Last we heard of him, Ormund was assembling his forces to confront Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) in season 2’s lukewarm finale. His army was on the march accompanied by Daeron Targaryen’s new dragon, Tessarion.

House of the Dragon” has found its Ormund Hightower. Variety has learned exclusively that James Norton will join the HBO show’s upcoming third season as Ormund. The official description for the character states that he is “Otto's (Rhys Ifans) nephew,

The Hightower family tree has grown a new branch with news from Variety that James Norton is joining House of the Dragon as Ormund Hightower, the first cousin of Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) and the nephew of Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans).

James Norton has joined the cast of House of the Dragons to play the role of Ormund Tower. The actor has been roped in for season 3 of the HBO show, according to the media reports. The character played by Norton has been referred to multiple times in season 2 of the show,