Ty Tennant: 5 Things To Know About David Tennant’s Son Who Is In ‘HOTD’

House of the Dragon volition leap guardant astir 10 years erstwhile the September 25 occurrence airs. This clip leap volition person new actors inhabiting the roles of Rhaenyra Targaryen, Alicent Hightower, Prince Aegon, and more. Ty Tennant volition play the teen mentation of young Aegon.

So, who is Ty Tennant? The 20-year-old is the adopted lad of Doctor Who alum David Tennant. From Ty’s acting inheritance to his family, here’s what you request to cognize astir this rising star.

Ty Tennant arsenic Prince Aegon Targaryen. (HBO)

1. Ty volition play young Prince Aegon.

Prince Aegon Targaryen, the oldest lad of King Viserys and Queen Alicent, was antecedently seen lone arsenic a young child. Ty volition play the prince arsenic a teenager, earlier handing disconnected the relation to Tom Glynn-Carney. Ty and Tom antecedently co-starred successful the 2019 movie Tolkien, and they besides played the younger and older versions of Christopher Wiseman.

2. Ty is David Tennant’s son.

Ty’s parents are David and Georgia Tennant. David adopted Ty erstwhile helium joined Georgia successful 2011. Ty has 4 younger siblings, 3 sisters and 1 brother.

3. Ty besides stars successful War of the Worlds.

Ty plays Tom Gresham successful the tv series, which premiered successful 2019. The 3rd play premiered successful September 2022. He’s besides appeared successful shows like Doom Patrol and Around the World successful 80 Days.

4. Ty is unfastened to taking connected the relation of Doctor Who.

The relation runs successful Ty’s family. Not lone did his begetter instrumentality connected the role, but his gramps besides did arsenic well. Ty’s mom, Georgia, is the girl of Peter Davison, who was the Fifth Doctor. David aboriginal became the Tenth Doctor. Ty’s House of the Dragon co-star, Matt Smith, was the Eleventh Doctor.

“I don’t deliberation I would ever diminution the offer,” helium told The Sunday Post successful 2020. “Doctor Who is specified a monolithic happening to instrumentality on. Whoever is genuinely close for it volition get the role. If I americium granted that, I volition surely bash my best.”

Ty Tennant with dada David Tennant. (David Fisher/Shutterstock)

5. Ty has a backup program if acting doesn’t enactment out.

“If acting doesn’t enactment out, weirdly, I person ever wanted to bash machine coding. I person ever been a geek,” Ty besides revealed to The Sunday Post. From the roles helium has nabbed astatine a young age, acting is going to beryllium a longtime vocation for Ty.