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Christopher Rygh

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Christopher Rygh
On the outskirts of a kingdom, a quiet but fierce medieval warrior protects the realm from monsters and the occult. His gruesome collection of heads is missing only one - the monster that killed his daughter years ago. Driven by a thirst for revenge, he travels wild expanses on horseback, using sorcery to aid in his quest. When his second chance arrives, it's in a way far more horrifying than he ever imagined.
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The Head Hunter (2018)
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Christopher Rygh trained at Oslo's prestigious Norsk Skuespillerinstitutt with subsequent professional roles across Norwegian stage and television. In recent years Christopher has rapidly become the "go to" actor for Scandinavian brawn and combat roles. His recent lead in US cult horror director Jordan Downey's Gothic fantasy The Head Hunter is rapidly gaining him critical acclaim for his role as the brooding and charismatic warrior on a lone mission to rid his world of dark forces and avenge his daughter's murder. Recent work includes Torstein in the stage version of The Last King directed by Asmund Brede Eike and season 3 of the Netflix series The Last Kingdom. His current project Medieval marks Christopher's debut in major feature film production which will see Christopher using his unrivaled skills with broadsword and on horseback.
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Medieval (2022)
Medieval
5.9
  • Mick
  • 2022
Leo Suter, Frida Gustavsson, and Sam Corlett in Vikings: Valhalla (2022)
Vikings: Valhalla
7.3
TV Series
  • Agnarr
Tribes of Europa (2021)
Tribes of Europa
6.7
TV Series
  • Taiga
Christopher Rygh in The Head Hunter (2018)
The Head Hunter
5.4
  • Father
  • 2018

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  • The King Without a Name
    • Fenric
    • Pre-production
  • Blodsbrødre (2023)
    Blodsbrødre
    • Vegard
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Leo Suter, Frida Gustavsson, and Sam Corlett in Vikings: Valhalla (2022)
    Vikings: Valhalla
    • Agnarr
    • TV Series
    • 2022–2023
  • Medieval (2022)
    Medieval
    • Mick
    • 2022
  • Hello Au Revoir (2021)
    Hello Au Revoir
    • Zeus
    • 2021
  • Tribes of Europa (2021)
    Tribes of Europa
    • Taiga
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Steve Buscemi, Daniel Radcliffe, and Geraldine Viswanathan in Miracle Workers (2019)
    Miracle Workers
    • King Morgdon
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Neste Sommer (2014)
    Neste Sommer
    • Muskuløs mann
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Alexander Dreymon in The Last Kingdom (2015)
    The Last Kingdom
    • Dane Guard
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Christopher Rygh in The Head Hunter (2018)
    The Head Hunter
    • Father
    • 2018
  • Stranger Strings
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Ulfberht (2017)
    Ulfberht
    • Thorvaldr
    • Short
    • 2017

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Christopher Rygh - Showreel 2018
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Christopher Rygh - Showreel 2018
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    • 5′ 11¾″ (1.82 m)

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    • Male

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    Christopher is directly related to the first King of Norway, Harald "Fairhair" Halfdansson, who ruled between 872-930.

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