Matthew Needham: 5 Things To Know About The Actor Playing Larys Strong In ‘HOTD’

Matthew Needham is the histrion down the caller villain on House of the Dragon. The 38-year-old stars successful the Game of Thrones prequel arsenic Larys Strong, who shockingly murders his ain household members successful the sixth episode. Larys is going to beryllium an important quality for the remainder of the season, truthful expect to spot much from Matthew.

So, who is Matthew Needham? The talented British histrion is astir to person his breakout in House of the Dragon. Here are 5 things you request to cognize astir Matthew.

Matthew Needham successful ‘House of the Dragon’ (Photo: Ollie Upton / HBO)

Matthew plays Larys Strong successful House of the Dragon.

Matthew made his archetypal quality arsenic Larys Strong successful the 5th episode. Larys is the younger lad of Lord Lyonel Strong, who serves arsenic the Hand of the King. Larys is known arsenic “Clubfoot” due to the fact that helium walks with a limp owed to a commencement defect. In Episode 6, Lyonel and his older lad Harwin Strong, who was having an matter with Rhaenyra Targaryen, are killed successful a location occurrence astatine Harrenhal. Larys reveals to Queen Alicent Hightower that helium was down the treacherous act.

He went to play schoolhouse successful London.

Matthew graduated with a Bachelor of Arts successful Acting from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art successful 2007. Before that, helium went to Claremont Fan Court School, a co-educational autarkic school. Matthew is from Kingston upon Thames, a municipality successful South West London.

He made his tv debut in Casualty.

Matthew starred successful the BBC One aesculapian series Casualty from 2007 to 2009. He played Toby De Silva, a doc who was pushed into the aesculapian tract by his parents. The bid is inactive connected the aerial and debuted its 37th play successful August 2022.

Matthew Needham astatine the ‘House of the Dragon’ premiere (Photo: Nils Jorgensen/Shutterstock)

He appeared successful an Oscar-winning abbreviated film.

Matthew had the pb relation successful the 2015 abbreviated play film Stutterer. It was astir a typographer named Greenwood Carsen who struggles owed to his stutter. The task won Best Live Action Short Film astatine the 2016 Academy Awards.

He’s starring successful the upcoming movie ‘Napoleon.’

Matthew has been formed successful Ridley Scott’s upcoming humanities drama Napoleon, astir Napoleon Bonaparte’s emergence to power. Matthew is playing Napoleon’s younger sibling Lucien Bonaparte. Also starring is Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon and Vanessa Kirby arsenic Empress Josephine. Napoleon will beryllium released connected Apple TV+ successful 2023.