Nathan O'Toole

Last updated

Nathan O'Toole
Born (1998-03-17) 17 March 1998 (age 24)
Nationality Irish
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present

Nathan O'Toole (born 17 March 1998) is an Irish actor. He is known for his role as a young Bjorn Ironside in the first, second and fourth seasons of the History series Vikings . O'Toole made his television debut at 13 in the Showtime series The Borgias as Vincenzo. [1] [2]

Contents

Early life

O'Toole grew up in Dunshaughlin, County Meath with three siblings. He attended St. Seachnall National School and then Dunshaughlin Community College. [3] He began taking acting classes with Ann Kavanagh's Young People's Theatre when he was 10. He then went on to train at Bow Street Academy in Dublin. [4]

Filmography

YearSeriesRoleNotes
2012 The Borgias Vincenzo2 episodes
2013–2014; 2016 Vikings Björn Ironside 11 episodes; Recurring (Season 1)
Guest (Seasons 2; 4)
2014 Penny Dreadful ErnestEpisode: "Resurrection"
2017ClondorcaBrianShort film
2018 The Delinquent Season Teen 2
2018Bernard Dunne's Mythical HeroesVarious
2021Der Irland-KrimiMichael O'ConnorEpisode: "Vergebung"

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peter O'Toole</span> British actor (1932–2013)

Peter Seamus O'Toole was a British stage and film actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began working in the theatre, gaining recognition as a Shakespearean actor at the Bristol Old Vic and with the English Stage Company. In 1959 he made his West End debut in The Long and the Short and the Tall, and played the title role in Hamlet in the National Theatre's first production in 1963. Excelling on the London stage, O'Toole was known for his "hellraiser" lifestyle off it.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dunshaughlin</span> Commuter town in County Meath, Ireland

Dunshaughlin is a town in County Meath, Ireland. A commuter town for nearby Dublin, Dunshaughlin more than tripled in population between the 1991 and 2016 censuses.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robert Sheehan</span> Irish actor (born 1988)

Robert Sheehan is an Irish actor. He is best known for television roles such as Nathan Young in Misfits, Darren Treacy in Love/Hate, and Klaus Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy, as well as film roles such as Tom Natsworthy in Mortal Engines and Simon Lewis in The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones.

Dunshaughlin railway station is a proposed railway station intended to serve the town of Dunshaughlin in County Meath, Ireland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology</span> National museum in Dublin , Ireland

The National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology is a branch of the National Museum of Ireland located on Kildare Street in Dublin, Ireland, that specialises in Irish and other antiquities dating from the Stone Age to the Late Middle Ages.

<i>Vikings</i> (TV series) Canadian-Irish historical drama television 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.

The 2013 Meath Senior Football Championship is the 121st edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Meath, Ireland, and also the 60th anniversary of the first use of the Keegan Cup, won by Navan O'Mahonys first in 1954. The tournament consists of 18 teams, with the winner going on to represent Meath in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

<i>Vikings</i> (season 2) Season of television series

The second season of the historical drama television series Vikings premiered on February 27, 2014 on History in Canada, and concluded on May 1, 2014, consisting of ten episodes. The series broadly follows the exploits of the legendary Viking chieftain Ragnar Lothbrok and his crew, and later those of his sons. The first season of the series begins at the start of the Viking Age, marked by the Lindisfarne raid in 793.

The 2000 Meath Senior Football Championship was the 108th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams, with the winner going on to represent Meath in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kieran O'Reilly (performer)</span> Irish actor and musician

Kieran O'Reilly is an Irish actor, musician and producer. He is also the songwriter and lead vocalist of the Irish alternative rock band, Hail The Ghost. He is best known for his controversial role as Detective Garda Ciarán Madden in RTÉ's hit crime drama, Love/Hate, and his role as 'White Hair' in the Emmy Award-winning television show, Vikings.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dónall Ó Héalai</span> Irish actor and voice actor (born 1987)

Dónall Ó Héalai is an Irish actor and voice actor. He was named a 2020 Screen International Star of Tomorrow and one to watch in 2021 by The Irish Examiner.

The 2015 Meath Senior Football Championship is the 123rd edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Meath, Ireland. Eighteen teams compete, with the winner going on to represent Meath in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

<i>Vikings</i> (season 4) Season of television series

The fourth season of the historical drama television series Vikings premiered on February 18, 2016 on History in Canada. The series broadly follows the exploits of the legendary Viking chieftain Ragnar Lothbrok and his crew, and later those of his sons. The first season of the series begins at the start of the Viking Age, marked by the Lindisfarne raid in 793.

<i>Vikings</i> (season 6) Season of television series

The sixth and final season of the historical drama television series Vikings premiered on December 4, 2019, on History in Canada. The series broadly follows the exploits of the legendary Viking chieftain Ragnar Lothbrok and his crew, and later those of his sons.

Tom O'Toole is an Irish rugby union player, currently playing for United Rugby Championship and European Rugby Champions Cup side Ulster. He plays as a tighthead prop.

The Bow Street Academy for Screen Acting previously known as The Factory, Bow Street, is a film and television acting academy in Dublin, Ireland.

Noel Curran was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for club sides Dunshaughlin and Thomas Davis and at inter-county level with the Meath senior football team. He usually lined out as a full-forward.

Laurence O'Fuarain is an Irish actor, having had roles in season 5 of Game of Thrones (2015), Rebellion (2016), season 5 of Vikings (2017) and Into the Badlands (2017). He appears as Fjall the warrior in the 2022 Netflix miniseries The Witcher: Blood Origin.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steve Wall</span> Irish actor and musician

Steve Wall is a musician, singer, songwriter and actor. He is a founder member of the multi-platinum selling Irish band The Stunning and also The Walls.

References

  1. Kelleher, Lynne (30 January 2014). "Bjorn to be a Viking: Meath teen in dramatic makeover for hit TV series". Irish Examiner.
  2. Butler, Laura (11 March 2013). "I was Bjorn to be an actor, says young 'Vikings' star Nathan". Irish Independent . Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  3. O'Rourke, Frances (31 May 2014). "First encounters: 'I do get some reflected glory'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  4. "Programme Graduates: 2018". Bow Street Academy. Retrieved 4 May 2021.