Emily Carey: Age, Height And Facts About The House of the Dragon Actor
Everything you need to know about Emily Carey and their career.
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1. Who is Emily Carey?
Emily Carey plays Harriet in Geek Girl and young Alicent Hightower in Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon. Get to know the star here from their age and height to their previous roles.
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2. How old is Emily Carey?
Emily Carey is 20 years old. Their birthday is on 30th April and they were born in 2003. Emily’s late April birthday makes them a Taurus, in case you were wondering! [Alamy]
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3. How tall is Emily Carey?
According to IMDb, Emily is 1.63 metres tall, which is around 5ft 4 inches. [Jeff Spicer/Getty Images]
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4. Where is Emily Carey from? Are they British?
Emily Carey is an English actor and model from Barnet in North London. They've been acting from a very young age, and made their stage debut at the age of 9 in the West End production of ‘Shrek the Musical’. [@theemilycarey via Instagram]
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5. What are Emily Carey's pronouns?
Emily Carey identifies as queer and non-binary and they use they/them pronouns. [@theemilycarey via Instagram]
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6. Who is Emily Carey dating? Do they have a girlfriend?
Emily Carey is currently in a relationship with British actress Jessica Revell. They previously dated musician Kelli Marie from the band RLY. [@theemilycarey via Instagram]
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7. Is Emily Carey related to Olivia Cooke?
While the two stars play the same character at different ages in House of the Dragon, Emily Carey and Olivia Cooke are not actually related in real life. Their resemblance is uncanny thought, right? [Alamy]
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8. Emily Carey began their career playing Shrek and Fiona in the West End
Emily Carey’s acting career began in London’s West End. At the age of 9, Emily joined the company of Shrek the Musical and portrayed young Shrek and young Fiona on stage at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Emily performed the roles from July 2012 – February 2013. [@imogen_gurney via Twitter]
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9. Who plays young Alicent in House of the Dragon?
Emily Carey plays Lady Alicent Hightower in HBO’s House of the Dragon. Alicent is the daughter of Ser Otto Hightower. Having been raised in the Red Keep, Alicent is a member of the King’s inner circle and best friends with Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen. Emily plays younger Alicent while Olivia Cooke plays older Alicent. [HBO via Alamy]
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10. Who plays Harriet in Geek Girl?
Emily Carey is the actor who plays Harriet in Geek Girl on Netflix. Harriet is a socially awkward teenage girl whose life changes when she unexpectedly becomes a model. Emily stars alongside Sarah Parish, Emmanuel Imani and Liam Woodrum. [Netflix]
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11. What TV shows has Emily Carey been in?
Prior to their role as Alicent in House of the Dragon, Emily has appeared in a handful of other TV shows. Their first on-screen role was in Casualty (as Grace Beauchamp), then they went on to appear in Houdini and Doyle (Mary Conan Doyle), Netflix’s Turn Up Charlie (Bea) and BBC’s Get Even (Mika). Most recently, Emily played Harriet in Geek Girl on Netflix. [Netflix]
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12. What movies has Emily Carey been in?
Emily Carey has a couple of pretty iconic film credits to their name already. In 2017, they played young Diana in Wonder Woman, and in 2018, they portrayed young Lara Croft in Tomb Raider. Elsewhere, Emily played Anastasia in Anastasia: Once Upon A Time and has lent their voice to Where Is Anne Frank and Monster Family 2. They also play teen Wendy Darling in 2022’s The Lost Girls. [Alamy]
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13. Emily Carey played Grace Beauchamp in Casualty
Before House of the Dragon, Emily Carey was well known in the UK for their role as Grace Beauchamp in the BBC’s Casualty. Emily appeared in 41 episodes of the British hospital drama, with their first stint spanning from 2014 to 2017. They then returned to the show in 2021. [BBC]
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14. Emily Carey played young Diana in Wonder Woman
Emily Carey plays the 12-year-old version of Diana Prince in 2017’s Wonder Woman. You can spot the star in the sword-fight training scene with Robin Wright’s Antiope before Diana's mother Hippolyta orders her back to the palace. Speaking to Tres Magazine, Emily revealed that they trained for nine weeks before filming their scenes in the movie. [Warner Bros. Pictures via YouTube]
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15. Emily Carey appears in Idina Menzel's Baby It's Cold Outside music video
Emily Carey stars alongside Harry Collett (who is also in House of the Dragon) in the music video for Idina Menzel and Michael Bublé’s cover of ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’.
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16. Emily Carey played young Lara Croft in Tomb Raider
As well as playing young Wonder Woman, Emily Carey also played young Lara Croft. Emily portrayed the younger version of Alicia Vikander’s version of Lara in the 2018 Tomb Raider movie. They can be seen alongside Dominic West in a scene practicing their archery skills. [Warner Bros. Pictures via YouTube]
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17. Is Emily Carey on Instagram?
Yep, and you can follow them at @theemilycarey. On Emily’s Instagram, you’ll find loads of snaps from their day-to-day life, as well as photos from their upcoming projects, plenty of glimpses at House of the Dragon, selfies, photoshoots and much more. [@theemilycarey via Instagram]
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18. Is Emily Carey on TikTok?
Is Emily Carey on TikTok? Absolutely! You can follow Emily at @theemilycarey. On their account, you’ll find loads of hilarious clips and candid videos. [@theemilycarey via TikTok]
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19. What is Emily Carey's net worth?
There is currently no information about Emily Carey’s current net worth, or their House of the Dragon salary. We’ll update this page when we know more information. [Chris Delmas / AFP]
