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He also appeared in the BBC comedy Taking The Flak, and as Herbert Pocket in Great Expectations. Daenerys later names one of her dragons Viserion, as a tribute to Viserys, although the reasoning is not explained on-screen. Viserys Targaryen is the middle child and younger son of Aerys II Targaryen, also known as The Mad King, and his sister-wife Rhaella Targaryen. STZCI (625), Thu, Oct 29 on Lloyd also appeared as Stephen Hawking's fictionalized roommate Brian in the Best Picture-nominated film The Theory of Everything, alongside Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne and Academy Award nominee Felicity Jones.In 2015, Lloyd co-created the web series Supreme Tweeter, in which he stars as a fictionalized version of himself.The following year he played Adolf Opálka in the epic war film Anthropoid, also starring Jamie Dornan and Cillian Murphy. Viserys Targaryen is played by British actor Harry Lloyd in the television adaption of the books. He is known for his roles as Will Scarlet in the 2006 BBC drama Robin Hood, Jeremy Baines in the 2007 Doctor Who episodes \"Human Nature\" and \"The Family of Blood\", Viserys Targaryen in the first season of the HBO series Game of Thrones, and Peter Quayle in the series Counterpart. As such, they are hunted by the forces of the new king, Robert Baratheon, and have been forced to flee to the neighboring continent of Essos. [8] Frustrated with Drogo, Viserys demands a crown and threatens Daenerys and her unborn child; Drogo kills him by pouring a pot of molten gold over his head. [11], Lloyd has received positive reviews for his role as Viserys in the TV series.[12].

I'm gonna absolutely try and get out of this, so don't let me.' In 2017, he filmed for the part of Peter Quayle in the science fiction thriller series Counterpart with J. K. Simmons and starred as young Joe Castleman in the film The Wife, an adaptation of the book by Meg Wolitzer, opposite Glenn Close and Jonathan Pryce (the latter playing the older Joe).Despite his immense fame, Harry Lloyd has revealed a little about his personal life and relationship stuff. [5] He is the older brother of Daenerys Targaryen and the namesake of Viserion, one of his sister's three dragons. The 35-year-old actor has disclosed he is married to his longtime partner Jayne Hong.Lloyd and his wife Hong co-created the web series Supreme Tweeter. 4:30 PM PDT Visit miafacts.com for more and suggest content.Harry Lloyd - Viserys Targaryen from Game Of ThronesHarry Charles Salusbury Lloyd was born on 17 November 1983. In exchange for an army to help regain the Iron Throne, Viserys marries off his sister to the powerful Dothraki warlord Khal Drogo in the first episode, "Winter Is Coming", and follows his horde's journey to the Dothraki capital to ensure Drogo will keep his end of the bargain. Lloyd is a cousin of biographer and writer Lucinda Hawksley, and actor and performer Gerald Dickens.Lloyd was educated at Eton College and, while there, made his television debut at the age of 16 as James Steerforth in the BBC's 1999 adaptation of David Copperfield opposite Daniel Radcliffe.In 2002, he was cast as young Rivers in Goodbye Mr. Chips. He went on to study English at Christ Church, Oxford, where he joined the Oxford University Dramatic Society and appeared in several plays like Kiss of the Spider Woman and The Comedy of Errors. He toured Japan with The Comedy of Errors for the society's 2005 summer tour, starring alongside Felicity Jones.

He took on his first leading role in the feature film Closer to the Moon, released in 2014. sfn error: no target: CITEREFA_Game_of_Thrones (, "See the Connections Behind Ned's Promise With This Infographic", "The Official Website for the HBO Series Game of Thrones", "A Read of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones, Part 2", "Jason Momoa interview: Game Of Thrones, playing Conan and more", "Interview: Harry Lloyd Talks Game of Thrones & Supreme Tweeter", "Game Of Thrones' Harry Lloyd gets into the mind of Viserys Targaryen", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Viserys_Targaryen&oldid=981648426, Fictional offspring of incestuous relationships, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, King of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men (claimant), This page was last edited on 3 October 2020, at 16:31.