Nathan O'Toole

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Nathan O'Toole
Born (1998-03-17) 17 March 1998 (age 27)
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 third seasons of the History series Vikings . O'Toole made his television debut at 13 in the Showtime series The Borgias as Vincenzo. [1] [2]

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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"

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.