A young, handsome Scandinavian man whose ambition and cunning helped him to become Earl of Hedeby. He fought alongside Ragnar in the Battle of Paris and is smitten with Lagertha, who he is romantically involved with.

Ben Robson

Born in Newcastle Upon Tyne in the UK, Ben Robson recently filmed the sought after lead role of Craig in the TNT pilot “Animal Kingdom” opposite Ellen Barkin for John Wells. “Animal Kingdom” is based on the critically acclaimed David Michod film following a family of criminals living a life of excess in Southern California.

Robson will next be seen as one of the leads in William Brent Bell’s horror film, The Boy. The film follows a woman who takes a job in a small English village as a nanny for a wealthy couple’s eight-year-old son. The film will be released by STX Entertainment on January 22, 2016.

In 2012, Robson obtained his first major lead role as Lucian opposite Academy Award winner Jon Voight in Lionsgate’s Dracula: The Dark Prince, which was directed by Pearry Reginald Teo. The film premiered in Le Marche De Film at Cannes in March of 2013.

Robson grew up in Northumberland and studied acting in Newcastle and Buckinghamshire. In 2009, Robson set his sights on Los Angeles where he studied at Stella Adler for two years, after which he returned to the UK in 2011. This past year, Robson made Los Angeles his permanent home.