones prequel and adaptation of George R. R. Martin's fictional history book Fire and Blood.^[19][20] Alcock garnered critical acclaim and was considered a highlight; Daniel van Bloom for CNET wrote: "the shining star of House of the Dragon's opening episodes is surely Milly Alcock as Rhaenyra. She's got an enchantingly expressive face – a simple squinting of the eyes or a pursing of the lips can betray the range of emotions that accompany king's court politics."^[21] For the role, Alcock received a nomination for Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.^[2]

In January 2023, Alcock appeared in the music video for the song "Easy Now" by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds from the band's fourth album Council Skies.^[22] She made her West End stage debut in The Crucible at the Gielgud Theatre in June.^[23]

In January 2024, it was announced that Alcock had been cast to play Kara Zor-El / Supergirl in the DC Universe film Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow (2026).^[24][25] She will star alongside Julianne Moore and Meghann Fahy in the Netflix dark comedy limited series Sirens.^[26]

Personal life

Prior to being cast in House of the Dragon, Alcock lived with her family in Sydney and took on side jobs. She then moved to London, first staying in Primrose Hill, later moving to an East London flat.^[27][28]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	The School	Jien
2025	Superman †	Kara Zor-El / Supergirl	Post-production[29]
2026	Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow †		Filming[30]

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Wonderland	Teen Girl 1	Episode: "Narcissism"
2015–2016	B.F. Chefs	Herself – Presenter
2017	Hanging With	Herself – Presenter
	Janet King	Cindi Jackson	3 episodes
2018	A Place to Call Home	Emma Carvolth	4 episodes
	Fighting Season	Maya Nordenfelt	6 episodes
	Pine Gap	Marissa Campbell	5 episodes
2019	Les Norton	Sian Galese	4 episodes
2019–2022	Upright	Meg Adams	Main role
2020	The Gloaming	Jenny McGinty	7 episodes
	Reckoning	Sam Serrato	10 episodes
2022–2024	House of the Dragon	Young Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen	Main role (season 1); guest role (season 2)
2025	Sirens †	Simone DeWitt	Main role, limited series; post-production

Key

†	Denotes series that have not yet been released

Web

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	High Life	Isabella Barrett[9]	Miniseries; 6 episodes

Music videos

Year	Track	Artist	Role
2023	"Easy Now"	Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds	Main girl[22]

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Venue(s)
2023	The Crucible	Abigail Williams	Gielgud Theatre, West End, London

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2018	Casting Guild of Australia	Rising Stars of 2018	Television career	Won	[4]
2020	AACTA Awards	Best Comedy Performer	Upright	Nominated	[31]
2022	IGN Summer Movie Awards	Best Performance in a TV Series	House of the Dragon	Nominated	[32]
2023	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series		Nominated	[2]
	Critics' Choice Super Awards	Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series		Nominated	[33]
	Logie Awards	Most Outstanding Actress	Upright	Nominated	[34]
2024	Saturn Awards	Best Performance by a Younger Actor on a TV Series	House of the Dragon	Nominated	[35]