Emilia Clarke
English actress celebrated worldwide for her iconic portrayal of Daenerys Targaryen in HBO's landmark fantasy series Game of Thrones.
Emilia Clarke - Personal Information
- Name: Emilia Clarke
- Date of Birth: October 23, 1986
- Place of Birth: London, England, UK
- Gender: Female
- Job Title: Actor
- Crew Jobs: Executive Producer, Producer, Writer
Biography
Emilia Isobel Euphemia Rose Clarke, MBE (born 23 October 1986), is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), for which she received nominations for four Primetime Emmy Awards. She is also known for playing Sarah Connor in the science fiction film Terminator: Genisys (2015) and Qi'ra in the Star Wars film Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), as well as starring in the romantic dramas Me Before You (2016) and Last Christmas (2019).
Clarke studied at Drama Centre London, appearing in a number of stage productions. Her television debut was a guest appearance in the 2009 BBC One medical soap opera Doctors, at age 22. Clarke made her Broadway debut as Holly Golightly in the play Breakfast at Tiffany's (2013) and played Nina in a West End production of The Seagull that was suspended due to the COVID-19 lockdowns. She also had a role named G'iah in the Marvel Cinematic Universe miniseries, Secret Invasion (2023).
Selected Filmography
A look at Emilia Clarke's most notable recent screen and stage appearances across film and television.
- PONIES (TV - 2026) as Bea
- World of Westeros Ambient Video (2025) as Daenerys Targaryen
- The Twits (2025) as Pippa (voice)
- The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland (2024) as Queen of Hearts (voice)
- THE FAKE JON SNOW (2024) as Danaerys Targaryen
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion (2023) as Self - 'G'iah'
- The Pod Generation (2023) as Rachel
- Secret Invasion (TV - 2023) as G'iah
- The Amazing Maurice (2022) as Malicia (voice)
- National Theatre Live: The Seagull (2022) as Nina
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