House of the Dragons world gets even bigger in season 2.
Condal is exaggerating a bit.
There arent exactly18new characters to get to know inHouse of the Dragonseason 2.
But there are still quite a few.
Here is a rundown of Alyn, Cregan, Hugh, and the many other fresh faces this season.
But Alys ends up carving her name into Westerosi history in a major way.
Some even remember her asa powerful witch.
Joining the fray this year will be Ottos youngest son and Alicents brother, Ser Gwayne Hightower.
That face will be portrayed be Freddie Fox, a prolific British actor of the stage and screen.
The man given the unenviable task of stewarding and defending the ruined castle is Ser Simon Strong.
Poor Simon, who is Larys great-uncle, has his work cut out for him.
Simon Russell Beale is a prolific British performer whoThe Independent once calledthe greatest stage actor of his generation.
Hes popped un in films like The Death of Stalinand TV shows likePenny Dreadful.
Playing Ulf is Tom Bennett, a British actor who has appeared in Ricky GervaisAfterLifeand Christopher GuestsFamily Tree.
As such, many inhabitants of Hull work as longshoreman, fisherman, and shipbuilders.
One such shipbuilder is the seemingly innocuous Alyn of Hull.
He was also nominated for a British Academy Games Award forhis work as Bayek inAssassins Creed Origins.
Playing Addam is Clinton Liberty, who previously appeared in the ITV seriesHolding.
History says Jace and Cregan got along just fine.
Now well see howHouse of the Dragoninterprets that.
Hugh, a lowborn Kings Landing blacksmith, is one such character.
Kieran Bew has previously appeared in MaxsWarriorand StarzDa Vincis Demons.
He acted opposite his House of the Dragon co-star Matt Smith in BBCsThe Street.
House of the Dragon season 2 premieres Sunday, June 16 at 9 p.m.
