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Ivan Kaye‌

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Birthday

calendar1961-07-01

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Ivan Kaye

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK

Ivan Kaye

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1961-07-01

Popularity

star3.4

Biography

Ivan Kaye is internationally best known for his role as King Aelle in Vikings (2013-17). More recently, he has appeared as the goon leader Yankee in Gunpowder Milkshake (2021). Kaye has been interested in acting from early childhood. A remarkably versatile actor, he already had a successful stage career in London's West End in dramatic and musical theatre before starting his work in television and film in his early thirties. Since the beginning of the 1990s, he has been featured in over 50 roles in TV and film. Due to his enormous versatility, Ivan Kaye has been featured in a wide array of roles encompassing lead and main parts as well as antagonists, outright villains, and comical characters. Recent major productions and roles include: drug baron Polo Yakur in Assassination Games (2011), the Duke of Milan Ludovico Sforza in The Borgias (2011-2013), Joshua Collins (father of the main character played by Johnny Depp) in Dark Shadows (2012), Ivar the Boneless in Hammer of the Gods (2013), King Aelle of Northumbria in Vikings (2013-2017), pub landlord Mick Sturrock in The Coroner (2015-2016) and goon leader Yankee in Gunpowder Milkshake (2021). All of these productions have reached an international audience and have been dubbed in several languages. Kaye has also appeared in Layer Cake (2004) and is well-known in the UK as herdsman Bryan in BBC’s comedy series The Green Green Grass. From October 2017 to January 2018 he returned to theatre after almost twenty years, starring as Tom Kettle in the critically acclaimed multi-award-winning stage play The Ferryman at the Gielgud Theatre London. Kaye has also worked as a voice artist in several video games such as Star Wars The Old Republic, Stuntman, C-12 and more. As a founder and director of Comedy Ink Productions together with actor/writer Douglas McFerran, he has produced and acted as a lead in short comedic offerings such as the mini-series Brilliant! (2007), the short film Sherlock Holmes Confidential (2013) and his recent dark comedy short Acter (2020). Kaye has a reputation of being especially kind and appreciative towards his fans on social media and in person. He is a supporter of the Hounslow Urban Farm (where 'Green Green Grass' was partially filmed) and, with several other actors, the Justice for Andrew campaign, seeking justice for the murder of a young Liverpudlian. He has two grown-up daughters and lives in London.

Movie Credits

Cold Comfort Farm

Cold Comfort Farm‌
star6.7
calendar 1995

The Dead Collectors

The Dead Collectors‌
star6.5
calendar 2021

Dark Shadows

Dark Shadows‌
star6.1
calendar 2012

Assassination Games

Assassination Games‌
star6.3
calendar 2011

Apocalypse Clown

Apocalypse Clown‌
star6.0
calendar 2023

Hammer of the Gods

Hammer of the Gods‌
star4.4
calendar 2013

End of Term

End of Term‌
star0.0
calendar 2021

Tortoise in Love

Tortoise in Love‌
star5.8
calendar 2012

Lenny Blue

Lenny Blue‌
star0.0
calendar 2002

The Dark Tower

The Dark Tower‌
star0.0
calendar 2020

Control

Control‌
star6.1
calendar 2004

The King

The King‌
star7.2
calendar 2019

For Love or Money

For Love or Money‌
star5.3
calendar 2019

Inside the Mind of Paul Gascoigne

Inside the Mind of Paul Gascoigne‌
star9.0
calendar 2003

Layer Cake

Layer Cake‌
star6.9
calendar 2004

Solomon

Solomon‌
star6.5
calendar 1997

Gunpowder Milkshake

Gunpowder Milkshake‌
star6.3
calendar 2021

Cliffs of Freedom

Cliffs of Freedom‌
star7.3
calendar 2019

Photo Finish

Photo Finish‌
star0.0
calendar 2004

Tv Credits

Bugs

Bugs‌
star6.8
calendar 1995

The Green Green Grass

The Green Green Grass‌
star6.7
calendar 2005

The Bill

The Bill‌
star6.6
calendar 1984

Vikings

Vikings‌
star8.1
calendar 2013

Microsoap

Microsoap‌
star0.0
calendar 1998

Faith in the Future

Faith in the Future‌
star6.0
calendar 1995

Trial & Retribution

Trial & Retribution‌
star6.2
calendar 1997

Dinotopia

Dinotopia‌
star5.0
calendar 2002

The Borgias

The Borgias‌
star7.6
calendar 2011

The Borgias

The Borgias‌
star7.6
calendar 2011

Bad Girls

Bad Girls‌
star7.8
calendar 1999

Undercover

Undercover‌
star7.0
calendar 2015

The Coroner

The Coroner‌
star6.2
calendar 2015

Vikings: Athelstan's Journal

Vikings: Athelstan's Journal‌
star7.1
calendar 2015

Casualty

Casualty‌
star5.9
calendar 1986

A Dinner of Herbs

A Dinner of Herbs‌
star6.0
calendar 2000

Sister Boniface Mysteries

Sister Boniface Mysteries‌
star6.5
calendar 2022

The Woman in White

The Woman in White‌
star5.9
calendar 2018

The Paradise Club

The Paradise Club‌
star5.8
calendar 1989