| Ewan Mitchell | |
| Birth Name: | Ewan Robert Mitchell |
| Birth Date: | 8 March 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Derby, England[1] |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 2015 – present |
Ewan Robert Mitchell is an English actor. He is best known for his roles in the medieval series The Last Kingdom (2017–2022), the BBC war drama World on Fire (2019–2023), and the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon (2022–). Mitchell has also appeared in the films High Life (2018) and Saltburn (2023).[2]
Mitchell has stated he grew up in the suburbs[3] of Derby[4] [5] [6] and that he has an older brother.[7] As his family could not afford drama school fees, Mitchell enrolled at a two-year vocational school before being accepted at 17 to train at the Central Junior Television Workshop in Nottingham.[8] [9] [7]
Mitchell began his acting career in 2015, upon graduating high school,[10] appearing in the short films Stereotype (2015) and Fire (2015). He later had a minor role in the film Just Charlie (2017) and appeared in a supporting role in High Life (2018) also starring Robert Pattinson. In 2023, Mitchell portrayed the character Michael Gavey in the Amazon Prime original hit-film Saltburn alongside Barry Keoghan as well as Jacob Elordi.
On television, Mitchell made his debut in the 2017 ITV period drama The Halcyon as Billy Taylor. His breakout role was in the BBC Two and Netflix historical drama The Last Kingdom as Osferth,[11] a role he played from the second to fifth series. In 2019, he starred as Tom Bennett in the BBC One World War II drama series World on Fire.[12]
In 2022, Mitchell appeared in the ITV crime thriller Trigger Point as Billy Washington. Later that year, Mitchell starred in HBOs highly anticipated prequel to Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon, adapted from George R. R. Martin's book Fire and Blood. He took on the role of Prince Aemond Targaryen, a fierce, hot-tempered and dangerous swordsman, the second son and third child of King Viserys I and Queen Alicent Hightower. He has received international recognition as one of the best castings of the show, his portrayal quickly establishing the character as one of the most compelling.[13] [14] [15] [16] [17]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Stereotype | Scott Bamford | Short film |
| Fire | Jack | Short film[18] | |
| 2017 | Just Charlie | Jason | |
| 2018 | High Life | Ettore | |
| 2019 | Stalker | Poacher | Short film |
| 2023 | Saltburn | Michael Gavey | |
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Halcyon | Billy Taylor | ITV | Main role |
| Grantchester | Abraham | ITV | 1 episode | |
| Doctors | Genyen | BBC One | 1 episode ("Free Lunch") | |
| 2017–2022 | The Last Kingdom | Osferth | BBC Two/Netflix | Main role (series 2–5); 28 episodes |
| 2019–2023 | World on Fire | Tom Bennett | BBC One | Main role; 6 episodes |
| 2022 | Trigger Point | Billy Washington | ITV/Peacock | 3 episodes |
| 2022– | House of the Dragon | Aemond Targaryen | HBO | Main role; 11 episodes[19] |