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Ewan Mitchell
Ewan Mitchell attending the House Of The Dragon London premiere on 15 August 2022.
Born
Ewan Mitchell

(1997-03-08) 8 March 1997 (age 27)
Derby, England[1]
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present

Ewan Robert Mitchell is an English actor. He is known for his roles in the ITV drama The Halcyon (2017), the medieval series The Last Kingdom (2017–2022), the BBC war drama World on Fire (2019–), and the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon (2022–). His films include High Life (2018) and Saltburn (2023).[2]

Early life

Mitchell has stated in an interview that he grew up in Derby,[3][4][5] and has one sibling, an older brother.[6] He trained at the Central Junior Television Workshop in Nottingham.[7][6]

Career

Mitchell began his acting career in 2015, upon graduating high school,[8] appearing in short film Stereotype (voice only) and in the starring role of short film Fire. He later had a minor role in the film Just Charlie (2017) by Rebekah Fortune and appeared in a supporting role opposite Robert Pattinson and Mia Goth in High Life (2018) by Claire Denis. In 2022, he was cast in an Amazon Prime Video original film, Emerald Fennell's Saltburn.[9]

On television, Mitchell made his debut in the 2017 ITV period drama The Halcyon as Billy Taylor. He had his breakout role in the BBC Two and Netflix historical drama The Last Kingdom as Osferth,[10] a role he played from the second to fifth series. In 2019, he starred as Tom Bennett in the BBC One World War II drama series World on Fire.[11]

In 2022, Mitchell appeared in the ITV crime thriller Trigger Point as Billy Washington. Later that year, Mitchell began playing Prince Aemond Targaryen in the 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.[10] His performance in the series received critical acclaim.[10][12][13][14][15]

Filmography

† Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Stereotype Scott Bamford Short film
Fire Jack Short film[16]
2017 Just Charlie Jason
2018 High Life Ettore
2019 Stalker Poacher Short film
2023 Saltburn Michael Gavey

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes
2017 The Halcyon Billy Taylor ITV Main role
Grantchester Abraham ITV 1 episode
Doctors Genyen BBC One 1 episode ("Free Lunch")
2017–2022 The Last Kingdom Osferth BBC Two/Netflix Main role (series 2–5); 28 episodes[10]
2019–present World on Fire Tom Bennett BBC One Main role; 6 episodes
2022–present Trigger Point Billy Washington ITV/Peacock 3 episodes
House of the Dragon Aemond Targaryen HBO Main role; 3 episodes[17]

References

  1. ^ "Ewan Robert Mitchell". England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008.
  2. ^ Murray, Tom (12 October 2022). "'Instant star': House of the Dragon fans praise 'perfect casting' of Ewan Mitchell as Aemond". The Independent. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  3. ^ Wickes, Jade (20 December 2022). "Ewan Mitchell on House of the Dragon's Aemond Targaryen: 'He's a whole other monster'". The Face. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  4. ^ Thompson, Avery (9 October 2022). "Ewan Mitchell: 5 Things To Know About The 'House Of The Dragon' Breakout Playing Adult Aemond". Hollywood Life. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  5. ^ Hunt, El (8 October 2022). "You May Well Recognise House Of The Dragon's Ewan Mitchell". Bustle. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  6. ^ a b McLean, Craig (1 March 2023). "Ewan Mitchell, master of reality". The Face. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Cast". Fire. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  8. ^ McLean, Craig (1 March 2023). "Ewan Mitchell, master of reality". The Face. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  9. ^ Williams, Jordan (14 October 2022). "Aemond Targaryen Is The Ultimate Payoff To HOTD's Recasting Tricks". ScreenRant. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  10. ^ a b c d Williams, Jordan (14 October 2022). "Aemond Targaryen Is The Ultimate Payoff To HOTD's Recasting Tricks". Screen Rant. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  11. ^ "An interview with Ewan Mitchell". BBC. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  12. ^ Egner, Jeremy (9 October 2022). "'House of the Dragon' Season 1, Episode 8 Recap: Calamitous Ambition". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  13. ^ Sáenz, Lissete Lanuza (9 October 2022). "REVIEW: House of the Dragon Episode 8 Says Goodbye to a King". CBR. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  14. ^ Taylor, Cade (10 October 2022). "House of the Dragon Season 1 Episode 8 Review: The Lord of the Tides". Tell-Tale TV. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  15. ^ Egner, Jeremy (23 October 2022). "'House of the Dragon' Season 1 Finale Recap: The Angriest Dragon". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  16. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d4ubVgXnsk
  17. ^ "House of the Dragon – Character Descriptions". WarnerMedia. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ewan_Mitchell

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