Emma D’Arcy With Long Hair Looks So Different: Here Are Some Pics

Emma D’Arcy, who plays Rhaenyra Targaryen in House of the Dragon has a short haircut. If you see her pics from 2018, you’ll be shocked.

By Pratyush Singh
November 16,2022
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Even though Emma D’Arcy rocks having long silver hair as Rhaenyra Targaryen in House of the Dragon, Emma D’Arcy has a short haircut that she occasionally dyes different shades in real life. Her distinctive hairdo, on the other hand, was not always present. Now that Emma D’Arcy is back in the public eye after winning hearts with her depiction of Rhaenyra Targaryen in House of the Dragon, people are digging up earlier photos of her when she was more feminine and much younger.

Emma D’Arcy has said in an interview that she is ‘allergic’ to having long hair. She didn’t seem to be allergic back in 2018 though. She has gone through a ‘transformation for House of the Dragon’ as Vogue Magazine said in an article and it is during the casting process of House of the Dragon that Emma D’Arcy came out of the closet while writing ‘non-binary’ against the gender section in a form. Although she does mention her pronouns as they/them, she gained much traction after playing the role of Rhaenyra Targaryen in House of the Dragon.

Anywho, let’s look at how Emma D’Arcy looked back in 2018.

 

Emma D’Arcy Had Longer Hair In 2018

Emma D'Arcy with long hair in 2018 during a play
Emma D’Arcy with long hair in 2018 during a play

According to some reports, the photos that surfaced on Reddit and other online platforms of Emma D’Arcy, are from a play called ‘A Girl In School Uniform (Walks Into A Bar).’ The report by Startefacts suggests that these photos are from the year 2018, however, the location is not mentioned. She does look entirely different in these photos.

The previous photos instantly prompted a discussion over; if the House of the Dragon actor should keep her long hair or if Emma’s current hairdo is preferable. Nevertheless, everybody seemed to agree on one point: she looked gorgeous then and now, and she was an excellent option to play Rhaenyra Targaryen.

 

Emma D’Arcy Faced A Problem Due To Her Short Hair

Emma D'Arcy
Emma D’Arcy

Rhaenyra Targaryen has visibly long silver hair and as Emma D’Arcy had her signature short hair during her casting process for House of the Dragon, she struggled to audition with a long hair wig. This was mostly due to the Covid-19 lockdown that she was unable to find a workable wig. Miguel Sapochnik, a renowned director of many Game of Thrones and three of House of the Dragon episodes so far, including the series premiere, wanted to see Emma D’Arcy in a long-hair wig before he and the other showrunners could cast her. In a conversation with Entertainment Weekly, this is what Emma said about the debacle:

“For 24 hours, me and my partner just tried … We hot glued these hair extensions to these wig grips. We would send photos to Miguel … And he said, ‘Can you keep trying?’ We kept trying until we found something that gave me the illusion I had long hair. And then, every time we taped after that, I would sit in front of the telly, and my partner would do my hair extensions for an hour and a half before we taped anything.”

Well, her efforts did pay off as she now plays the most beloved character from House of the Dragon.