---
name: "Travis Fimmel"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/travis-fimmel"
fi1m_id: "travis-fimmel"
imdb_id: "nm1379938"
tmdb_id: 77700
wikidata_id: "Q201198"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "15 July 1979"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-23T10:51:56.300028+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Travis Fimmel

## Identity

Travis Fimmel

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/travis-fimmel
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** travis-fimmel
- **IMDb ID:** nm1379938
- **TMDB ID:** 77700
- **Wikidata ID:** Q201198
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_Fimmel, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q201198, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1379938/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/77700

Actor. Born 15 July 1979 in Echuca, Victoria, Australia.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 July 1979, Echuca, Victoria, Australia
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_Fimmel, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q201198, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1379938/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/77700

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Vikings*](https://film.one/tv/vikings.md) (74)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Travis Fimmel

> Travis Fimmel makes men in violent worlds seem capable of stopping to think. We rate him most when the writing leaves their faults alone; his Ragnar in *Vikings* is more interesting than the script's efforts to excuse him.

Travis Fimmel holds our attention in the pauses. In *Vikings* (2013), his Ragnar Lothbrok has appetite and ambition, but also seems capable of stopping to consider what he wants. We were drawn to him because that thoughtfulness made the raider harder to predict. It is a good reason to follow a series whose dialogue can be painfully blunt.

Michael Hirst's writing can make Ragnar easier to excuse than the people around him, and this is where the performance and the script pull apart. Fimmel leaves us uncertain about a man whom the drama sometimes seems determined to have us approve of. He can hold attention without much dialogue or overt action, so those attempts to explain his appeal are not needed. The battles have more consequence because there is a person to follow between them.

His early television work included *Tarzan* (2003) and *The Beast* (2009), before *Vikings* made him a leading television presence. Film roles followed, though television remained a substantial part of the work. *Warcraft* (2016) gave him the military commander Anduin Lothar, while *Lean on Pete* (2018) gave him Ray, a supporting role in an independent drama. That smaller part is worth remembering when the large speculative productions threaten to become the whole description of his work.

The Ridley Scott-produced *Raised by Wolves* (2020) and his role as Desmond Hart in *Dune: Prophecy* (2024) continue that interest in heightened settings. Those are sensible surroundings for an actor whose quiet delivery and expressive eyes can make larger-than-life figures seem recognisably human. We value the suggestion that a character has something to consider beyond the information the scene needs him to deliver.

We would like his next roles to leave him more room to suggest faults without the script explaining them away. His ability to hold our attention quietly should give writers permission to leave a little more unsaid. Start with *Vikings* if historical drama is your sort of evening, and allow for dialogue less subtle than its leading man.

## Biography

Travis Fimmel is an Australian actor. Born on 15 July 1979 in Echuca, Victoria, he was raised on a dairy farm and briefly pursued Australian rules football and architecture studies before turning to modelling and acting.

Fimmel gained international recognition for his leading role as Ragnar Lothbrok in the History Channel series *Vikings* (2013–2017). He has also appeared in the films *Warcraft* (2016) as Anduin Lothar and *Raised by Wolves* (2020–2022) as Marcus, and more recently played Desmond Hart in the series *Dune: Prophecy* (2024).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Vikings* (2013), Fi1m 74, as Ragnar Lothbrok — [page](https://film.one/tv/vikings.md)

## Complete filmography (36)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Pathetic Fallacy* (2026), Actor
- *Rust* (2024), as Fenton 'Preacher' Lang
- *Dune: Prophecy* (2024), series, as Desmond Hart
- *Boy Swallows Universe* (2024), series, as Lyle Orlik
- *C*A*U*G*H*T* (2023), series, as The Dingo
- *Kandahar* (2023), as Roman Chalmers
- *Black Snow* (2023), series, as James Cormack · Director
- *One Way* (2022), as Will · Executive Producer
- *Delia's Gone* (2022), as Stacker
- *That Dirty Black Bag* (2022), series, as Anderson
- *Zone 414* (2021), as Marlon Veidt
- *Die in a Gunfight* (2021), as Wayne
- *Here Are the Young Men* (2021), as TV Presenter
- *Raised by Wolves* (2020), series, as Caleb / Marcus Drusus, Marcus
- *50 States of Fright* (2020), series, as Dave
- *Dreamland* (2019), as George Evans
- *Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan* (2019), as Major Harry Smith
- *Finding Steve McQueen* (2019), as Harry Barber
- *Lean on Pete* (2018), as Ray
- *Warcraft* (2016), as Commander Anduin Lothar
- *Maggie's Plan* (2016), as Guy Childers
- *Vikings: Athelstan's Journal* (2015), series, as Ragnar Lothbrok, Ragnar Lothbrok (archive footage)
- *Vikings* (2013), series, as Ragnar Lothbrok — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/vikings.md)
- *Harodim* (2012), as Lazarus Fell
- *The Baytown Outlaws* (2012), as McQueen Oodie
- *Outlaw Country* (2012), as Feron
- *Pure Country 2: The Gift* (2010), as Dale Jordan
- *BlackBoxTV Presents* (2010), series, as Ted
- *The Experiment* (2010), as Helweg
- *Needle* (2010), as Marcus Rutherford
- *Ivory* (2010), as Jake
- *The Beast* (2009), series, as Ellis Dove
- *Surfer, Dude* (2008), as Johnny Doran
- *Restraint* (2008), as Ron
- *Southern Comfort* (2006), as Bobby
- *Tarzan* (2003), series, as John Clayton Jr. / Tarzan

## Gallery

- ![Travis Fimmel](https://film.one/media/person/1298401/gallery-0161091129b7.jpg) Travis Fimmel — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Travis_Fimmel_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![طراحی از تراویس فیمل تکنیک مداد و هاشور (2019)](https://film.one/media/person/1298401/gallery-45df47d28bac.jpg) طراحی از تراویس فیمل تکنیک مداد و هاشور (2019) — Ya30n ka, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Drawing_of_Travis_Fimmel_as_Ragnar_Lothbrok.jpg/1280px-Drawing_of_Travis_Fimmel_as_Ragnar_Lothbrok.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Dominic Cooper, Duncan Jones, Paul Patton and Travis Fimmel speaking at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Warcraft", at the San Diego Convention ](https://film.one/media/person/1298401/gallery-b48b726e9be1.jpg) Dominic Cooper, Duncan Jones, Paul Patton and Travis Fimmel speaking at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Warcraft", at the San Diego Convention  — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/SDCC_2015_-_Dominic_Cooper%2C_Duncan_Jones%2C_Paula_Patton_%26_Travis_Fimmel_%2819546518840%29.jpg/1280px-SDCC_2015_-_Dominic_Cooper%2C_Duncan_Jones%2C_Paula_Patton_%26_Travis_Fimmel_%2819546518840%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Duncan Jones and Travis Fimmel speaking at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Warcraft", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Californ](https://film.one/media/person/1298401/gallery-b48badeb3348.jpg) Duncan Jones and Travis Fimmel speaking at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Warcraft", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Californ — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/SDCC_2015_-_Duncan_Jones_%26_Travis_Fimmel_%2819734805345%29.jpg/1280px-SDCC_2015_-_Duncan_Jones_%26_Travis_Fimmel_%2819734805345%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Travis Fimmel](https://film.one/media/person/1298401/gallery-98b8973c41a1.jpg) Travis Fimmel — Image via TMDB
- ![Travis Fimmel](https://film.one/media/person/1298401/gallery-b6407d42d6bf.jpg) Travis Fimmel — Image via TMDB
- ![Travis Fimmel](https://film.one/media/person/1298401/gallery-1ccf3f5eae8c.jpg) Travis Fimmel — Image via TMDB
- ![Travis Fimmel and Paula Patton speaking at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Warcraft", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Californ](https://film.one/media/person/1298401/gallery-95070fb555ed.jpg) Travis Fimmel and Paula Patton speaking at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Warcraft", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Californ — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/SDCC_2015_-_Travis_Fimmel_%26_Paula_Patton_%2819739410271%29.jpg/1280px-SDCC_2015_-_Travis_Fimmel_%26_Paula_Patton_%2819739410271%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Travis Fimmel speaking at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Warcraft", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attrib](https://film.one/media/person/1298401/gallery-a6ca4ce6e2ab.jpg) Travis Fimmel speaking at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Warcraft", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Please attrib — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/SDCC_2015_-_Travis_Fimmel_%2819546701198%29.jpg/1280px-SDCC_2015_-_Travis_Fimmel_%2819546701198%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Travis Fimmel](https://film.one/media/person/1298401/gallery-ee71b064be4e.jpg) Travis Fimmel — Image via TMDB
- ![Travis Fimmel](https://film.one/media/person/1298401/gallery-ac4ad339c25a.jpg) Travis Fimmel — Image via TMDB
- ![Travis Fimmel](https://film.one/media/person/1298401/gallery-d941aefbf607.jpg) Travis Fimmel — Image via TMDB

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