Emilia Clarke

Biography

Emilia Isobel Euphemia Rose Clarke, MBE (born 23 October 1986), is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), for which she received nominations for four Primetime Emmy Awards. She is also known for playing Sarah Connor in the science fiction film Terminator: Genisys (2015) and Qi'ra in the Star Wars film Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), as well as starring in the romantic dramas Me Before You (2016) and Last Christmas (2019).

Clarke studied at Drama Centre London, appearing in a number of stage productions. Her television debut was a guest appearance in the 2009 BBC One medical soap opera Doctors, at age 22. Clarke made her Broadway debut as Holly Golightly in the play Breakfast at Tiffany's (2013) and played Nina in a West End production of The Seagull that was suspended due to the COVID-19 lockdowns. She also had a role named G'iah in the Marvel Cinematic Universe miniseries, Secret Invasion (2023).

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Known For

Game of Thrones

Daenerys Targaryen

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self - Guest

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self

The Graham Norton Show

Self - Guest

Saturday Night Live

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Self - Guest

Futurama

Marianne (voice)

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	The Twits	Pippa (voice)
2025	World of Westeros Ambient Video	Daenerys Targaryen
2024	The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland	Queen of Hearts (voice)
2024	THE FAKE JON SNOW	Danaerys Targaryen
2023	The Pod Generation	Rachel
2023	Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion	Self - 'G'iah'
2022	National Theatre Live: The Seagull	Nina
2022	The Amazing Maurice	Malicia (voice)
2020	Murder Manual	Malu
2019	Above Suspicion	Susan Smith
2019	Last Christmas	Kate Andrich
2019	Game of Thrones: The Last Watch	Self
2018	Solo: A Star Wars Story	Qi'ra
2018	Leading Lady Parts	Actress #1
2017	Voice from the Stone	Verena
2016	Me Before You	Louisa 'Lou' Clark
2015	Terminator Genisys	Sarah Connor
2015	Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience	Daenerys Targaryen
2015	Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life	Self
2013	Dom Hemingway	Evelyn
2012	Spike Island	Sally
2012	Shackled	Malu
2010	Triassic Attack	Savannah
2009	Drop the Dog	Julie
	McCarthy	Jean Kerr
	An Ideal Wife	Constance Lloyd
	Next Life	Ivy

Year	TV Show	Role
2026	PONIES	Bea
2023	Secret Invasion	G'iah
2021	The Game of Thrones Reunion Hosted by Conan O'Brien	Self
2016	Animals.	Lumpy (voice)
2015	Thunderbirds Are Go!	Doyle (Voice)
2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	Self
2015	Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter	Self
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	Self
2014	Variety Studio: Actors on Actors	Self
2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers	Self - Guest
2011	Game of Thrones	Daenerys Targaryen
2007	The Graham Norton Show	Self - Guest
2005	Robot Chicken	Bridget (voice)
2000	Doctors	Saskia Mayer
1999	Futurama	Marianne (voice)
1988	LIVE with Kelly and Mark	Self - Guest
1981	Entertainment Tonight	Self
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1953	The Oscars	Self
	Criminal	Mallory