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Vikings (2013 TV Series)
''Vikings'' is a historical drama television series created and written by Michael Hirst. A co-production between Canada and Ireland, the series originally premiered on the History Channel on March 3, 2013. The series concluded with its broadcast on History in Canada from January 1 to March 3, 2021, after the second half of the sixth season was released in its entirety on Amazon Prime Video in Ireland on December 30, 2020. A sequel series, titled '' Vikings: Valhalla'', premiered on Netflix on February 25, 2022. It is inspired by the sagas of Ragnar Lodbrok, a Viking who is one of the best-known legendary Norse heroes and notorious as the scourge of Anglo-Saxon England and West Francia. The show portrays Ragnar as a farmer from the Kattegat who rises to fame by raiding England and eventually becomes a Scandinavian king, with the support of his family and fellow warriors. In the later seasons, the series follows the fortunes of his sons and their adventures in England, Scandina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historical Drama
A historical drama (also period drama, period piece or just period) is a dramatic work set in the past, usually used in the context of film and television, which presents history, historical events and characters with varying degrees of fiction such as artistic license, creative dialogue or scenes which compress separate events. The biographical film is a type of historical drama which generally focuses on a single individual or well-defined group. Historical dramas can include romance film, romances, adventure films, and swashbucklers. Historical drama can be differentiated from historical fiction, which generally present fictional characters and events against a backdrop of historical events. A period piece may be set in a vague or general era such as the Middle Ages, or a specific period such as the Roaring Twenties, or the recent past. Scholarship In different eras different subgenres have risen to popularity, such as the westerns and sword and sandal films that dominated Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lothaire Bluteau
Lothaire Bluteau (born 14 April 1957) is a Canadian actor, active in film, theatre, and television. He won the Genie Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of the title character in Denys Arcand's ''Jesus of Montreal'' (1989), with a second nomination for his work in Robert Lepage's ''The Confessional'' (1995). His television work includes the recurring roles of Marcus Alvers on the third season of '' 24'' (2008) and Charles de Marillac on ''The Tudors'' (2010), and a starring role as Charles the Bald on ''Vikings'' (2015-16). Early life Bluteau was born in Montreal in 1957. He initially studied medicine, before enrolling in the Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec. He is fluent in French and English, and has performed in both languages. Career Bluteau has worked in theatre, film and television throughout Canada and internationally. He abandoned medicine for the theatre and was first noticed for his performance as a mentally challe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragga Ragnars
Raggamuffin music (or simply ragga) is a subgenre of dancehall and reggae music. The instrumentals primarily consist of electronic music with heavy use of sampling. Wayne Smith's " Under Mi Sleng Teng", produced by King Jammy in 1985 on a Casio MT-40 synthesizer, is a seminal ragga song. "Sleng Teng" boosted Jammy's popularity immensely, and other producers quickly released their own versions of the riddim, accompanied by dozens of different vocalists. Origins Ragga originated in Jamaica during the 1980s, at the same time that electronic dance music's popularity was increasing globally. Ragga spread to Europe, North America, and Africa, eventually spreading to Japan, India, and the rest of the world. Ragga heavily influenced early jungle music, and also spawned the syncretistic bhangragga style when fused with bhangra. In the 1990s, ragga and breakcore music fused, creating a style known as raggacore. The term "raggamuffin" is an intentional misspelling of "ragamuffin", a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia Hirst
Georgia Octavia Hirst (born 26 December 1994) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Torvi in the History (Canadian TV network), History series ''Vikings (2013 TV series), Vikings'' (2014–2020) and Becky in the zombie horror movie ''Ravers'' (2018). Early life Hirst was born on Boxing Day in Oxford. She is the daughter of writer Michael Hirst (writer), Michael Hirst. Her older half-sister Maude Hirst appeared alongside her in ''Vikings''. Hirst trained in acting at the Drama Centre London. Career Hirst dedicated most of her early acting career to playing the character Torvi in the television series ''Vikings (2013 TV series), Vikings''; the character debuted in 2013 in the second season. She was promoted to series regular during the sixth season. In 2018, Hirst was the sole actor in the Stephen Gates directed short film ''Dungeness'', and starred as Becky in the 2018 techno music zombie horror movie ''Ravers'', which had its world premiere at the 2018 London F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Johnson (actor)
Eric Johann Johnson (born August 7, 1979) is a Canadian actor. He is known for playing Flash Gordon on the eponymous 2007–2008 television series, Whitney Fordman on the superhero series ''Smallville'', Detective Luke Callaghan on the police drama '' Rookie Blue'', and Jack Hyde in the ''Fifty Shades'' film series. In 2022, he played a misogynist corrupt sheriff in the HBO Max horror series '' Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin''. Career Johnson began his career acting at the age of nine, when his parents enrolled him in Stage Polaris, a theater company in Edmonton. Johnson played the younger version of Brad Pitt's character in 1994 film '' Legends of the Fall''. In Canada, Johnson was the lead in an award-winning film titled '' Scorn''. His break-out role came in 2001, as football jock and Clark Kent rival Whitney Fordman in ''Smallville''. In 2004, Johnson played the anti-Mormon son, Joshua Steed, in '' The Work and the Glory'' and later its sequels. A few years later, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danila Kozlovsky
Danila Valeryevich Kozlovsky (; born 3 May 1985) is a Russian actor and director. His most famous roles in films include Vampire Academy and Soulless, as well as the TV series Vikings. During his career he achieved international popularity in Eastern European countries. Biography Kozlovsky was born in Moscow. His mother, Nadezhda Zvenigorodskaya, is a stage actress, and his father, Valery Kozlovsky, was a professor at Moscow State University specializing in marketing and mass communications. He is the second of three brothers, an older brother, Yegor, and a younger brother, Ivan. From a young age, Kozlovsky was placed in dance and music classes, learning to play the saxophone and the alto. During his early years, he frequently changed schools, potentially due to discipline issues. He made his big screen debut in 1998, playing the troubled sixth grader Denis on the Russian television series ''Simple Truths''. In 1996, he was accepted into the Kronshtadt Naval Military School, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Jonathan Rhys Meyers (born Jonathan Michael Francis O'Keeffe; 27 July 1977) is an Irish actor. He is known for his roles in the films '' Michael Collins'' (1996), '' Velvet Goldmine'' (1998), ''Titus'' (1999), ''Bend It Like Beckham'' (2002), ''Alexander'' (2004), '' Match Point'' (2005), '' Mission: Impossible III'' (2006) and his television roles as Elvis Presley in the biographical miniseries '' Elvis'' (2005), for which he won a Golden Globe Award and earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, as King Henry VIII in the historical drama ''The Tudors'' (2007–10), which earned him two Golden Globe Award nominations, and in the NBC drama series ''Dracula'' (2013–14) as the title character. He also starred as Bishop Heahmund, a character inspired by the Catholic Saint of the same name, in the History Channel television series ''Vikings''.Wolf, Matt"Earning an 'A' for Androgyny on the Screen" ''The New York Times'', 13 September 1998; retrieved 10 April 2008. Meyers has cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moe Dunford
Maurice "Moe" Dunford (born 11 December 1987) is an Irish actor. He is best known for his roles as Aethelwulf in the television series ''Vikings'' (2014–2018) and Patrick Fitzgerald in the 2014 film '' Patrick's Day''. He is the recipient of a number of accolades, including three Irish Film & Television Awards. Early life Dunford was born in Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland. He graduated from the Gaiety School of Acting in June 2009. Career Dunford started his acting career in 2010 on ''The Tudors''. Afterwards he appeared in many films and television productions such as '' An Crisis'' and ''Game of Thrones''. His most notable roles are Aethelwulf on the television series ''Vikings'' and Patrick Fitzgerald in the 2014 film '' Patrick's Day''. In 2015, he received an IFTA in the category of Best Actor in a Lead Role in Film for ''Patrick's Day'', and an EFP 2015 Shooting Stars Award The Shooting Stars Awards are presented annually by the pan-European network organizatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Patrick Smith
Jordan Patrick Smith (born 18 June 1989) is a Scottish-Australian actor. He gained prominence through his role as Andrew Robinson in the soap opera ''Neighbours'' (2009–2013, 2022). He has since appeared in the film '' Unbroken'' (2014), and the historical dramas '' Banished'' (2015), ''Vikings'' (2016–2020), and the HBO horror fantasy drama ''Lovecraft Country'' (2020). Early life Smith was born in Fife. He attended St Columba's High School and played football for Dunfermline's youth academy. Following a holiday to Australia in 2001, Smith's family fell in love with the country and decided to emigrate. They moved to Queensland in 2003. He attended Carmel Catholic College. Career After finishing school, Smith took a number of acting courses and appeared in a few commercials. He has previously appeared in '' H2O: Just Add Water'', in which he played a surfer. Smith has also had roles in ''Mortified'' and ''Home and Away''. While between jobs, Smith worked as a labourer. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Ilsø
Marco Ilsø is a Danish actor. As a child actor, he had a lead role in ''Mikkel og guldkortet'' (2008), and played Hvitserk, a son of Ragnar Lothbrok, from series 4 to 6 the Michael Hirst series Vikings (2016-2018). Career His first acting role was as a 14-year-old, playing the lead in 24 episodes of '' Mikkel og Guldkortet''. In 2016, introduced in season 4, he played the second son of Ragnar and Aslaug, Hvitserk in ''Vikings''. Selected filmography * '' Rebounce'' as Niclas (2011) * '' The Absent One'' as young Ditlev (2014) * '' Danny’s Doomsday'' as Lukas (2014) * ''The Model'' as Frederik (2016) * '' Uro'' as Kevin (2018) * ''Wild Men'' as Simon (2021) * '' The Islander'' as Neb (2022) Selected television * '' Mikkel og Guldkortet'' as Mikkel in 24 episodes (2008) * ''Vikings Vikings were seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Høgh Andersen
Alex Høgh Andersen (born 20 May 1994) is a Danish actor. He is mostly known for the role of Ivar the Boneless in the historical drama television series ''Vikings'' (2016–2020). Early life Andersen was born in the small town of Skælskør, in the western part of Sjælland (Zealand) in Denmark, the son of Thomas Andersen and Charlotte Høgh. He became very fond of acting during drama studies at school, rather than in other subjects. He participated in many musical plays and took some leading roles. At the age of 17, Andersen decided he wanted to learn to act in front of a camera, and he went on to do Film and Media Studies at the University of Copenhagen (2014–2015). He started university in 2014, but dropped out in 2015 for the filming of ''Vikings'' on location in Ireland. Career In 2015, he was in the film ''A War''. In 2016, he played the role of Ivar the Boneless, future king, and son of Ragnar Lothbrok (played by Travis Fimmel), in the historical drama television ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasper Pääkkönen
Joona Jasper Pääkkönen (; born 15 July 1980) is a Finnish film actor. Following a two-decade-plus career in Finnish movies, Pääkkönen's international breakthrough role came in 2015 in the historical drama television series ''Vikings'' (2016–2018; 2020) as Halfdan the Black. His next roles were in Spike Lee's comedy-drama film ''BlacKkKlansman'' (2018) and in the war drama film '' Da 5 Bloods'' (2020). Early life Pääkkönen was born in Helsinki, the son of actor Seppo Pääkkönen and Virve Havelin. His uncle Antti Pääkkönen is also an actor, and is a prolific voice actor. Already as a child, Pääkkönen was a theater assistant and attended Kallio Upper Secondary School of Performing Arts in Kallio, Helsinki. When Pääkkönen was 17, he spent a year in Maryland as an exchange student at Baltimore's Owings Mills High School during the 1997–98 school year. Career Pääkkönen's first film role was in '' The Glory and Misery of Human Life'' from 1988, when he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
