Maude Gabriella Hirst (born February 1988) is an English actress. She is known for her appearances on television in the series ''

The Tudors ''The Tudors'' is a historical fiction television series set primarily in 16th-century England, created and written by Michael Hirst and produced for the American premium cable television channel Showtime. The series was a collaboration among ...

'' (2007–2010) and ''

Vikings Vikings ; non, víkingr is the modern name given to seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and se ...

'' (2013–2017).

Early life

Hirst was born in Hackney, East London. She is the daughter of producer and writer Michael Hirst and artist Susan Aldworth, and was primarily raised by her mother. Hirst won a scholarship to the

Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts The Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts is a performing arts conservatoire based in Woking, England. It was founded in 1911 by Italia Conti, an actress. The first production at Italia Conti Academy was the play ''Where the Rainbow Ends''. For ...

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Career

Before appearing on screen, Hirst founded the women-centred production company Tuppence Films. She appeared on the British television series ''

'', created by her father, in the role of Kat Ashley between 2008 and 2010, then starred in ''

'', also created by her father, for four seasons between 2013 and 2017 as Helga, wife of Floki, played by

Gustaf Skarsgård Gustaf Caspar Orm Skarsgård (born 12 November 1980) is a Swedish actor. He is known for his roles in ''Evil'' (2003), '' The Way Back'' (2010) and ''Kon-Tiki'' (2012). He also appeared in the HBO TV series ''Westworld'' (2018), as Merlin in th ...

. In 2017, after ''

,'' Hirst decided to step away from acting and changed life direction by devoting her endeavors to the art of

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hirst, Maude Living people 1988 births 21st-century English actresses Actresses from London Alumni of the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts English television actresses English film actresses Actors from Hackney Central Date of birth missing (living people)