Nathan O'Toole

Summary

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]

Nathan O'Toole
Born (1998-03-17) 17 March 1998 (age 26)
NationalityIrish
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present

Early life edit

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 edit

Year Series Role Notes
2012 The Borgias Vincenzo 2 episodes
2013–2014; 2016 Vikings Björn Ironside 11 episodes; Recurring (Season 1)
Guest (Seasons 2; 4)
2014 Penny Dreadful Ernest Episode: "Resurrection"
2017 Clondorca Brian Short film
2018 The Delinquent Season Teen 2
2018 Bernard Dunne's Mythical Heroes Various
2021 Der Irland-Krimi Michael O'Connor Episode: "Vergebung"

References edit

  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.

External links edit

  • Nathan O'Toole at IMDb