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A HAPPY Valley prima has landed a relation successful HBO smash-hit House of the Dragon - portion bid 3 gets a large filming update.
The Game of Thrones prequel debuted successful August 2022 and takes spot astir 2 centuries earlier the archetypal show.
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According to Variety, James Norton has signed up to prima successful the 3rd series.
Happy Valley viewers cognize James, 39, portrayed Tommy Lee Royce successful the BBC crime drama.
He volition present beryllium stepping into the satellite of Westeros arsenic Ormund Hightower.
A statement for the quality reveals helium is “Otto’s (Rhys Ifans) nephew, Alicent (Olivia Cooke) and Gwayne’s (Freddie Fox) cousin, and the Lord of Oldtown. He is presently starring the Hightower big successful a march connected King’s Landing to enactment his location against Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy).”
More connected House of the Dragon
Ormund had been referenced successful the amusement previously, but is present being introduced physically.
Reacting to James' casting arsenic Ormund, 1 spectator wrote connected X: "Great actor! Looking guardant to it."
Another penned: "Good addition."
While a 3rd said: "Oh, this is going to beryllium good!.. House of the Dragon conscionable keeps getting amended and better."
Series 3 is believed to already beryllium successful production, with filming reportedly starting adjacent period for airing successful 2026.
Elsewhere, James besides had a starring relation successful the ITV detective play Grantchester.
Happy Valley's James Norton comes to blows with rival successful archetypal loop astatine gripping caller ITV play Playing Nice
He played 1950s Anglican vicar Sidney Chambers, who turns sleuth successful the village.
This saw him squad up with DI Geordie Keating (Robson Green) to lick crimes.
Since leaving the amusement successful 2019, James was replaced by Tom Brittney and much recently, Rishi Nair.
James was besides antecedently announced to star successful Netflix epic humanities play House of Guinness.
Who stars successful House of the Dragon?
A prequel to smash-hit phantasy bid Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon premiered successful August 2022. The amusement features an ensemble formed playing characters successful the fictional mounting of Westeros. Let's instrumentality a look astatine immoderate of the celebrated faces successful House of the Dragon.
Paddy Considine: Actor, manager and screenwriter Paddy received the relation of King Viserys I Targaryen successful House of the Dragon and led the ensemble successful sesason one. Paddy's movie credits see Hot Fuzz and The World's End, portion his different TV enactment ranges from Peaky Blinders, The Outsider and The Third Day. He is besides known for his collaborations with manager Shane Meadows.
Matt Smith: Matt became the youngest ever histrion to play Doctor Who, erstwhile helium nabbed the relation arsenic a 29-year-old successful 2009. Now a fewer years removed from the beloved BBC show, helium is present playing the unpredictable Prince Daemon Targaryen successful House of the Dragon. Matt besides starred arsenic Prince Philip successful The Crown, receiving a Primetime Emmy grant information for his performance.
Olivia Cooke: From Oldham successful Greater Manchester, Olivia Cooke has enjoyed occurrence connected some sides of the pond. She had a starring relation arsenic Emma Decody successful Bates Motel from 2013 to 2017. Prior to starring arsenic Alicent Hightower successful House of the Dragon, Olivia besides appeared successful play play Vanity Fair and the sci-fi movie Ready Player One, which was directed by Steven Spielberg.
Rhys Ifans: Before playing Ser Otto Hightower, Rhys Ifans was nary alien to blockbuster franchises. He's played Xenophilius Lovegood successful Harry Potter and Marvel Comics villain Dr Curt Connors/Lizard. He portrayed Mycroft Holmes successful CBS bid Elementary. Rhys besides starred successful films specified arsenic Notting Hill, Kevin & Perry Go Large and Enduring Love.
Emma D'Arcy: Before landing the relation of Princess/Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen, Emma had appeared arsenic a main formed subordinate successful Wanderlust and Truth Seekers. Their movie credits see 2020's Misbehaviour other a formed including Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Greg Kinnear, Keeley Hawes, Jessie Buckley, Phyllis Logan and Lesley Manville.
It volition spot him squad up with Game of Thrones fable Jack Gleeson, who played infamous villain Joffrey Baratheon.
The upcoming bid has been penned by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight.
He besides stars successful four-part ITV play Playing Nice, portraying the relation of Pete Riley.
The premise follows 2 couples discovering their babies were switched astatine birth.
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