Fimmel Travis - Ragnarik from Vikings

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Fimmel Travis is a recognized Hollywood actor, originally from Australia. Success in cinema came to him after thirty years. Before that, there was no less successful activity in the world of show business. What is known about the actor who played a key role in the Viking series?

Childhood on a dairy farm

Fimmel Travis was born on July 15, 1979. His home was a farm located near the city of Echuca, in Australia. The boy's mother worked as a nurse, and his father managed the farm, raising cattle.

Besides Travis, who was the youngest child, there were two more boys in the family. By origin, their parents had German and English roots, which were reflected in the appearance of the future actor. In the photo, Travis Fimmel resembles a resident of the northern peoples of Europe.

Find yourself

Three sons helped their father run the household until Fimmel Travis was ripped from the farm by his school football passion. At the age of seventeen, he moved to Melbourne, as he found himself a member of the Australian Football League junior team. The young athlete did not have timeshow off all your talent due to a leg injury.

Travis had to put an end to his professional football career. He decided to get an architectural education. However, on the way to this goal, a career in the modeling business opened before him.

Young man starred in a Calvin Klein commercial. He signed a lucrative contract with the same company. His career was complemented by work in the video clips of such famous singers as Janet Jackson and Jennifer Lopez.

Through the filming of the clips, Travis was noticed by screenwriter David Seltzer. He advised the young man to try his hand at Hollywood. Fimmel went to America.

Filmography

Before starting a career as an actor, Travis took courses at the acting school. His debut work was the title role in the film "Tarzan", which was released in 2003. Unfortunately, the film failed at the box office, and the actor had to listen to a lot of criticism. This did not change his plans.

Today, the actor has more than twenty works. The most famous films of Travis Fimmel:

• "Southern Comfort" - the work of 2006, in which Fimmel played the role of Bobby.
• The Surfer is a 2008 American comedy film starring Johnny Doran.
• "The Beast" - the series consists of only thirteen episodes, it was discontinued due to the illness and subsequent death of the main character Patrick Swayze, whose partner was Fimmel.
• "Experiment" - a psychological thriller in 2010, in which the actor played the roleHelvega.
• "The Pursuit" is a police series about the work of the Houston marshals. Fimmel appeared in two episodes playing Mason Boyle.

In addition to working on the set, the farmer's son regularly participated in various talk shows. He did not leave the modeling business, which brought him the main income. The actor's career skyrocketed after 2012. What caused such a resounding success?

As Ragnar Lothbrok

In 2013, the world saw the Canadian-Irish work "Vikings". The series, although filmed for the Histori channel, does not claim to be an accurate presentation of historical events. It was created on the basis of the sagas of the peoples of the Scandinavian Peninsula about the Viking raids on Anglo-Saxon Britain during the early Middle Ages.

Fimmel Travis played the role of the key character - the legendary Ragnar Lothbrok, who was the leader of the Vikings. According to legend, his family originates from the god Odin. Historical inconsistencies affected the Ragnar Family Tree. For example, the hero did not have a brother named Rollo, played by Clive Standen.

The actor appeared in the first four seasons, until his hero was executed by King Ell. The series was filmed at studios in Ireland and in the Wicklow mountains. The creation of Michael Hurstom made Travis truly famous. The whole world was able to see the icy blue eyes of the new star.

As Anduin Lothar

The actor managed to consolidate his success from the Vikings in the creation of Duncan Jones. Released in 2016light fantasy movie "Warcraft". The action of the picture takes place in a fictional world that was developed in a computer game.

Travis Fimmel, whose personal life is interesting to many fans of a computer game, played Anduin Lothar. The hero is the main character from the side of the Alliance. He commands the forces of Stormwind. King Llane considers him a close friend.

Lothar's military abilities have helped Stormwind fight wars many times. Under his command, the Alliance forces were able to inflict a final defeat on the Old Horde.

The character has a strong character. He is determined and persistent. His ability to persuade helps him lead people.

The film was not liked by Western film critics, but won many adherents at the global box office. The audience in Russia, for example, gave him pretty good marks. In terms of fees, the picture exceeded the threshold of four hundred million US dollars. Although analysts felt that Warcraft did not bring a lot of profit to the creators.

Private life

In his free time, the actor plays football, rides a motorcycle, surfs, goes to the beach. In 2009, he even participated in a cricket match, which was attended by celebrities such as Jesse Spencer, Cameron Daddo, Curtis Stone.

Many people are interested in information about Travis Fimmel's wife. The 38-year-old actor does not have it. He was credited with many novels, even suspected of being gay, but there was no evidence of this.

In an interview, the actor lists many requirements for his future darling. match them,to put it mildly, difficult. Maybe he just hasn't met his one yet.