The 11-year-old is a big “Spider-Man” fan and shared a fun fact about his connection to Holland.

*A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms *child star Dexter Sol Ansell meets his favorite stars, Zendaya and Tom Holland, at the Emmys

The 11-year-old is a big “Spider-Man” fan and shared a fun fact about his connection to Holland.

By Leigh Blickley

September 15, 2026 9:19 a.m. ET

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Zendaya, Tom Holland, and Dexter Sol Ansell at the Emmys. Credit:

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- Dexter Sol Ansell met Zendaya and Tom Holland at the Emmys.

- The *A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms* child star was happy to meet his two favorites.

- Ansell plays Aegon “Egg” Targaryen on the *Game of Thrones* spinoff series, which earned nine Emmy nominations.

Dexter Sol Ansell had a dream night at the 2026 Emmys after meeting two of his favorite actors.

The *A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms* star was introduced to *Spider-Man** *stars and real-life couple Zendaya and Tom Holland at the award show, which took place at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater on Monday night. The newlyweds posed with the 11-year-old, who rocked a bedazzled white tuxedo jacket that perfectly complemented Zendaya’s custom Prada gown dripping with crystals.

HBO shared a photo of the trio together on Instagram with the caption, “Dreams do come true. #Emmys.”

The network, which airs Ansell’s *Game of Thrones *spinoff series, also shared a video of the child star revealing en route to the ceremony that he was most looking forward to meeting Zendaya during TV’s biggest night.

“So I’m really excited to meet Zendaya because, obviously, I love *Spider-Man* and she’s one of the main people in that, so I’m really excited to meet her,” Ansell said while in a car on his way to the award show.

He also mentioned Zendaya’s husband, Holland, who of course plays Peter Parker in the Marvel franchise.

“And a fun fact, actually, in season 2 of *A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms*, I actually wore Tom Holland’s harness in one of the scenes, which was really cool,” Ansell said.

Little did Ansell know Holland would also be at the Emmys to support his wife and meet him.

Ansell plays Aegon “Egg” Targaryen on *A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms*, which was nominated for nine Emmys, including Outstanding Drama Series, and won the award for Outstanding Stunt Performance for the fifth episode of season 1, “In the Name of the Mother,” which honored stunt performers Zach Roberts, Gyula Tóth, Chris Cox, and Jake Cox.

Dexter Sol Ansell on ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’.

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Ansell wasn’t the only *Game of Thrones* universe cast member at the Emmys, as Emma D’Arcy and Emilia Clarke presented together during the award show. The two Targaryen gals presented Sally Field with the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for *Remarkably Bright Creatures*.

See all the winners at the 2026 Emmy Awards

‘Game of Thrones’ Emmys reunion: Emma D’Arcy and Emilia Clarke present

Clarke broke into the zeitgeist as Daenerys Targaryen, the Mother of Dragons, on HBO’s Emmys fantasy juggernaut. D’Arcy continues that legacy as Rhaenyra Targaryen, the lead of prequel drama *House of the Dragon*, which is set a couple hundred years before the events of the flagship series.

“In the *Game of Thrones* universe, Emilia is my great-great-great-great-really-great-granddaughter,” D’Arcy began the bit, which included some High Valyrian speak.

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Also in the audience was David Benioff, a co-creator of the original *Game of Thrones* series with D.B. Weiss, who got to witness Clarke and D’Arcy’s reunion.

Hosted by Mariska Hargitay, the 2026 Emmys also honored the likes of Matthew Rhys (*The Beast in Me*, *Widow’s Bay*), Jean Smart (*Hacks*), Rhea Seehorn (*Pluribus*), and Noah Wyle (*The Pitt*). *Widow’s Bay* and *The Pitt *won the awards for Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Drama Series, respectively.

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