Who is House of the Dragon’s Ty Tennant? Doctor Who actor David Tennant’s son, who stars in the HBO hit as Prince Aegon Targaryen II, is a talented musician who loves Star Wars

Oct 3 , 2022

Ty Tennant is the son of Doctor Who’s David Tennant. Photo: @ ty__tennant/Instagram

Game of Thrones’ prequel House of the Dragon caused a stir recently for an explicit scene of Prince Aegon Targaryen II, played by 20-year-old Ty Tennant

He’s the biological son of Georgia Moffett and adopted son of David Tennant; the budding actor has already starred in films with Brendan Fraser and Matt Bomer

HBO hit series Game of Thrones is known for making a strong impression on its viewers – however controversial some scenes may be. So when House of the Dragon came out on August 21, GoT fans were hungry for even more drama in the franchise’s fantasy prequel.

And it seems they haven’t been disappointed. The latest release, episode six, introduces viewers to Prince Aegon Targaryen II, played by Ty Tennant. But the royal character is said to have caused a stir for his scene in the episode, with fans posting on Twitter about their shock and discomfort watching an explicit scene involving Tennant.

But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. The 20-year-old English actor will also appear in episode seven of the show … and perhaps change fans’ minds.

So, who is Tennant outside of the fictitious world of George R.R. Martin, and what do we know about him so far?

He comes from a line of Doctor Who actors

David Tennant adopted Ty Tennant when he married his mother, Georgia Moffett. Photo: @ ty__tennant/Instagram

Ty is the adopted son of Scottish actor David Tennant, 51, who rose to fame for his portrayal of the iconic Doctor Who (The Tenth Doctor). His biological mum, who gave birth to him when she was 17, is Georgia Tennant (née Moffett), 37, as per her IMDB.

She met David on the set of the same show, per The Independent. The couple got married in 2011 and, in the same year, David officially adopted Ty, according to Hollywood Life. The following year, Georgia changed Ty’s name from Ty Moffett to Ty Tennant.

Georgia and David Tennant got married in 2011. Photo: @georgiatennantofficial/Instagram

Ty’s grandfather from his mum’s side, Peter Davison, also played The Doctor from 1981 to 1984. It’s basically family tradition at this point, with Ty landing a cameo on the documentary The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot in 2013.