House of the DragonCast Reveals the Costar That Causes Them to Break Out in Laughter: ‘It’s Unbearable to Work with Him’

Mar. 15, 2025

Josh Horowitz, Matt Smith, Tom Glynn-Carney and Fabien Frankel at New York Comic Con 2024.Photo:Craig Barritt/Getty

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House of the Dragonmay be a drama, but there’s plenty of laughter on the set of the fantasy series.

During a New York Comic Con panel with cast membersMatt Smith,Fabien FrankelandTom Glynn-Carney, the actors said thatRhys Ifans, who portrays Otto Hightower, is the cast member most likely to not know what is going on — or break character the most — causing hilarity to ensue.

Smith, 41, meanwhile, called Ifans, 57, “the funniest man on the planet ever,” as Frankel added, “It’s unbearable to work with him, actually. Like, every day is an uphill struggle to try and do something professional,”

“I feel like I literally can feel HBO behind the monitor going, like, ‘Jesus f—ing Christ, Rhys.’ Fabian and Olivia Cook in a f—ing scene together. Good luck with this man,” he continued.

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House of the Dragonshowrunner and co-creator Ryan Condal toldVarietyin August that fans can expect Ifans' character to have an important role in the series' next installment, after season 2 ended with the former Hand of the King appearing to be imprisoned.

“We were delighted to have Rhys reenter the story, and I will just say that the Otto Hightower tale has not yet come to an end," Condal said.

Rhys Ifans in ‘House of the Dragon’.HBO

HBO

House of the Dragonpremiered in August 2022, with season 2 following in June 2024.

According toVariety, the show will resume production for season 3 in 2025 and it is set to end after four seasons total.

House of the Dragonis available to stream on Max.

source: people.com