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Vikings (TV Series)
''Vikings'' is a historical drama television series created and written by Michael Hirst for the History channel, a Canadian network. Filmed in Ireland, it premiered on March 3, 2013, in Canada. The series concluded on December 30, 2020, when the second half of the sixth season was released in its entirety on Amazon Prime Video in Ireland, ahead of its broadcast on History in Canada from January 1 to March 3, 2021. A sequel series, titled '' Vikings: Valhalla'', premiered on Netflix on February 25, 2022. ''Vikings'' 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 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, Scandinavia, Kievan Rus' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historical Drama
A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swashbucklers. 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 Films set in historical times have always been some of the most popular works. D. W. Griffith's ''The Birth of a Nation'' and Buster Keaton's '' The General'' are examples of popular early American works set during the U.S. Civil War. In different eras different subgenres have risen to popularity, such as the westerns and sword and sandal films that dominated North American cinema in the 1950s. The ''costume drama'' is often separated as a genre of historical dramas. Early critics defined them as films focusing on romance and relationships in sumptuous surroundings, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lothaire Bluteau
Lothaire Bluteau (born 14 April 1957) is a Canadian actor. Biography He was born in Montreal, Quebec, and performs in both French and English. 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 challenged youth in Yves Simoneau's '' In the Shadow of the Wind (Les Fous de Bassan)''. After receiving great acclaim for the lead in the stage version of ''Being at Home with Claude'', he won a best actor Genie Award for his performance in Denys Arcand's Oscar-nominated '' Jésus de Montréal''. He has since appeared in ''Black Robe'' and Robert Lepage's '' Le Confessionnal'', and his international credits include ''Orlando'' (1992) and ''I Shot Andy Warhol'' (1996). He had a recurring role in the third season of the television series '' 24'' as the character Marcus Alvers. In the fourth season of ''The Tudors'', he played Charles de Marillac, the Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Stevenson
George Raymond Stevenson (born 25 May 1964) is an actor from Northern Ireland. He is known for playing Dagonet in the film ''King Arthur'' (2004) and Titus Pullo in the BBC/ HBO television series ''Rome'' (2005–2007). He has portrayed two Marvel Comics characters: Frank Castle / The Punisher in '' Punisher: War Zone'' (2008) and ''The Super Hero Squad Show'', and Volstagg in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (2011–2017). His other films include '' Kill the Irishman'' (2011), where he portrayed mobster Danny Greene, ''The Three Musketeers'', and '' RRR'' (2022), where he portrayed the villainous Governor Scott. His television roles include Ukrainian mobster Isaak Sirko in the seventh season of ''Dexter'', Blackbeard in the third and fourth seasons of '' Black Sails'', and voicing Gar Saxon in ''Star Wars Rebels'' and '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars''. Early life George Raymond Stevenson was born in Lisburn on 25 May 1964, the second of three sons born to Irish parents. His fath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragga Ragnars
Raggamuffin music, usually abbreviated as ragga, is a subgenre of dancehall and reggae music. The instrumentals primarily consist of electronic music. Similar to hip hop, sampling often serves a prominent role in raggamuffin music. Wayne Smith's " Under Mi Sleng Teng", produced by King Jammy in 1985 on a Casio MT-40 synthesizer, is generally recognized as the 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. Ragga is now mainly used as a synonym for dancehall reggae or for describing dancehall with a deejay chatting rather than singjaying or singing on top of the riddim. Origins Ragga originated in Jamaica during the 1980s, at the same time that electronic dance music's popularity was increasing globally. One of the reasons for ragga's swift propagation is that it is generally easier and less expensive to produce than reggae performed o ... [...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 the maiden Torvi in the History 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. 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''; the character debuted in the second season in 2013. 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 FrightFest Film Festival. In 2020, Hirst played the role of Grace in the interactive rom-com ''F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Johnson (actor)
Eric Johann Johnson (born August 7, 1979) is a Canadian actor 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. Since 2022, he has 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, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danila Kozlovsky
Danila Valeryevich Kozlovsky (russian: link=no, Данила Валерьевич Козловский; born 3 May 1985) is a Russian actor and director. Biography Early life and career Danila Kozlovsky was born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. 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 middle boy in a three boys family, has an older brother, Yegor, and a younger brother, Ivan. As a child Danila was slightly overweight. From a young age, Danila 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, which he a ... [...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, model and musician. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moe Dunford
Moe Dunford (born 11 December 1987) is an Irish actor. He is best known for his roles in ''Vikings'' and '' 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 TV productions like '' An Crisis'' and '' Game of Thrones''. His most notable roles are Aethelwulf on ''Vikings'' and Patrick Fitzgerald in '' 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 organization European Film Promotion (EFP) to emerging actors from Europe. "Shooting Stars" is an initiative of the EFP for the international promotion ... [...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 Brisbane in 2003 when Smith was thirteen years old. 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 betw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Ilsø
Marco Ilsø is a Danish actor. His first acting role was as a 14-year-old, playing the lead in 24 episodes of ''Mikkel og guldkortet''. Introduced in season 4, he played 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 * ''Vikings'' as Hvitserk (seasons 4–6) * '' Mikkel og Guldkortet'' as Mikkel in 24 episodes (2008) * as Mads (season 1) * ''Borgen Borgen may refer to: Places * Borgen, Akershus, Norway * Borgen, Oslo, a neighborhood of Oslo, Norway **Borgen (station) * Borgen, Østfold, a suburb of Sarpsborg, Norway * Borgen, Ullensaker, Norway * ''Borgen'' ('the castle'), colloquial name ...'' - Power & Glory as Villads (2022) References External links * *https://www.lindbergmanagement.com/actor/marco-ilsoe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Høgh Andersen
Alex Høgh Andersen (born May 20, 1994) is a Danish actor, model and photographer. He is mostly known for the role of Ivar the Boneless in the historical drama television series ''Vikings'' (2016–2020). Personal life Andersen was born on 20 May 1994 in Denmark to parents Thomas Andersen (father), and Charlotte Høgh (mother). Alex was born and raised in the small town of Skælskør in the western part of Sjælland in Denmark, Andersen discovered his love of acting while studying drama at school. He participated in many musical oriented plays and was fortunate to gain a lot of experience with many big roles. Like his peers, he began auditioning for film roles. At age 17, Andersen realised the difference between live performances and acting in front of a camera. This encouraged him to pursue Film and Media Studies at the University of Copenhagen The University of Copenhagen ( da, Københavns Universitet, KU) is a prestigious public university, public research university in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
