Emily Carey

Emily Joanna Carey (born 30 April 2003) is an English actor. She began her career as a child actor on stage and in the BBC One soap opera Casualty (2014–2017, 2021). They went on to play young versions of characters, such as Diana Prince in Wonder Woman (2017), Lara Croft in Tomb Raider (2018), and Alicent Hightower in the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon (2022). They also appeared in BBC iPlayer teen series Get Even (2020). Early life Carey was born in the London Borough of Barnet. Her family is in the theatre industry. When Carey was as young as three she would help her grandmother, a former West End wardrobe mistress, pair socks backstage. She was scouted by an agent when she was eight. They were invited by Michael Xavier, whom they met through The Sound of Music, to take weekend acting classes at his MX Masterclass, of which they are now a patron. Career Carey began her career in 2013 in the West End production of Shrek The Musical at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and as Marta von Trapp in the Olivier Award-nominated The Sound of Music at Regents Park Open Air Theatre.