{{Short description|English actor (born 1997)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Infobox actor | name = Ewan Mitchell | image = | caption = Mitchell in 2024 | birth_name = Ewan Robert Mitchell | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|3|8|df=y}} | birth_place = Derby, England<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVHV-3R4W|title=Ewan Robert Mitchell|publisher=England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008.}}</ref> | othername = | alma_mater = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2015–present | website = | heigh = }}
'''Ewan Robert Mitchell''' (born 8 March 1997) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles in the medieval series ''The Last Kingdom'' (2017–2022), the BBC war drama ''World on Fire'' (2019–2023), and the HBO fantasy series ''House of the Dragon'' (2022–present). Mitchell has also appeared in the films ''High Life'' (2018) and ''Saltburn'' (2023).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Tom |date=12 October 2022 |title='Instant star': House of the Dragon fans praise 'perfect casting' of Ewan Mitchell as Aemond |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/ewan-mitchell-aemond-targaryen-house-of-the-dragon-b2200827.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016124150/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/ewan-mitchell-aemond-targaryen-house-of-the-dragon-b2200827.html |archive-date=16 October 2022 |accessdate=13 October 2022 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>
==Personal life== Mitchell has stated he grew up in the suburbs<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/film/a61093197/ewan-mitchell-house-of-the-dragon-interview/|title=Ewan Mitchell Is Having a Lovely Time Playing a Psychopath|journal=Esquire|first=Henry|last=Wong|date=15 June 2024|accessdate=10 July 2024}}</ref> of Derby.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wickes |first=Jade |date=20 December 2022 |title=Ewan Mitchell on House of the Dragon's Aemond Targaryen: 'He's a whole other monster' |url=https://theface.com/culture/ewan-mitchell-interview-house-of-the-dragon-aemond-targaryen-season-two-emma-darcy-olivia-cooke-matt-smith |access-date=20 December 2022 |website=The Face}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Avery |date=9 October 2022 |title=Ewan Mitchell: 5 Things To Know About The 'House Of The Dragon' Breakout Playing Adult Aemond |url=https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/who-is-ewan-mitchell-4864635/ |access-date=16 October 2022 |website=Hollywood Life}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/ewan-mitchell-age-instagram-bio-actor-house-of-the-dragon|title=You May Well Recognise House Of The Dragon's Ewan Mitchell|journal=Bustle|first=El|last=Hunt|date=8 October 2022|accessdate=13 October 2022}}</ref> As his family could not afford drama school fees, Mitchell enrolled at a two-year vocational school before being accepted at 17 to train at the Central Junior Television Workshop in Nottingham.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/08/arts/television/house-of-the-dragon-ewan-mitchell-aemond-game-of-thrones.html|title=Ewan Mitchell Emerges in 'House of the Dragon'|journal=The New York Times|date=8 July 2024|accessdate=10 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fireshort.wordpress.com/credits/cast/|title=Cast|website=Fire|date=31 May 2015 |accessdate=19 November 2022}}</ref><ref name="McLean">{{Cite web |last=McLean |first=Craig |date=1 March 2023 |title=Ewan Mitchell, master of reality |website=The Face|url=https://theface.com/culture/ewan-mitchell-interview-house-of-the-dragon-aemond-targaryen-game-of-thrones-world-on-fire-reddit |accessdate=17 April 2023}}</ref>
==Career== Mitchell began his acting career in 2015, upon graduating high school,<ref name="TheFace">{{cite web |last1=McLean |first1=Craig |title=Ewan Mitchell, master of reality |url=https://theface.com/culture/ewan-mitchell-interview-house-of-the-dragon-aemond-targaryen-game-of-thrones-world-on-fire-reddit |website=The Face |access-date=2 March 2023 |date=1 March 2023}}</ref> appearing in the short films ''Stereotype'' (2015) and ''Fire'' (2015) and ''Wedged'' (2015). He later had a minor role in the film ''Just Charlie'' (2017) and appeared in a supporting role in ''High Life'' (2018) also starring Robert Pattinson. In 2023, Mitchell portrayed the character Michael Gavey in the Amazon Prime original hit-film ''Saltburn'' alongside Barry Keoghan as well as Jacob Elordi.
On television, Mitchell made his debut in the 2017 ITV period drama ''The Halcyon'' as Billy Taylor. His breakout role was in the BBC Two and Netflix historical drama ''The Last Kingdom'' as Osferth,<ref name="SR">{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Jordan |date=14 October 2022 |title=Aemond Targaryen Is The Ultimate Payoff To HOTD's Recasting Tricks |url=https://screenrant.com/house-dragon-aemond-targaryen-recasting-ewan-mitchell/ |access-date=16 October 2022 |website=Screen Rant}}</ref> a role he played from the second to fifth series. In 2019, he starred as Tom Bennett in the BBC One World War II drama series ''World on Fire''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/worldonfire/ewan/|title=An interview with Ewan Mitchell|website=BBC|date=29 September 2019|accessdate=13 October 2022}}</ref>
In 2022, Mitchell appeared in the ITV crime thriller ''Trigger Point'' as Billy Washington. Later that year, Mitchell starred in HBO's highly anticipated prequel to ''Game of Thrones'', ''House of the Dragon'', adapted from George R. R. Martin's book ''Fire and Blood''. He took on the role of Prince Aemond Targaryen, a fierce, hot-tempered and dangerous swordsman, the second son and third child of King Viserys I and Queen Alicent Hightower. He has received international recognition as one of the best castings of the show, his portrayal quickly establishing the character as one of the most compelling.<ref name="SR" /><ref name="NYT">{{Cite web |last=Egner |first=Jeremy |date=October 9, 2022 |title='House of the Dragon' Season 1, Episode 8 Recap: Calamitous Ambition |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/09/arts/television/house-of-the-dragon-season-1-episode-8-recap.html |url-access=limited |access-date=October 9, 2022 |website=The New York Times}}</ref><ref name="CBR">{{Cite web |last=Sáenz |first=Lissete Lanuza |date=October 9, 2022 |title=REVIEW: House of the Dragon Episode 8 Says Goodbye to a King |url=https://www.cbr.com/house-of-the-dragon-episode-8-review/ |access-date=October 10, 2022 |website=CBR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Cade |date=October 10, 2022 |title=House of the Dragon Season 1 Episode 8 Review: The Lord of the Tides |url=https://telltaletv.com/2022/10/house-of-the-dragon-season-1-episode-8-review-the-lord-of-the-tides/ |access-date=October 13, 2022 |website=Tell-Tale TV}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last=Egner |first=Jeremy |date=October 23, 2022 |title='House of the Dragon' Season 1 Finale Recap: The Angriest Dragon |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/23/arts/television/house-of-the-dragon-recap-season-finale.html |url-access=limited |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024042342/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/23/arts/television/house-of-the-dragon-recap-season-finale.html |archive-date=October 24, 2022 |access-date=October 24, 2022 |website=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sheehan |first=Gabriel |date=2024-07-22 |title=House of the Dragon: 10 Best Performances |url=https://gamerant.com/house-of-the-dragon-hotd-best-performances/ |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=Game Rant |language=en}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- !scope="col" | Year !scope="col" | Title !scope="col" | Role !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- | rowspan="2" | 2015 | ''Stereotype'' | Scott Bamford | Short film |- | ''Fire'' | Jack | Short film<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d4ubVgXnsk | title=FIRE | Omeleto | website=YouTube | date=23 September 2019 }}</ref> |- | 2015 | ''Wedged'' | Joe | Short film |- | 2017 | ''Just Charlie'' | Jason | |- | 2018 | ''High Life'' | Ettore | |- | 2019 | ''Stalker'' | Poacher | Short film |- | 2023 | ''Saltburn'' | Michael Gavey | |- | 2026 | ''Wuthering Heights'' |Joseph | |- | rowspan="5"|TBA | ''A Colt Is My Passport'' | | |- | ''Still Life'' | Leo | Short film |- | ''Fonda'' | | |- | ''The Healer'' | Dandy Lynch | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- !scope="col" | Year !scope="col" | Title !scope="col" | Role !scope="col" | Network !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- | rowspan="3" | 2017 | ''The Halcyon'' | Billy Taylor | ITV | Main role |- | ''Grantchester'' | Abraham | ITV | 1 episode |- | ''Doctors'' | Genyen | BBC One | 1 episode ("Free Lunch") |- | 2017–2022 | ''The Last Kingdom'' | Osferth | BBC Two/Netflix | Main role (series 2–5); 28 episodes<ref name="SR" /> |- | 2019–2023 | ''World on Fire'' | Tom Bennett | BBC One | Main role; 6 episodes |- | 2022 | ''Trigger Point'' | Billy Washington | ITV/Peacock | 3 episodes |- | 2022–present | ''House of the Dragon'' | Prince Aemond Targaryen | HBO | Main role; 11 episodes<ref name="FullCast">{{cite web |title=House of the Dragon – Character Descriptions |url=https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/bio/house-dragon-character-descriptions |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331154031/https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/bio/house-dragon-character-descriptions |archive-date=31 March 2022 |access-date=16 October 2022 |website=WarnerMedia}}</ref> |- |}
===Music videos=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Artist(s) ! Role |- | 2024 | "In the Modern World" | rowspan="2"|Fontaines D.C. | rowspan="2"|Martin Lefevre |- | 2025 | "It's Amazing To Be Young" |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|7359071}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes person|ewan_mitchell|Ewan Mitchell}} * [https://www.independenttalent.com/actors/ewan-mitchell/ Ewan Mitchell] at Independent Talent
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