House of the Dragon: Who Plays Rhaenys Velaryon?

Created: 09/10/2022, 3:00 p.m

Eve Best in House of the Dragon and Nurse Jackie © Ollie Upton/HBO, Showtime

In the series world she was already a doctor and headmistress, now with House of the Dragon dragon rider is added.

Eve Best has enjoyed a long and distinguished career in front of the camera and on stage. 

Rhaenys Velaryon, daughter of Aemon Targaryen and Jocelyn Baratheon, is passed over in line to the throne at the beginning of the series' pilot episode, House of the Dragon, and instead the crown lands on Viserys I's head , Lord Corlys Velaryon of Driftmark, to the wise and tranquil member of the royal court.

She is a dragon rider, her dragon is called Meleys, Red Queen.

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Actress Eve Best is a native of London.

She started her successful and award-winning career on stage.

She only appeared in front of the camera occasionally until she landed a leading role in a Showtime series in 2009.

Since then, she has become an integral part of the series world.

In which productions you might have already seen her, you can read at serial junkies.de.