Ewan Mitchell

Mitchell began his acting career in 2015, upon graduating high school, appearing in the short films Stereotype (2015) and Fire (2015). He later had a minor role in the film Just Charlie (2017) and appeared in a supporting role in High Life (2018) also starring Robert Pattinson. In 2023, Mitchell portrayed the character Michael Gavey in the Amazon Prime original hit-film Saltburn alongside Barry Keoghan as well as Jacob Elordi. On television, Mitchell made his debut in the 2017 ITV period drama The Halcyon as Billy Taylor. His breakout role was in the BBC Two and Netflix historical drama The Last Kingdom as Osferth, 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. In 2022, Mitchell appeared in the ITV crime thriller Trigger Point as Billy Washington. Later that year, Mitchell starred in HBOs highly anticipated prequel to Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon, adapted from George R. R. Martin's book Fire and Blood. He took on the role of Prince Aemond Targaryen, a fierce, hot-tempered and dangerous swordsman, the second son and third child of King Viserys I and Queen Alicent Hightower. He has received international recognition as one of the best castings of the show, his portrayal quickly establishing the character as one of the most compelling.