Milly Alcock reveals that an individual “at a high level” within HBO advised her to engage an acting coach during her initial week of shooting House of the Dragon.
“On my second day on House of the Dragon, one of the – I’m not going to disclose who, but someone extremely prominent – took me aside and said, ‘Um, we’re gonna arrange for you to have an acting coach,’” Alcock mentioned during a guest appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon (via Entertainment Weekly).
Before landing the role of young Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen in the prequel series House of the Dragon, Alcock was a regular cast member on the highly praised Australian show Upright.
“It merely validated what I’ve always suspected to be accurate, [which] is that I’m not particularly skilled at my profession,” she quipped. “You know what I mean! I thought, ‘I can’t manage this. This is awful. This is a colossal error.’
Fallon reassured Alcock during her interview on The Tonight Show that her character was indeed a favorite from the start (which I believe we can all concur). It is her portrayal in House of the Dragon that earned her the part of Kara Zor-El aka Supergirl in the forthcoming Craig Gillespie-directed DC film, part of James Gunn and Peter Safran’s new DC lineup.
According to the official synopsis, while celebrating her 21st birthday, Kara journeys across the galaxy with Krypto the Superdog, during which she encounters the young Ruthye (Eve Ridley) and embarks on a “violent quest for revenge.”
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow is scheduled to premiere in theaters on June 26, 2026. House of the Dragon is currently available on HBO Max. For more, ch
