Emilia Clarke
Emilia Clarke | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Emilia Clarke at Comic-Con 2011 | |
| Born | 1987 (age 37–38)[1][2] London, UK |
| Alma mater | Drama Centre London |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Emilia Clarke (born 1987)[1][2] is an English actress, who plays Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO medieval-fantasy series, Game of Thrones.[3]
Early life
Clarke was born in London, England and grew up in Berkshire.[4] Clarke's father is a theatre sound engineer,[1] her mother is a business woman, and her brother is studying politics. Clarke's interest in acting began at the age of three after seeing the musical Show Boat which her father was working on at the time.[1] She was educated at St Edward's (2000–2005)[5] and Rye St Antony before studying at Drama Centre London where she graduated in 2009.[6]
Career
Clarke's early work includes two plays at St. Edwards,[5] ten plays at Drama Centre London, the 2009 Company of Angels production of Sense.,[6] and a 2009 commercial for Samaritans.[7] Her first television roles were Saskia Mayer in a 2009 episode of Doctors and Savannah in SyFy's 2010 movie Triassic Attack.
The actress's big break came when she was cast as Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO medieval fantasy series Game of Thrones which is based on the book series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin. She was cast as a replacement to fellow British actress Tamzin Merchant who dropped out of the pilot for undisclosed reasons. The show debuted in April 2011 to positive reviews and was quickly picked up by the network for a second season.[8] Clarke won the 2011 EWwy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama for her role as Daenerys.[9]
Clarke will appear in the film Overdrive in 2012[10] and a new documentary feature in 2013 – Spike Island, named after the location of the Stone Roses seminal 1990 gig.[11][12]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Doctors | Saskia Mayer | Episode "Empty Nest" |
| 2010 | Triassic Attack | Savannah | |
| 2011- | Game of Thrones | Daenerys Targaryen | EWwy Awards for Best Supporting Actress Scream Award for Breakout Performance - Female Nominated—IGN Award for Best Television Actress of 2011 Nominated—Scream Award for Best Ensemble Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series |
| 2012 | Overdrive | Unknown | Pre-Production |
| 2013 | Spike Island | Sally | filming |
References
- ^ a b c d Nathanson, Hannah (1 April 2011). "Game of Thrones is good news for Brit stars". Evening Standard.
...says Emilia, 23.
- ^ a b Ryan, Mike (17 June 2011). "Game of Thrones' Emilia Clarke on Eating Fake Horse Heart, Nude Scenes, and Ned's Fate". New York.
...the 24-year-old Clarke…
- ^ Ryan, Maureen (21 May 2010). "Exclusive: 'Game of Thrones' recasts noble role". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ "Actor Bio: Emilia Clarke". Game of Thrones: Cast and Crew. HBO. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ a b "OSE to star in new HBO drama". St Edward's School. 14 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Emelia Clarke: Spotlight Actresses 2010/2011". Spotlight. Retrieved 27 September 2011. ngangu to
- ^ Lisa's Story (YouTube). Samaritans. 16 November 2009.
- ^ "HBO Re-commissions 'Game of Thrones'". IFTN. 19 April 2011.
- ^ "EWwy Awards 2011: Meet Your Winners!". Entertainment Weekly. EW.com. 19 September 2011.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1935194/
- ^ http://thefilmstage.com/news/lesley-manville-and-emilia-clarke-travel-to-spike-island-with-the-stone-roses/
- ^ http://www.movieplayer.it/film/spike-island_32489/cast/
External links
- Emilia Clarke at IMDb
- Emilia Clarke at Spotlight