ABOUT STEVE TOUSSAINT
British actor of Barbadian descent known for his role as Corlys Velaryon in the HBO series House of the Dragon . He has appeared in films such as Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. He has 10,000 followers on Twitter and 50,000 on Instagram.
He studied politics at the University of Sussex. He worked in merchant banking and hospital administration before going into acting. He began working in film and TV in 1994.
In George RR Martin 's book Fire and Blood, which is the basis for House of the Dragon , the character of Corlys Velaryon was written as a middle-aged white man.
He was born in Birmingham to Barbadian parents, before moving to south-east London. His father worked on the London Underground and his mother was a nurse.
He appeared opposite Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill in Doctor Who . He appeared in CSI: Miami with David Caruso , and in director Steve McQueen 's Small Axe with John Boyega . His Dragon costars include Emma Zia D'Arcy , Matt Smith , and Milly Alcock .
