Emma D’Arcy

About

Emma Zia D’Arcy (born 27 June 1992) is an English actor known for their roles in the BBC drama Wanderlust (2018), the Amazon Prime series Truth Seekers (2020), and the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon (2022–present). They earned critical acclaim and two Golden Globe Award nominations for playing the lead role of Rhaenyra Targaryen in House of the Dragon. They have also appeared in the drama films Misbehaviour (2020) and Mothering Sunday (2021).

D’Arcy was born on 27 June 1992, in the London Borough of Enfield in North London. In year six, they played Titania in a school production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which they credit for introducing them to acting. They studied Fine Art at the Ruskin School of Art through St Edmund Hall, Oxford, graduating in 2015. During their time at university, D’Arcy took up theatre on the side with their friends, beginning as a set designer before moving into acting and directing.

D’Arcy has appeared in several theatre productions; their earliest appearances were in Martin McDonagh’s The Pillowman at the Oxford Playhouse, Romeo and Juliet at London’s Southwark Playhouse…