House Of The Dragon Actor Reacts To Character’s Shock Death In Latest Episode

This article contains major spoilers for the latest season of House Of The Dragon.

House Of The Dragon pulled no punches when it returned to our screens this week with its season three premiere.

The latest instalment of the Game Of Thrones prequel debuted on Monday in the UK, and wasted no time in throwing viewers right back into the fierce battle between the Greens and the Blacks – with deadly consequences for one character in particular.

In the latest fight, Rhaenyra Targaryen’s side was dealt a blow when her eldest son Jace Velaryon was killed in the fight.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter about his surprise exit, British actor Harry Collett insisted he is “so happy with how it turned out” for his character.

“It’s such a cool way to go,” he enthused. “It’s not just brushed under the carpet. It’s very impactful, in such a great and epic episode.

“What a heroic death he gets to have. It’s not just some boring death. I’m very happy with it.”

He added that he was pre-warned about his character’s fate as far back as season one, so it wasn’t nearly as much of a “shock” for him as it was for viewers.

“I’m glad!” Harry added. “I don’t think it should be that way. I think it’s quite mean, which Ryan [Condal, House Of The Dragon’s showrunner] would never do: don’t tell the actor, then get them to the script read-through, and that’s when they find out: ‘What? I’m dead?’

“Luckily, it’s nothing like that. You find out the fate of the characters when you get cast. Some things may change, but nothing that drastic.”

Posting on Instagram after the episode aired, Harry enthused: “I got cast in this show when I was 17, I was waiting for a role to come along just like this. I’m so eternally grateful that it was even given to me in the first place. Little Harry would be jumping for joy if he knew this back in the day.

“And YES, I knew this was happening since season one. And honestly, I would’ve even been happy if it happened then. That’s what kind of power this show has. Even if I played a tree, I would’ve been over the moon.”

While House Of The Dragon may be one key cast member down in light of Jace Velaryon’s death, plenty of new actors have joined the show for its third season.

Among them are Bafta nominee James Norton, best known for his work in shows like Happy Valley, Grantchester and House Of Guinness, as well as Andor’s Joplin Sibtain and Tom Cullen.

House Of The Dragon continues on Tuesday on Sky and Now in the UK.