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Ewan Mitchell

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Ewan Robert Mitchell is an English actor (born in Derby). He is known for his roles in the ITV period drama The Halcyon (2017), the medieval drama The Last Kingdom (2017-2022), the BBC World War II series World on Fire (2019-) and the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon (2022-). Mitchell began his acting career in 2015, starring in the short films Stereotype and Fire. He later starred in the films Just Charlie (2017) by Rebekah Fortune, High Life by Claire Denis (2018) and the series Trigger Point (2022). In 2022, he was attached to star in the Amazon Prime Video original film by Emerald Fennell Saltburn. On television, Mitchell made his debut in the 2017 ITV period drama The Halcyon as Billy Taylor. He had his breakout role in the BBC Two and Netflix historical drama The Last Kingdom as Osferth, a role he would play from the second to fifth series. In 2019, he starred as Tom Bennett in the BBC One World War II drama World on Fire. In 2022, he appeared in the crime drama Trigger Point. Later that year, Mitchell began playing Prince Aemond Targaryen in the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon, a Game of Thrones prequel and adaptation of George R. R. Martin's companion book Fire and Blood. His performance in the series has received critical acclaim.
- IMDb mini biography by: Yami_Sixx_Targaryen

I've got an older brother. I was a very quiet kid growing up, and I always played my cards close to my chest. [As a family] we made do with the little we had. Some kids have a lot less than [we did]. Some kids have a lot more.
[ordering black coffee during an interview accompanying a photo shoot] Seven sugars, please. [he cut down in the afternoon to a reasonable five]
My friends call me The Iceberg because I'm seen as cool and collected. I don't show too much. I'm just floating along the seas.
I just think there's something in staying anonymous for as long as possible. There's a mystery. Once you lose it, you can't get it back. If people get to know the real me, it detracts from what I'm trying to do as an actor.
I'm quite serious, probably way too much.

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