THE CAST
Every great story comes to life through its characters.
Meet the cast of VIQUEENS: a team of exceptional actors bringing warmth, wit, and wonder to this animated adventure.
Ella Purnell
as ingrid
Purnell was born in London, U.K. She recently received the Madame Figaro Rising Star Award at the 2024 Canneseries Festival on behalf of her exciting and versatile career to date. She can be seen starring as ‘Lucy MacLean’ in Fallout, Prime Video’s post-apocalyptic series and the platform’s highest-rated show. Upcoming, she will executive-produce and star in the Sky drama series Sweetpea.
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Rita Ora
as Hedvig
Rita Ora is a British singer-songwriter. She was born Rita Sahatçiu Ora in 1990 in Pristina, Kosovo, to Vera (Bajraktari) and Besnik Sahatçiu. She is a granddaughter of director Besim Sahatçiu. At age one, her family decided to move to the United Kingdom. She grew up in West London and attended St Cuthbert with St Matthias CE Primary School in Earls Court, following which she graduated from Sylvia Young Theatre School and then St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College. She began singing from a young age.
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Alan Carr
as The Bard
Alan Carr was born on June 14, 1976 in Weymouth, England, UK. He is a writer and actor, known for Changing Ends (2023), Alan Carr: Chatty Man (2009) and Alan Carr: Tooth Fairy – Live (2007). He was previously married to Paul Drayton.
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Michele Moran
as Helga
Helga is Hedvig’s Sámi mother—and the only female blacksmith in the North.
A single provider and tough as nails, she swings a hammer with the confidence of someone who’s never waited for permission. She is the film’s voice of reason—the sharper half of the unofficial duo with the King.
Where the King is a gentle giant, Helga is pragmatic, razor-smart, and deliciously sarcastic—always two steps ahead and never impressed by speeches, titles, or bravado. She doesn’t rule with power; she rules with common sense.
Helga feels trouble before it arrives. She’s sensed Lars brewing long before anyone dared say his name out loud. So when the truth finally surfaces, she isn’t shocked—just grimly satisfied that her instincts were right.
And here’s the magic twist: Helga isn’t just legend. She’s real.
The character is inspired by an actual female blacksmith who lived in the village of Å — a woman so formidable you can still visit her forge today.
Anton Lesser
as lars
The younger brother. The one who lives in the long, unavoidable shadow of a king.
Years of being overlooked have fermented into something dangerous. What begins as jealousy hardens into obsession—a tightly wound pressure cooker, hissing, waiting to blow.
The best villains never believe they’re villains. Lars doesn’t crave power—he craves order. He believes history will thank him.
And here’s the delicious irony: his dream isn’t madness. It’s destiny—just not his. Norway will one day be united… but under another name.
Steve Speirs
as king eric
King Erik, ruler of Lofotr, is a gentle giant with the heart of a poet and the strength of a war god. A widower, he is fearless in battle—but terrified of one thing, and one thing only: that something might happen to his daughter, Ingrid.
So when Ingrid suddenly vanishes, Erik does the unthinkable. He sets sail, chasing her to the very edges of the known world.
Along the way, Ingrid accidentally catches him doing what Vikings are supposed to have given up—pillaging. And in that awkward, revealing moment, father and daughter are forced to see each other for who they really are… not the legends they pretended to be, but flawed, loving, contradictory humans.
It’s a reunion full of chaos, comedy, and truth—where honor collides with hypocrisy, and love survives even the most embarrassing discoveries.
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as chung
Chung is the stowaway—the small, silent mystery hidden inside a treasure chest during a Viking raid in Constantinople.
His first breath of fresh air in weeks comes not on a quiet shore, but when the chest is unceremoniously rolled into a roaring Viking mead hall. Torches flare. Laughter erupts. Chung is terrified… but he stands his ground.
When a curious Viking steps a little too close, Chung reacts on instinct. In a blink—wham!—he unleashes astonishing kung-fu skills, flipping the much larger warrior onto the floor in a lightning-fast sweep. The hall falls silent.
Across the room, Ingrid and Hedvig lock eyes. This changes everything.
With a little help from Lars, they decide to do the unthinkable: sail this boy halfway across the world to bring him home.
Chung soon proves he’s more than brave—he’s brilliant. When the ship is dragged toward the deadly whirlpool of Moskstraumen, it’s Chung’s calm logic—and perfectly timed kung-fu—that saves them all.
Later comes the revelation: Chung is no ordinary boy. He is the son of the Emperor.
