In the season 1 finale of House of the Dragon, Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) sent her son Jacaerys Velaryon, aka Jace (Harry Collett) up north to win great lord and ladies to her cause. If the show follows the story laid out in George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood, he’ll go first to the Eyrie in the Vale, where he’ll meet with Lady Jeyne Arryn. After that it’s on to Winterfell to meet with the young Lord Cregan Stark, who’s around his age.
In the book, not only does Jace successfully get Cregan to pledge his allegiance to his mother, but the two of them become friends, and Cregan ends up being an important player in the wars to come. We’ve known for a while that we would be visiting the North in House of the Dragon season 2, but we didn’t know who would be playing Cregan. Now, we have an inkling.
House of the Dragon fanpage @housethedragons on Twitter (Do we really have to call it “X” now? Comment below) reports that 22-year-old English actor Tom Taylor will play the role. Here’s Tom six years ago when he was going through a bit of an awkward teenager phase:
Man, I hope Cregan Stark wears braces. Obviously he looks a bit different now.
🚨O ator Tom Taylor (22 anos) será CREGAN STARK na season 2 de House of the Dragon, de acordo com fontes internas.
— House the Dragons (@housethedragons) September 24, 2023
Cregan Stark é o atual senhor de Winterfell e protetor do Norte.#HouseoftheDragonS2 pic.twitter.com/ih8OJvIlNW
And here’s how he looks like with a more Stark-like hair color:
"Tom Taylor as Cregan Stark byu/TopPoster21 inHouseOfTheDragon"
Cregan Stark actor Tom Taylor played Uhtred on The Last Kingdom
But seriously, Taylor has an impressive resume for someone so young. He played young Uhtred in the very first episode of The Last Kingdom on Netflix, and he starred opposite Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey in the 2017 movie The Dark Tower, a failed adaptation of Stephen King’s book series. I mean, sure, the movie flopped, but it speaks well of Taylor that he was cast in a lead role in a major motion picture so early in his career, right?
If Taylor is indeed playing Cregan Stark — and we remind you that this news isn’t confirmed by HBO — he could be a part of the House of the Dragon cast for the long haul. We’ll keep our ear to the ground for more.
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