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Olivia Cooke Auditioned for Rey, Lands House Dragon Role

6/24/2026

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Olivia Cooke Auditions

Olivia Cooke auditioned for Rey in *Star Wars: The Force Awakens* but was not cast.
Olivia Cooke attended casting sessions, including a Los Angeles reading with J.J. Abrams, later calling her performance “really bad.”
Olivia Cooke denied rumors of consideration for Rose Tico in *The Last Jedi* and praised Daisy Ridley as the right Rey.
Olivia Cooke appeared in *Sound of Metal* and was cast as Alicent Hightower on *House of the Dragon*.

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Alicent Schemes

Alicent Hightower, played by Olivia Cooke, leads a subplot in the first episode of House of the Dragon Season 3.
She schemes to turn against her sons to advance Rhaenyra’s claim to the Iron Throne.
One analysis says she believes none of her sons can rule Seven Kingdoms.
Another theory claims her betrayal may be a ploy to lure Rhaenyra into a trap, making Cooke’s character pivotal in the Targaryen civil war.

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Olivia Cooke Auditions

Olivia Cooke auditioned for Rey in *Star Wars: The Force Awakens* but was not cast.
Olivia Cooke attended casting sessions, including a Los Angeles reading with J.J. Abrams, later calling her performance “really bad.”
Olivia Cooke denied rumors of consideration for Rose Tico in *The Last Jedi* and praised Daisy Ridley as the right Rey.
Olivia Cooke appeared in *Sound of Metal* and was cast as Alicent Hightower on *House of the Dragon*.

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