Vikings star Steve Wall has joined the cast of Netflix’s The Witcher series starring Henry Cavill.
Wall has joined the series, which is led by the Superman actor and is filming on location in La Palma in the Canaries.
The Stunning singer plays the part of Boholt, the leader of the Crinfrid Reavers, in the eagerly awaited reboot of the critically acclaimed series, The Witcher.
The new show stars Cavill as Geralt of Rivia, Freya Allan as Ciri, Anya Chalotra as Yennefer, Jodhi May as Queen Calanthe and Millie Brady as Princess Renfri.
The part is a major feather in the singer’s cap who has been successfully transitioning into the acting world for over a decade now.
He cut his teeth with a recurring role on Mooneboy, alongside Chris O’Dowd and Deirdre O’Kane.
His big break came when he landed the role of Einar in History Channel series Vikings.
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He also played legendary jazz trumpeter Chet Baker in the 2018 drama My Foolish Heart and apeared with Donald Sutherland in the crime drama Crossing Line .
Based on the fantasy series of novels and short stories by Andrzej Sapkowski, Netflix’s The Witcher follows the monster slayer for hire named Geralt of Rivia, played by Henry Cavill.
While there is no release date scheduelled it has been reported that the first episode will drop on Netflix later this year.
There was also good news today for Irish Jamestown actor Niamh Walsh who has been cast in the big budget drama series English Game.
The six-part drama charts the origins of football and how those involved in its creation reached across the class divide to establish the game as the world’s most popular sport.
The series is written and executive produced by Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes and stars Edward Holcroft (Kingsman: The Golden Circle), Kevin Guthrie (Dunkirk) and Craig Parkinson (Line of Duty).
Niamh, 29, was born in Ireland and grew up in Malaysia.
She studied at the prestigious LAMDA drama school in London and landed her first TV role in 2013, when she made her debut on Casualty.
She joined the cast of Holby City in a recurring part in 2015 and then went on to feature in Jekyll & Hyde.
She has made an international name for herself starring as the lippy, flame-haired inn keeper Verity in the Sky One period drama but this new role is her biggest part to date.
The English Game is currently shooting in the UK and will launch on Netflix in 2020.
