British actor Steve Toussaint has portrayed the head of one of the most powerful families of Westeros in the much-awaited spin-off prequel of HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones, the most celebrated epic fantasy series of recent times.
Fifty-seven years old Steve Toussaint is born in Birmingham of England. He has been active in his acting career since the year of 1994. Since then he has starred in a number of films and tv series.
Who is Steve Toussaint’s Character Corlys Valaryon in ‘House of the Dragon’?
The events of ‘House of the Dragon‘ are set nearly two hundred years before the plot of ‘Game of Thrones. It chronicles the infamous civil war of the Targaryen family, known as Dance of the Dragons, which led to the demise of the house.
When the series begins the house is at the height of its power, but inside its veins, a dangerous poison has started moving slowly. King Viserys I Targaryen has begun to be the victim of his declining health and his decisions as well as considerations are hugely influenced by his hand Otto Hightower.
After the death of the king’s first wife who left him without a son, Otto leads his daughter Alicent to spend time with the mourning king concluding their inevitable marriage.
But when Alicent gives birth to sons, questions begin to arise around the indisputability of the declared heir- Rhaenyra, the king’s firstborn child and daughter who also happens to be Alicent’s childhood best friend.
In this situation power play among the important houses of Westeros becomes obvious as they try to decide whom to support to gain their own interest. House Velaryon also has to decide its stand under the leadership of the formidable seafarer Lord Corlys Velaryon.
Corlys is first introduced in the series at the Small Council of King Viserys I. He is portrayed as a serious man always vigilant about the little concerns emerging in the kingdom even when the King is not aware of them.
He is also presented as a largely ambitious man who, while trying to lift his wife to the right of which she was deprived, wants to rise to the ladder of power himself. For his famous seafaring and his powerful fleet, he is known as “the Sea Snake” in Westeros.
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Following is the list of movies and tv series in which Steve Toussaint starred before being cast in ‘House of the Dragon’.
Films:
Shooting Dogs (2005)-
Toussaint was cast in the role of Roland in Michael Caton-Jones’ ‘Shooting Dogs’.
Flight of Fury (2007)-
This is an action thriller movie in which Toussaint starred as Captain Ratcher co-starring with Steven Seagal.
Mutant Chronicles (2008)-
As Captain John Patrick McGuire he acted in the sci-fi action horror movie ‘Mutant Chronicles’ that is adapted from the same named role-playing game.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)-
In this action fantasy movie directed by Mike Newell, Toussaint played the role of Seso.
Asylum (2014)-
The horror movie ‘Asylum’ was cast by Toussaint in the role of Sergeant Powell.
TV Series:
The Knock-
Number of Seasons- 5
Toussaint was cast in this crime drama series as the main character of Detective of City and South Barry Christie.
He co-starred in the show with Malcolm Storry, Mark Lewis Jones, Peter O’Brien, and Caroline Lee-Johnson. The series ran from April 10, 1994, to November 11, 2000, on ITV.
Jack of Hearts-
Number of Seasons- 1
This is a six-part British crime series in which Toussaint played the role of Joe. Toussaint co-starred with Keith Allen, Ruth Madoc, and Andrew Sachs in the show. The series ran from August 4 to September 8 of 1999.
Scott & Bailey-
Number of Seasons- 5
Although there are five seasons of the British police procedural series, Toussaint was only cast in the fourth season as the supporting character of Will Pemberton. The series ran from May 29, 2011 to April 27, 2016.
Tut-
Number of Seasons- 1
This Canadian American miniseries, based on Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, cast Toussaint in the role of Mitanni’s king Tushratta. This miniseries ran from June 19 to June 21 of 2015.
Lewis-
Number of Seasons- 9
ITV’s detective drama series ‘Lewis’ is the spin-off of another British detective series ‘Inspector Morse cast Toussaint in the role of Chief Superintendent Joseph Moody. The series ran from January 29, 2006, to November 10, 2015.
Pine Gap-
Number of Seasons- 1
Greg Haddrick, Felicity Packard, and Mat King created the Australian tv series ‘Pine Gap’ which is a six-part series. Toussaint starred in the role of American chief of the Australian and American joint defense intelligence facility of Pine Gap. The series ran from October 14 to November 11 of 2018.
