Meet All the New Characters in “House of the Dragon” Season 3
Meet All the New Characters in “House of the Dragon” Season 3
Emily BlackwoodSun, June 21, 2026 at 11:00 PM UTC
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James Norton in 'House of the Dragon.'Credit: HBO -
At least seven new cast members have joined season 3 of House of the Dragon
Those additions include James Norton as Ormund Hightower and Annie Shapero as legendary fighter Alysanne Blackwood
Showrunner Ryan Condal teased that the season will include 19 "point-of-view characters" to capture the massive world of Westeros
Some new faces have arrived in Westeros.
As the Targaryen civil war expands in season 3, so does the series' ensemble. Showrunner Ryan Condal previously said the installment would feature 19 "point-of-view characters," expanding the scope of the story beyond its central players.
"When we say point-of-view it, means a character [who] can have their own scene without another one of the characters in it," he said during a May 2025 episode of the Happy Sad Confusedpodcast. "And we try to be fairly rigid about who are POV characters in the show because it helps keep your arms around it so it doesn't feel like you're all over the field all the time."
Condal continued, "It's exciting, cause it's a lot to service, and it gives you a lot of opportunity to do those recombinations ... It also demonstrates and dramatizes the sprawl and breadth and scope of this epic story that we're telling."
That makes sense considering that several characters are joining the House of the Dragon cast for the HBO fantasy drama's third season, which premieres on June 21. Stars like Emma D'Arcy, Olivia Cooke and Matt Smith will reprise their roles alongside James Norton, Tommy Flanagan, Dan Fogler and other actors who are set to appear in the Game of Thrones franchise for the first time.
Here's everything to know about the characters joining House of the Dragon in season 3 and the actors portraying them.
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James Norton as Ormund Hightower
James Norton in 'House of the Dragon.'Credit: HBO
Varietyreported in January 2025 that Norton was cast as Lord of Oldtown Ormund Hightower, who is the cousin of Alicent (Cooke) and Gwayne's (Freddie Fox) and Otto's (Rhys Ifans) nephew. The official description describes his character as "presently leading the Hightower host in a march on King's Landing to support his house against Rhaenyra (D'Arcy)."
Condal likened Ormund to "the Tywin Lannister of this world," referencing Charles Dance's iconic villain from Game of Thrones.
"He's the richest guy who's not sitting on a throne somewhere," the showrunner told SFX in June 2026, per GamesRadar+. "Ormund has the largest standing army left in Westeros and a dragon, so he is going to introduce a big old wrinkle into this."
Because the character is just "a sketch" in George R. R. Martin's books, Condal said they got to create "a really deep, complex and three-dimensional character out of him that introduces a new kind of complication into the world."
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Tommy Flanagan as Ser Roderick Dustin
Tommy Flanagan in 'House of the Dragon.'Credit: HBO
The Sons of Anarchyalum cast as Ser Roderick Dustin in March 2025, per Entertainment Weekly. His character, who goes by the ominous nickname "Roddy the Ruin," is the Lord of Barrowton and the head of House Dustin in the north.
In a joint Instagram post announcing his addition to the House of the Dragon cast, Ser Dustin was described as "a fan-favorite character" from Fire & Blood and a "battle-scarred leader of the Winter Wolves."
Those wolves in question are an army of 2,000 "grizzled graybeards in old mail and ragged skins" in Fire & Blood, who Condal told Entertainment Weekly "brought some northern spirit into our southern based tale."
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Dan Fogler as Ser Torrhen Manderly
Dan Fogler at the 2026 premiere of 'House of the Dragon' season 3.Credit: Mike Marsland/Getty
Fogler's casting was announced at the same time as Flanagan, with Entertainment Weekly reporting that he would play Ser Torrhen Manderly.
Not much has been revealed about his character, other than that he's portrayed as a sharp and charismatic knight of northern House Manderly in Fire & Blood and is the second son of Lord of White Harbour, Desmond Manderly.
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Tom Cullen as Ser Luthor Largent
Tom Cullen at the 'House of the Dragon' season 3 premiere in 2026.Credit: Dave Benett/WireImage
Deadlinereported in April 2025 that Tom Cullen was joining the House of the Dragon cast as Ser Luthor Largent.
Though he's a lowborn knight in the City Watch who supposedly killed a warhorse with a singular punch in Fire & Blood, per Entertainment Weekly, the Welsh actor simply described his character as "the head of the gold cloaks and a good friend of Daemon (Smith)" in a June 2025 interview with Country & Town House,
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Joplin Sibtain as Ser "Bold" Jon Roxton
Joplin Sibtain in 2019.Credit: Dave Benett/Getty
That same Deadline casting announcement included JoplinSibtain's role as Ser "Bold" Jon Roxton.
According to Entertainment Weekly, he's a knight and the head of House Roxton and is best recognized for wielding a Valyrian steel sword brutally nicknamed the "Orphan-maker" in Fire & Blood.
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Barry Sloane as Ser Adrian Redfort
Barry Sloane at the 'House of the Dragon' season 3 premiere in June 2026.Credit: Mike Marsland/Getty
Deadline also listed Barry Sloane as Ser Adrian Redfort. Little is known about his character other than that he's a knight of House Redfort who fights for Queen Rhaenyra, per Entertainment Weekly.
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Annie Shapero as Alysanne Blackwood
Annie Shapero at the 'House of the Dragon' season 3 premiere in 2026.Credit: Getty
The final major addition to House of the Dragon was announced in July 2025: Annie Shapero as one of Martin's fiercest female fighters, Alysanne Blackwood.
According to Deadline, the Australian-British actor's character, also known as Black Aly, is Lord Benjicot Blackwood's aunt and plays a major role in Fire & Blood. She fights for Queen Rhaenyra and becomes somewhat of a legendary figure among the House Stark lore.
"Black Aly is the kind of person we all wish we could be for about ten minutes a day," Shapero said in an interview with Numéro Netherlands. "She's fiercely loyal, she's capable, and she trusts her own instincts.
The actress added, "There's something really satisfying about watching someone move through the world with that kind of certainty, especially in a world as chaotic as Westeros."
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