“House of the Dragon”’s Tom Glynn-Carney Reveals Trick He Used to Remember Aegon’s Limp (Exclusive)

Julia MooreThu, July 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM UTC

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Tom Glynn-Carney as Aegon Targaryen in 'House of the Dragon' season 3Credit: HBO -

Tom Glynn-Carney plays an entirely different version of Aegon Targaryen in House of the Dragon season 3

After his brother, Aemond (Ewan Mitchell), attacked him in a season 2 battle, Aegon was left permanently crippled and disfigured, and Glynn-Carney tells PEOPLE he now has to go through a major "transformation" on set every morning to play the character

New episodes of House of the Dragon drop Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO

Aegon Targaryen is truly unrecognizable in season 3 of House of the Dragon. Sometimes,even Tom Glynn-Carney can't keep track of it all.

The oldest son of the late King Viserys (Paddy Considine) and Alicent (Olivia Cooke) fled King's Landing at the end of season 2 after a vicious dragon attack by his younger brother, Aemond (Ewan Mitchell), left him crippled and permanently disfigured.

Season 3 shows fans a side of Aegon they've never seen, as he's on the run with Larys (Matthew Needham), though his mobility is a significant challenge — and it was for Glynn-Carney, 31, too.

"I kept forgetting to limp," the actor tells PEOPLE. "I kept forgetting about the fact that he'd broken his leg in such a horrific way that he'll now be permanently living with a limp."

Tom Glynn-Carney as Aegon Targaryen in 'House of the Dragon' season 3Credit: HBO

He found a creative way to solve that problem. "I ended up putting stones in my boot to remind myself to keep the weight off that leg," Glynn-Carney reveals. "It's little things like that that were fun to play with."

"There is such a transformation that I go through every morning, which is a lot of fun," he says of playing Aegon post-dragon fight.

"It's just playing dress up, really, with absolute experts around you and benefiting from all the masterful work. It's great."

The intense prosthetics and time in the makeup chair also help Aegon's injuries stay top of mind. "It's very helpful," he says. "It's a constant reminder of all those things."

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Speaking to the season as a whole, Glynn-Carney teases a "rich narrative" to come for his complex character.

"We see various different versions of him as well, which is nice — and challenging to play and very satisfying to get my teeth stuck into," he says. "We see him use his brain a little bit more than we used to, or at least check in with his heart a bit more."

Tom Glynn-Carney as Aegon, Matthew Needham as Lord Larys in 'House of the Dragon' season 2Credit: Liam Daniel/HBO

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Aegon's objective, still, is "regaining the Iron Throne," Glynn-Carney says, and "regaining power, getting what is rightfully his."

"There's an interesting dynamic there, with the feelings that he has towards Rhaenyra and the feelings that he has towards Aemond, and they're both kind of vying for the top spot," he says. "Aemond feels more like a pressing matter."

Aemond's attack on his brother was "definitely a catalytic moment in his trajectory," Glynn-Carney adds. "[Aemond] is the more urgent issue at the moment, going forward, because he's the one actually making waves to try and find Aegon and do him some damage, and it's whoever gets to the other person first."

New episodes of House of the Dragon drop Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO.

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