Regent (TV)

"Regent"
	House of the Dragon
Original air date	July 14, 2024
Running time	62 minutes
Credits
Directed by	Clare Kilner
Written by	Ti Mikkel
Episode chronology
"The Red Dragon and the Gold"	"Smallfolk"
	List of episodes

"Regent" is the fifth episode of season two of the HBO medieval fantasy television series House of the Dragon. Running 62 minutes long, it premiered on July 14, 2024. The episode was written by Ti Mikkel and directed by Clare Kilner. Music was composed by Ramin Djawadi.

Official synopsis

Amid whispers of bad omens, the Greens consider how to fill a void on Aegon's Council, Jacaerys sets out on a rogue mission to strike a deal, and Daemon enlists Lord Willem Blackwood to help persuade the Brackens to bend the knee.^[1]

Plot

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Cast

Starring

Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen
Emma D'Arcy as Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen
Olivia Cooke as Queen Alicent Hightower
Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon
Fabien Frankel as Ser Criston Cole
Matthew Needham as Lord Larys Strong
Sonoya Mizuno as Mysaria
Tom Glynn-Carney as King Aegon II Targaryen
Ewan Mitchell as Prince Aemond Targaryen
Phia Saban as Queen Helaena Targaryen
Harry Collett as Prince Jacaerys Velaryon
Bethany Antonia as Lady Baela Targaryen
Phoebe Campbell as Lady Rhaena Targaryen
Jefferson Hall as Ser Tyland Lannister
Freddie Fox as Ser Gwayne Hightower
Gayle Rankin as Alys Rivers
Kurt Egyiawan as Grand Maester Orwyle
Kieran Bew as Hugh
Ellora Torchia as Kat
Sir Simon Russell Beale as Ser Simon Strong

Co-starring

Nanna Blondell as Lady Laena Velaryon
Paul Kennedy as Lord Jasper Wylde
Anthony Flanagan as Ser Steffon Darklyn
Phil Daniels as Maester Gerardys
Max Wrottesley as Ser Lorent Marbrand
Nicholas Jones as Lord Bartimos Celtigar
Jamie Kenna as Ser Alfred Broome
James Dreyfus as Lord Gormon Massey
Amanda Collin as Lady Jeyne Arryn
Michelle Bonnard as Madam Sylvi
Vincent Regan as Ser Rickard Thorne
Jordon Stevens as Elinda Massey
Maddie Evans as Dyana
Barney Fishwick as Ser Martyn Reyne
Ralph Davis as Ser Leon Estermont
Tok Stephen as Ser Eddard Waters
Paul Valentine as Germund Strong
Graeme McKnight as Paxter Strong
Jack Parry-Jones as Ser Willem Blackwood
Tim Faraday as Lord Amos Bracken
Aedan Day as Ser Raylon Bracken
Kenneth Collard as Lord Forrest Frey
Sarah Woodward as Lady Sabitha Frey
Alistair Brammer as a gold cloak
Emeline Lambert as Princess Alyssa Targaryen
Aaron Hodgetts as Hugh's apprentice
Tracey-Anne Lilles as a goodwife
Ted Reilly as a crofter
Antonio Magro as Lord Petyr Piper
John-Paul Hurley as Lord Darry
Anna Francolini as Lady Mallister
Turlough Convery as Lord Walys Mooton
Eddie Eyre as Ser Axell Bulwer

Reception