Gwayne Hightower

Ser Gwayne Hightower is a knight of House Hightower and the eldest son of Ser Otto Hightower, the Hand of the King. He is a brother of Alicent Hightower.
==Biography==
===House of the Dragon: Season 1===
Ser Gwayne competes in the Heir's Tournament. Prince Daemon Targaryen chooses him as his first opponent in the jousting competition as an insult to his father Ser Otto. Gwayne has the better of Daemon in the first tilt knocking him backwards but on the second Daemon aims his lance low, taking out his horse's legs and throwing Gwayne from the saddle, injuring his face.
==Family==
==Behind the scenes==
Gwayne first appears in the series premiere, portrayed by stunt performer Will Willoughby in a jousting match against Daemon Targaryen.Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon: Inside the Creation of a Targaryen Dynasty He has no speaking lines and appears helmetless only very briefly.
On April 24, 2023, HBO announced that Freddie Fox had been cast in the role of Gwayne Hightower for House of the Dragon: Season 2. His character description reads as follows:
:"The son of Otto Hightower, brother to Queen Alicent and uncle to her children King Aegon, Queen Helaena and Prince Aemond."
Freddie Fox is from a prominent multi-generational family of actors. His mother, Joanna David, portrayed Joselyn Redwyne in the first season of House of the Dragon.
==In the books==
In the Fire and Blood, Ser Gwayne Hightower is said to be the youngest of Alicent's brothers, rather than the eldest.
In 129 AC, Gwayne was named the second-in-command of the City Watch of King's Landing, following the Greens' coup and Aegon II's crowning. He and Ser Arryk Cargyll escorted Grand Maester Orwyle when he traveled to Dragonstone, delivering Aegon II's terms of peace to Rhaenyra.
==Appearances==
*
*
==References==
===Notes===
==External links==
* 
Category:Greens
Category:Individuals appearing in House of the Dragon
Category:Individuals from the Reach
Category:Knights
Gwayne Hightower
de:Gawan Hohenturm
es:Gwayne Hightower/House of the Dragon
fr:Gwayne Hightower
pl:Gwayne Hightower
pt-br:Gwayne Hightower
ru:Гвейн Хайтауэр