House of the Dragon: Who's Playing Viserys I Targaryen?

Created: 09/03/2022, 15:00

Paddy Considine as King Viserys I in House of the Dragon and as John Hughes in Peaky Blinders © Ollie Upton/HBO, BBC

He is the fifth king from the Targaryen series to sit comfortably on the Iron Throne.

In the new series House of the Dragon, Viserys I is portrayed by Paddy Considine.

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As we arrive in the new series from the Game of Thrones universe, House of the Dragon, one man holds the power, Viserys I Targaryen.

The king actor Paddy Considine is anything but a blank slate in series circles.

What character does Paddy Considine play in House of the Dragon?

Viserys I Targaryen reigned from 103 AC to 129 AC.

He succeeded his grandfather, the aged king Jaehaerys I, whose peaceful reign he continues.

But the seeds of the civil war, which will go down in history as Dance of the Dragons, also cast their shadows.

He is married twice.

At the beginning of the new fantasy series he has to deal with the painful loss of his first wife Aemma Arryn.

The dream of a male successor also bursts quite early in the pilot episode.

Viserys then decides to set up his daughter as his successor.

The actor Paddy Considine has probably not had to make such difficult decisions so far.

The 48-year-old Briton of Irish descent, Patrick George Considine, known as Paddy, has established himself as an actor,

Director and screenwriter made a name for himself.

He rose to prominence in the 2000s with a string of independent films, including the psychological thriller Dead Man's Shoes.

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However, he showed his comedic talent as DS Andy Wainwright in "Hot Fuzz".

In the 2010s he increasingly discovered the series landscape as a field of activity for himself.

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