Aussie star Ryan Corr spills on his role in House of the Dragon at premiere

Westeros has come to Sydney for the premiere of Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon — and one of the show’s Aussie stars has spilled the beans on life behind the scenes. See the photos.

Aussie actor Ryan Corr said he warned producers after landing his dream acting job.

Corr will be seen as knight Ser Herwin ‘Breakbones’ Strong in House of the Dragon, the much anticipated Game of Thrones prequel that will have its world premiere on BINGE and Foxtel on Monday.

“I did warn them,” Corr told The Daily Telegraph. “I said, ‘you know I’ve got the body of a 12-year-old diver so I hope you’ve got armour that can bolster us up. They said that wasn’t what they were looking for, that I have an essence and they wanted to work with me.”

“It is the stuff of childhood dreams. When I was six or seven I wanted to be in Braveheart or a sword and sandals sort of number,” he said.

“I think every actor under the sun wants to jump in and do something fantasy or do something in this world so certainly when Game of Thrones came out years ago, I wanted to be on that show and sure enough at the back end of the first end of Covid, just when I was looking like I hadn’t cut my hair for years, an audition came up and here we go.”

House of the Dragon Australian premiere

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Corr led the charge up the fantastical red carpet at Sydney’s Hoyts Entertainment Quarter for a premiere screening of the first episode.

The series is set around 200 years before Game of Thrones and will tell the story of House Targaryen.

It stars fellow Australian Milly Alcock as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen. ALcock yesterday walked the red carpet for the London premiere screening and the iconic Leicester Square.

Emma D’Arcy as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen in House of the Dragon. Picture: HBO Binge

I am humbled stupid,” he said of scoring the job. “I am very happy being a representative for Australia here on the show while Milly is across the pond taking over the world both metaphorically and physically.”

He added of 22-year-old Alcock: “I just think she is so stunning. At her age when I was acting, I don’t know how I’d deal with the pressure of that weight on your shoulders. She is spectacular.”

Corr, 33, is a familiar face on the small and big screen in Australia. His TV credits include Love Child, Packed to the Rafters and Redfern Now while on the big screen, he appeared in The Water Diviner, Holding the Man and Wolf Creek 2.

House of the Dragon cast member Ryan Corr at the Australian Premiere at Hoyts Entertainment Quarter. Picture: Jonathan Ng

Working on set of House of the Dragon was an incredible experience for the actor.

“You’re rocking up to functional sets with castles and cauldrons full of fire above you, teams of people whose only job it is to light that fire,” he said. “By the time we actually get there, it is the accumulative effort of hundreds if not thousands of people and you are walking on in full garb with armour that is made just for you with some of the best actors in the world into functional castles. It is not a huge amount of acting required – it is just as exciting as it sounds.”

Aussie stars sizzle at Sydney House of the Dragon premiere

Sydney’s Entertainment Quarter was transformed into Kings Landing for the Australian premiere of much anticipated Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon.

Flame towers, a castle and a long red carpet usually reserved for major Hollywood film premiere’s set the scene for guests treated to an early screening of the series that makes its debut on Monday on BINGE and Foxtel.

The celebrity turnout too was testament not only to the popularity of the franchise but also to the fact television globally is a growing force to match major films.

Matt Smith in a scene from House of the Dragon.

Stars or sport, television and politics walked the red carpet to celebrate the premiere.

Some guests were fans of the franchise, while others were newcomers.

“I was a late adopter but through the pandemic I smashed the whole eight seasons in about three months,” Rodger Corser said.

“Being a prequel so I am not sure what to expect.”

House of the Dragon is set around 300 years before Game of Thrones, and will centre around the story of House Targaryen.

Other names to attend the impressive red carpet event included stars of hit series The Twelve including Jenni Baird, Ngali Shaw and Matt Nable while William Lodder and Mitzi Ruhlmann represented Love Me, which will soon begin shooting its second season.

Tim Campbell, Anthony Callea, Erin Holland, Sarah Monahan and Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young were also on hand.

“I love their hair, they have very good hair,” actor Monahan said.

“When I see really good TV, I totally think about myself doing that. It is really cool and I’d love to be a part of something this big.”

The first episode of House of the Dragon premieres Monday, August 22, at 11am on BINGE and Foxtel at the same time as the US.

Originally published as Aussie star Ryan Corr spills on his role in House of the Dragon at premiere