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The Last Kingdom

The Last Kingdom

BBC Two 2015

A show of heroic deeds and epic battles with a thematic depth that embraces politics, religion, warfare, courage, love, loyalty and our universal search for identity. Combining real historical figures and events with fictional characters, it is the story of how a people combined their strength under one of the most iconic kings of history in order to reclaim their land for themselves and build a place they call home.
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The Top 10 Actors and Characters of The Last Kingdom (Ranked Cast in 2024)

Alexander Dreymon

#1 - Alexander Dreymon (Uhtred of Bebbanburg)

Alexander Dreymon is a German-born actor, best known for portraying Uhtred of Bebbanburg in BBC Two’s The Last Kingdom.

Alexander Dreymon plays as Uhtred of Bebbanburg in The Last Kingdom.
Alexander Dreymon is the top #1 member of the cast and appears in 36 episodes.

Jonas Malmsjö

#2 - Jonas Malmsjö (Henrik)

Swedish actor who has worked in theatre, TV and radio; he is the son of Swedish actor Jan Malmsjö and the Swedish actress Marie Göranzon. Apart from his work in his native Sweden, which has included a starring role in the TV series Labyrint, he has been in several productions directed by Ingmar Bergman at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. He was also cast as Skorpa of the White Horse, a Viking warlord in the second half of The Last Kingdom, a BBC adaptation of the first two books in Bernard Cornwell's The Saxon Stories series of historical novels. He also contributed the voice of Ingmar Bergman in the Sparks musical, The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman.

Jonas Malmsjö plays as Henrik in The Last Kingdom.
Jonas Malmsjö is the top #2 member of the cast and appears in 33 episodes.

Emily Cox

#3 - Emily Cox (Self)

Cox was born to a British father and an Irish mother in Vienna. Her parents later divorced. Both of them are pianists, who originally came to Vienna on a grant for musicians. Cox grew up in Vienna and graduated from high school in 2003. She developed an interest in acting after performing in a play as part of her English classes during her final year in high school. After her graduation she went on to study acting at the Max Reinhardt Seminar. In 2008 she was under contract as a stage actor at the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna. In 2011 Cox moved to Berlin and since then she has appeared in various movies and series on German and Austrian TV, among them several Tatort movies. Since 2015 she plays the role of the viking woman Brida in the TV series The Last Kingdom, which made her known to international audiences.

Emily Cox plays as Self in The Last Kingdom.
Emily Cox is the top #3 member of the cast and appears in 32 episodes.

Matthew Macfadyen

#4 - Matthew Macfadyen (Tom Wambsgans)

David Matthew Macfadyen (born 17 October 1974) is an English actor. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he gained prominence for his role as Mr. Darcy in Joe Wright's Pride & Prejudice (2005). He currently stars as Tom Wambsgans in the HBO drama series Succession (2018–present), for which he has received a Primetime Emmy Award, two BAFTA Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Macfadyen is also known for his roles in films such as Death at a Funeral (2007), Frost/Nixon (2008), Anna Karenina (2012), The Assistant (2019), and Operation Mincemeat (2021). He made his television debut in 1998 as Hareton Earnshaw in Wuthering Heights. He portrayed Tom Quinn in the BBC One spy series Spooks (2002–04, 2011), and Inspector Edmund Reid in the BBC mystery series Ripper Street (2012–2016). He also starred as Henry Wilcox in Kenneth Lonergan's miniseries Howards End and Charles Ingram in the Stephen Frears' limited series Quiz (2020).

Matthew Macfadyen plays as Tom Wambsgans in The Last Kingdom.
Matthew Macfadyen is the top #4 member of the cast and appears in 29 episodes.

Björn Bengtsson

#5 - Björn Bengtsson (Lasse Waldemar)

Björn Bengtsson plays as Lasse Waldemar in The Last Kingdom.
Björn Bengtsson is the top #5 member of the cast and appears in 27 episodes.

David Dawson

#6 - David Dawson (King Alfred)

David Dawson plays as King Alfred in The Last Kingdom.
David Dawson is the top #6 member of the cast and appears in 26 episodes.

Eliza Butterworth

#7 - Eliza Butterworth (Aelswith)

Eliza Butterworth plays as Aelswith in The Last Kingdom.
Eliza Butterworth is the top #7 member of the cast and appears in 26 episodes.

Tobias Santelmann

#8 - Tobias Santelmann (Yann Hall)

Tobias Santelmann is a Norwegian actor. He is best known for starring in the Academy Award-nominated film Kon-Tiki (2012). He has also had supporting roles in the films Hercules (2014) and Point Break (2015). He starred in the TV crime drama Grenseland and the television series The Last Kingdom (2015–2018) as well as in Those Who Kill (2021), and the HBO series Beforeigners.

Tobias Santelmann plays as Yann Hall in The Last Kingdom.
Tobias Santelmann is the top #8 member of the cast and appears in 24 episodes.

Harry McEntire

#9 - Harry McEntire (Aethelwold)

Harry McEntire plays as Aethelwold in The Last Kingdom.
Harry McEntire is the top #9 member of the cast and appears in 16 episodes.

Charlie Murphy

#10 - Charlie Murphy (Ann Gallagher)

Charlotte "Charlie" Murphy (born 19 April 1988) is an Irish actress. She is best known for playing the lead role of Siobhan Delaney in the hit RTÉ drama Love/Hate for which she won the 2013 Irish Film and Television Award for Best TV Actress, and as Ann Gallagher in the acclaimed BBC One drama Happy Valley. She is currently appearing in the BBC One historical crime drama television series Peaky Blinders.

Charlie Murphy plays as Ann Gallagher in The Last Kingdom.
Charlie Murphy is the top #10 member of the cast and appears in 12 episodes.

Last updated: jan 28, 2023

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