The Hilarious Lengths Emma D’Arcy Went To Perfect Their House Of The Dragon Audition

During a recent interview with Stream Wars, Emma D’Arcy spoke briefly about their intense audition process for “House of the Dragon,” and recalled a particularly hilarious anecdote about how they had to create their own wig in order to nail the audition. “I had finally met Ryan [Condal] and Miguel [Sapochnik] for the first time on a zoom call, and Miguel asked me if I had a wig,” D’Arcy explained. “And me and my partner had to sort of fashion something out of some hair extensions that I had… like proper DIY, can you imagine? And sending that to HBO? Great. So embarrassing.”

D’Arcy and co-star Olivia Cooke (who plays the adult version of Alicent Hightower within the series) laughed as D’Arcy described their nervousness about sending in an audition tape to one of the largest media entities on the planet — worrying that their homemade wig might have cost them the role of a lifetime. Considering the fact that D’Arcy obviously ended up securing the role of Rhaenyra Targaryen, it’s clear that neither Sapochnik nor Condal minded D’Arcy’s DIY project, at least not enough to remove them from consideration.

In any case, this hilarious story is yet another example of just how passionate Emma D’Arcy is about this role, which ought to give fans a bit of courage about what they can bring to one of the series’ most popular characters.