Black House of the Dragon star Steve Toussaint has responded to racist trolls who claimed he doesn’t match author George RR Martin’s depiction of his character in the novel the show is based off of, pointing out that people are OK with ‘flying dragons’ but not ‘rich black guys.’

The Game of Thrones prequel series – which premiered on Sunday – takes place 172 years prior to the events in the original show, and it dives into the history of the iconic Targaryen House.

Created by Miguel Sapochnik and Ryan Condal, the story is adapted from a portion of Martin’s 2018 book Fire & Blood.

In the HBO Max series, Toussaint, 57, plays Lord Corlys Velaryon – the leader of the House Velayron, which is one of the closest allies to House Targaryen and the richest house in Westeros,...