Clive Standen

Clive James Standen (born July 22, 1981) is an English actor best known for playing Bryan Mills in the NBC series '' Taken'' (2017–2018), based on the film trilogy of the same name, as well as Rollo in the History Channel series ''Vikings'' (2013–2018), Sir Gawain in the Starz series '' Camelot'', Archer in the BBC One series ''Robin Hood'', Demetrian Titus in '' Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2'' and '' Secret Level'', and Private Carl Harris in the BBC science-fiction programme ''Doctor Who.''

Early life and education

Standen was born on a British Army base in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland, and grew up in Leicestershire, East Midlands, England. He went to school at the King Edward VII School, Melton Mowbray followed by a performing arts course at Melton Mowbray College. Standen then went on to earn a place on the 3 year diploma course in Acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Away from acting, in his late teens Standen was an international Muay Thai boxer and later Fencing gold medalist.

Career

Standen's first experience of stunts, horse riding and sword fighting was at age 12 when he got his first job working in a professional stunt team in Nottingham. At the age of 15 Standen was a member of both the National Youth Theatre and the National Youth Music Theatre performing in productions at many well known venues. Later Standen won a place on the three-year acting course at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

In 2004, Standen appeared in '' Waking the Dead''; the Second World War documentary drama ''Ten Days to D-Day''; and took the lead role of Major Alan Marshall in '' Zero Hour'' a TV dramatisation of Special Air Service mission operation Barras in Sierra Leone. The next year he appeared in three episodes of the British soap '' Doctors'' and '' Tom Brown's Schooldays'', the acclaimed ITV adaptation of the book by Thomas Hughes. Standen played Private Carl Harris in three episodes of the fourth series of the relaunched British sci-fi programme ''Doctor Who''. The following year he played Archer, the half-brother of Robin Hood in the BBC One series ''Robin Hood''. Standen was part of the main cast of the TV series '' Camelot'' for Starz in which he portrayed the famous Arthurian knight Sir Gawain.

In film, Standen took a supporting role in the mainstream Bollywood film '' Namastey London'', starring Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif. In 2012, Standen completed filming on the Vertigo Films feature film '' Hammer of the Gods.'' He is a series lead on the History Channel's ''Vikings'' in the role of Rollo. Clive portrayed Bryan Mills in the television adaptation of '' Taken'' then starred as Colonel Knox in the Screen Gems thriller film ''Patient Zero''. Standen was cast in the main role of Anthony Lavelle for NBC's '' Council of Dads'';

In 2021, Standen and Amy Bailey (who played Kwenthrith in ''Vikings'') teamed up to create the Vikcast podcast about the ''Vikings'' TV series they will co-host, with Bailey stating: "We've gathered our beloved castmates, production members, and celebrity guests to talk about the show and everything beyond."

In addition to his screen roles, Standen has done voice overs for video games such as ''Aliens vs. Predator'' and ''Inversion''. He also lent his voice to the video game '' Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II'', portraying Lieutenant Demetrian Titus as a replacement for Mark Strong, who had voiced Titus in the first game.

Personal life

Standen is a spokesman for Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. In September 2024, Standen married actress Lucy Martin in Provence, France.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Stage

References

External links

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1980s births
Living people
English male film actors
English male television actors
English male stage actors
National Youth Theatre members
Male Shakespearean actors from Northern Ireland
People from Melton Mowbray
Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
English male musical theatre actors
English male video game actors
English male voice actors
English male Muay Thai practitioners
21st-century English male actors
Musicians from Leicestershire
Male actors from Leicestershire
Year of birth missing (living people)