Theo Nate

Last updated

Theo Nate
Born (1997-01-01) January 1, 1997 (age 28)
Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Education Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
OccupationActor
Years active2021-present

Theo Nate is an English actor known for playing Laenor Velaryon in the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon .

Contents

Personal life and education

Theo Nate was born in Liverpool, England. [1] In 2020, he graduated from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts where he studied acting. [2] [3]

Career

Nate's first role was on the British anthology drama television series Time , where he played a minor character in the pilot of the show. [3] [4]

Nate was cast in the television role of the teenage version of Laenor Velaryon [5] in the 2022 award-winning 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 . [6] His performance and character received praise, notably for being the first person of color and gay dragon rider in the A Song of Ice and Fire franchise's television adaptations. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] His character's storyline launched discussion online about the portrayal of LGBT+ characters in media. [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

In 2025, Nate played the role of Ando in the BBC One crime drama television series This City Is Ours . [22]

Filmography

Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2021 Time Friend of Stevie'sSeason 1 Episode 1
2022 House of the Dragon Laenor Velaryon 2 episodes [23]
2025 This City Is Ours Ando [22] Season 1 Episode 8

References

  1. ↑ Chatting with B. "HOUSE OF THE DRAGON'S Laenor Velaryon - Theo Nate - Chatting with B". YouTube . Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Our Story - Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts". lipa.ac.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 Harrison, Maxine (21 September 2022). "'House Of The Dragon's Theo Nate Is A "Massive" GoT Fan". Bustle. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Curtis Brown". www.curtisbrown.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  5. ↑ Ankers-Range, Adele (7 July 2021). "House of the Dragon: The Entire Cast of the Game of Thrones Prequel (So Far)". IGN.com. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "House of the Dragon – Character Descriptions". WarnerMedia. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  7. ↑ Power, Shanon (7 September 2022). "'House of the Dragon' Fans Celebrate First Black Character Riding Dragon". Newsweek. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  8. ↑ Frost, Lauren (6 September 2022). "House Of The Dragon Introduces Gay Dragon Rider". Star Observer. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  9. ↑ Lambe, Stacy. "'House of the Dragon': Theo Nate on That Shocking Wedding Scene". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  10. ↑ Collins, Sean T. (20 September 2022). "Theo Nate Could Ride a Dragon All Day". Vulture. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  11. ↑ O'Keefe, Meghan (5 September 2022). "'House of the Dragon' Episode 3 Ending Explained: How Daemon's Epic Fight Against Crabfeeder Introduces New Dragon Seasmoke | Decider". Decider. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  12. ↑ O'Keefe, Meghan (26 September 2022). "'House of the Dragon' Targaryen Family Tree: From the New Rhaenyra to Aegon, Aemond, and Harwin Strong's Kids". Decider. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  13. ↑ Kalishman, Jenna (6 October 2022). "'House of the Dragon' Mid-Season Review: The Dragons Are Back Full-Force in this Entertaining Return to the Seven Kingdoms". Film Daze. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  14. ↑ Busch, Jenna (4 October 2022). "Filming House Of The Dragon's Wedding Feast Was A 'Baptism By Fire' For Theo Nate". SlashFilm. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  15. ↑ Frost, Lauren (20 September 2022). "House Of Dragon 'Buries Their Gays'". Star Observer. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  16. ↑ Randall, Devin (19 September 2022). "'House Of The Dragon' Failed The Gays Again - Instinct Magazine". instinct. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  17. ↑ Lowry, Brian. "'House of the Dragon' Is Latest Example of Bury Your Gays Trope". www.advocate.com. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  18. ↑ Wigler, Josh (19 September 2022). "'House of the Dragon' Season 1 Episode 5 Recap: The Green Wedding". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  19. ↑ Monteil, Abby (19 September 2022). "'House of the Dragon' Botched its First Overtly Queer Storyline". Them. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  20. ↑ St. Clair, Joshua (19 September 2022). "[Redacted] Was Never Going to Survive on 'House of the Dragon'". Men's Health. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  21. ↑ Brown, Tracy (19 September 2022). "It turns out 'House of the Dragon' is as homophobic as 'Game of Thrones'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  22. 1 2 "BBC One - This City Is Ours, Series 1, Episode 8". BBC. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  23. ↑ Holton, Nick (26 October 2022). "The biggest talking points from the House of the Dragon season finale". The Independent. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.