Leo Suter

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Leo Suter
Born (1993-09-26) 26 September 1993 (age 31)
London, England
Education St Paul's School
New College, Oxford
Occupation Actor
Years active2012–present
Spouse
(m. 2023)

Leo Suter (born 26 September 1993) is an English actor. [1] His credits include Bad Education (2012), Victoria (2017), Ransom (2017), Clique (2018), Beecham House (2019), Sanditon (2019), Intelligence (2020), The Liberator (2020). However, he is most notable for playing the main role of Harald Sigurdsson in the Netflix series Vikings: Valhalla (2022–2024).

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Early life and education

Suter was born in London, son of media executive Tim Suter and businesswoman Dame Helen Alexander, chair of UBM plc and chancellor of the University of Southampton from 2011 to 2017. [2] [3] He was educated at Colet Court, St Paul's School, and New College, Oxford, where he read Human Sciences. [4] [5]

Career

He began acting while studying in school at the age of eleven. He signed his first professional acting contract after playing in his school final play. [1] His theatre roles included Patsy in The Winterling by Oxford Playhouse, Subtle in The Alchemist by Arcola Theatre, and Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet by Southwark Playhouse. [6]

Suter plays Harald Sigurdsson in the Netflix series Vikings: Valhalla (2022–2024), directed by Jeb Stuart.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Round and Round the GardenGardener [7]
2014 Maleficent Young ManUncredited[ citation needed ]
2016 Fallen Trevor Beckman [8]
2019 I'll Find You Robert Pulaski [9]
TBA Christmas Karma TBAIn production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Bad Education Posh Pupil [10]
2017 Victoria Edward Drummond 8 episodes [11]
Ransom Simon HolmanEpisode: "The Castle"
2018 Clique Jack Yorke6 episodes
2019 Beecham House Daniel Beecham6 episodes
Sanditon Young Stringer8 episodes
2020 Intelligence Tom AustinEpisode #1.4
The Liberator Captain Bill LauderEpisode: "The Enemy"
2022–2024 Vikings: Valhalla Harald Hardrada 3 seasons [12]
TBALynleyDI Tommy LynleyUpcoming drama [13]

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