Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 1, 1946
Age
80
Place of Birth
Dublin, Ireland
Popularity
1.2
John Kavanagh
Acting
Biography
John Kavanagh (born 1946, Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish character actor who was a member of the Abbey Theatre company for ten years (1967–1977) before going freelance. He has worked in over 20 films and numerous TV series since 1970. His film credits include Braveheart (1995), The Butcher Boy (1997), Dancing at Lughnasa (1998), Florence Foster Jenkins (2016), and The Last Duel (2021). On television he is best known for playing The Seer / Pope Leo IV in Vikings (2013–2020) and Vikings: Valhalla (2022–2024), and Cardinal Lorenzo Campeggio in The Tudors (2007–2008). He received a Drama Desk Award…
Also known as
Джон Кэвэна
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Filmography
2026
One Sweet Hour
Movie · Tommy
0.0
2026
Bucking Fastard
Movie · Mr. Westmoreland
6.0
2024
Der Irland-Krimi: Zerrissene Seelen
Movie · Arthur Browne
5.8
2024
Baltimore
Movie · Sir Alfred Beit
6.0
2022
Peacock
TV · Georgia's Boss
5.8
2022
Vikings: Valhalla
TV · The Seer
7.6
2021
The Last Duel
Movie · Le Gris' Priest
7.4
2021
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
Movie · Gatekeeper (voice)
6.0
2019
Supervized
Movie · Windsor
5.2
2017
Deposits
Movie · Narrator (voice)
0.0
2017
Lost Memories
Movie · Dad
0.0
2016
Florence Foster Jenkins
Movie · Arturo Toscanini
6.7
2015
Vikings: Athelstan's Journal
TV · The Seer (archive footage)
6.9
2015
Vikings: Athelstan's Journal
TV · The Seer
6.9
2014
Horse
Movie · Junior
0.0
2014
In Secret
Movie · Inspector Michaud
6.1
2013
The Invisible Woman
Movie · Reverend Benham
5.9
2013
The Stag
Movie · Fionan and Little Kevin's Dad
5.8
2013
Vikings
TV · Pope Leo IV
8.1
2013
Vikings
TV · The Seer (voice)
8.1
2013
Vikings
TV · The Seer
8.1
2012
Titanic: Blood and Steel
TV · Edward Carson
7.2
2010
The Runway
Movie
6.1
2009
Father & Son
TV · John O'Connor
7.4