What exactly is Fabien Frankel and why is he the actor who plays Ser Criston Cole in House Of The Dragon and who is he?
French-English actor born and raised in London, where he graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
It is likely that Fabien's love of performing stems from his late father, actor Mark Frankel, who passed away when Fabien was just a child.
Fabien began his professional acting career in a 2017 Charing Cross Theatre production of Jack Rosenthal's The Knowledge. There followed a string of major on-screen roles.
He appeared in the festive rom-com Last Christmas alongside Emilia Clarke from Game of Thrones, the BBC's The Serpent, as well as the 2019 remake of NYPD Blue.
Fabien expressed an interest in working behind the scenes one day. "I think I'm as ambitious to become a director as I am to continue acting," he said previously. But I wouldn't want to direct myself
In the coming months, Fabien's Instagram following is expected to grow, with 15.4k followers at the time of writing.
He plays Ser Criston Cole, a "Dornish, common-born son of the steward to the Lord of Blackhaven," in the highly anticipated Game Of Thrones prequel series, House Of The Dragon.
His name is not associated with any land or titles; all he has to his name is his honour as well as his preternatural skill with a sword."