Theo Nate

Theo Nate was born in Liverpool, England. In 2020, he graduated from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts where he studied acting.

Nate's first role was on the British anthology drama television series Time, where he played a minor character in the pilot of the show.

Nate was cast in the television role of the teenage version of Laenor Velaryon in the 2022 award-winning HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon, a Game of Thrones prequel and adaptation of George R. R. Martin's companion book Fire and Blood. His performance and character received praise, notably for being the first person of color and gay dragon rider in the A Song of Ice and Fire franchise's television adaptations. His character's storyline launched discussion online about the portrayal of LGBT+ characters in media.

In 2025, Nate played the role of Ando in the BBC One crime drama television series This City Is Ours.

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{{cite web |last1=Power |first1=Shanon |title='House of the Dragon' Fans Celebrate First Black Character Riding Dragon |url=https://www.newsweek.com/house-dragon-fans-reaction-first-black-rider-laenor-velaryon-1740619 |website=Newsweek |access-date=7 June 2025 |language=en |date=7 September 2022}}

{{cite news |last1=Holton |first1=Nick |title=The biggest talking points from the House of the Dragon season finale |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/house-of-the-dragon-finale-recap-spoilers-b2210796.html |access-date=1 May 2023 |work=The Independent |date=26 October 2022}}

{{cite web |last1=Frost |first1=Lauren |title=House Of The Dragon Introduces Gay Dragon Rider |url=https://www.starobserver.com.au/artsentertainment/house-of-the-dragon-introduces-gay-dragon-rider/216399 |website=Star Observer |access-date=7 June 2025 |date=6 September 2022}}

{{cite web |last1=Frost |first1=Lauren |title=House Of Dragon 'Buries Their Gays' |url=https://www.starobserver.com.au/artsentertainment/house-of-dragon-buries-their-gays/216752 |website=Star Observer |access-date=7 June 2025 |date=20 September 2022}}

{{cite web |last1=Lambe |first1=Stacy |title='House of the Dragon': Theo Nate on That Shocking Wedding Scene |url=https://www.etonline.com/house-of-the-dragon-theo-nate-on-laenors-lover-and-that-shocking-wedding-scene-exclusive-191006 |website=Entertainment Tonight |access-date=7 June 2025}}

{{cite web |last1=Collins |first1=Sean T. |title=Theo Nate Could Ride a Dragon All Day |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/house-of-the-dragon-theo-nate-interview-laenor-wedding-episode-5.html |website=Vulture |access-date=7 June 2025 |language=en |date=20 September 2022}}

{{cite web |last1=O'Keefe |first1=Meghan |title='House of the Dragon' Episode 3 Ending Explained: How Daemon's Epic Fight Against Crabfeeder Introduces New Dragon Seasmoke {{!}} Decider |url=https://decider.com/2022/09/04/house-of-the-dragon-episode-3-ending-explained-laenor-velaryon-dragon-seasmoke/ |website=Decider |access-date=7 June 2025 |date=5 September 2022}}

{{cite web |last1=O'Keefe |first1=Meghan |title='House of the Dragon' Targaryen Family Tree: From the New Rhaenyra to Aegon, Aemond, and Harwin Strong's Kids |url=https://decider.com/article/house-of-the-dragon-targaryen-family-tree-rhaenyras-children-explained/ |website=Decider |access-date=7 June 2025 |date=26 September 2022}}

{{cite web |last1=Kalishman |first1=Jenna |title='House of the Dragon' Mid-Season Review: The Dragons Are Back Full-Force in this Entertaining Return to the Seven Kingdoms |url=https://filmdaze.net/house-of-the-dragon-mid-season-review-the-dragons-are-back-full-force-in-this-entertaining-return-to-the-seven-kingdoms/ |website=Film Daze |access-date=7 June 2025 |date=6 October 2022}}

{{cite web |last1=Busch |first1=Jenna |title=Filming House Of The Dragon's Wedding Feast Was A 'Baptism By Fire' For Theo Nate |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1038785/filming-house-of-the-dragons-wedding-feast-was-a-baptism-by-fire-for-theo-nate/ |website=SlashFilm |access-date=7 June 2025 |date=4 October 2022}}

{{cite web |last1=Randall |first1=Devin |title='House Of The Dragon' Failed The Gays Again - Instinct Magazine |url=https://instinctmagazine.com/house-of-the-dragon-laenor/ |website=instinct |access-date=7 June 2025 |date=19 September 2022}}

{{cite web |last1=Lowry |first1=Brian |title='House of the Dragon' Is Latest Example of Bury Your Gays Trope |url=https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/2022/9/20/house-dragon-latest-example-bury-your-gays-trope |website=www.advocate.com |access-date=7 June 2025 |language=en}}

{{cite magazine |last1=Wigler |first1=Josh |title='House of the Dragon' Season 1 Episode 5 Recap: The Green Wedding |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/09/house-of-the-dragon-game-of-thrones-season-1-episode-5-recap-the-green-wedding |magazine=Vanity Fair |access-date=7 June 2025 |date=19 September 2022}}

{{cite web |last1=Monteil |first1=Abby |title='House of the Dragon' Botched its First Overtly Queer Storyline |url=https://www.them.us/story/house-of-the-dragon-episode-5-laenor-joffrey |website=Them |access-date=7 June 2025 |date=19 September 2022}}

{{cite web |last1=St. Clair |first1=Joshua |title=[Redacted] Was Never Going to Survive on 'House of the Dragon' |url=https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a41280281/joffrey-lonmouth-house-of-the-dragon/ |website=Men's Health |access-date=7 June 2025 |date=19 September 2022}}

{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Tracy |title=It turns out 'House of the Dragon' is as homophobic as 'Game of Thrones' |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-09-18/house-of-the-dragon-game-of-thrones-lgbtq-representation |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=7 June 2025 |date=19 September 2022}}

{{cite web |last1=Harrison |first1=Maxine |title='House Of The Dragon's Theo Nate Is A "Massive" GoT Fan |url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/theo-nate-instagram-career-history-more-on-house-of-the-dragon-actor |website=Bustle |access-date=7 June 2025 |language=en |date=21 September 2022}}

{{cite web |title=BBC One - This City Is Ours, Series 1, Episode 8 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0029b7w |website=BBC |access-date=18 April 2025 |date=23 March 2025}}

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Category:Living people

Category:21st-century English male actors

Category:English male television actors

Category:1997 births

Category:Alumni of the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts

Category:Actors from Liverpool