Bjorn to be a Viking: Meath teen in dramatic makeover for hit TV series

Irish schoolboy Nathan O’Toole said he barely recognised himself after being transformed into a young Viking for an epic series now being screened on RTÉ.

Bjorn to be a Viking: Meath teen in  dramatic makeover for hit TV series

The History Channel’s Vikings, filmed in Co Wicklow, premiered in the US last spring to over 8m viewers, but the Meath teenager only saw it for the first time when he sat down to watch the first episode on RTÉ at the weekend.

The transition-year student is already being tipped to follow in the footsteps of actors like Colin Farrell and Chris O’Dowd after his critically acclaimed turn in the blockbuster TV series as a Viking child with a clipped Nordic accent.

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