‘House of the Dragon’ Actor Benjamin Evan Ainsworth on ‘Absurdity’ of Assassination Attempt, Daeron’s Growing Power and if Ormund Is Dyeing the Kid’s Hair

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for Season 3, Episode 3 of “House of the Dragon,” now streaming on HBO Max.

Daeron Targaryen (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) is growing up: On this week’s episode of “House of the Dragon” Season 3, the youngest (and least blonde) child of Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) and Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine) experienced his very first assassination attempt!

While sharing a meal with his cousin/keeper Ormund Hightower (James Norton) and his uncle Gwayne Hightower (Freddie Fox) in Tumbleton, a group of Baratheons tried to kill the young prince seemingly on the orders of his half-sister, Queen Rhaynera Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy). The attack was unsuccessful, as Gwayne jumped to his nephew’s rescue in time, which only resulted in a couple of deaths and Ormund projectile vomiting at the smell.

But the latest deadly move between the “Blacks” (who currently hold the Iron Throne through Rhaynera) and the “Greens” (who are splintered off into multiple factions) will have a profound effect on Daeron heading into the final two episodes of “House of the Dragon” Season 3.

Ormund Hightower (James Norton) in “House of the Dragon”