0.0
One Sweet Hour
2026
John Kavanagh
Acting
Born January 1, 1946Dublin, Ireland
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 nomination (1989) for Juno and the Paycock. He is also a singer, having played the lead in the Irish stage production of Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris in the 1970s. No other personal details are publicly confirmed.
Movies
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6.0
Bucking Fastard
2026
5.8
Der Irland-Krimi: Zerrissene Seelen
2024
6.0
Baltimore
2024
7.4
The Last Duel
2021
6.0
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
2021
5.2
Supervized
2019
0.0
Deposits
2017
0.0
Lost Memories
2017
6.7
Florence Foster Jenkins
2016
0.0
Horse
2014
6.1
In Secret
2014
5.9
The Invisible Woman
2013
5.8
The Stag
2013
6.1
The Runway
2010
6.2
Closing the Ring
2007
5.6
The Tiger's Tail
2006
5.6
The Black Dahlia
2006
6.0
Alexander
2004
8.0
The Halo Effect
2004
The Wonderful Story of Kelvin Kind
9.0
The Wonderful Story of Kelvin Kind
2004
5.5
Mystics
2003
4.8
Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor
2003
5.3
Pete's Meteor
2002
7.5
Sinners
2002
6.3
Puckoon
2002
Last Days in Dublin
8.0
Last Days in Dublin
2001
8.5
Vicious Circle
1999
6.0
Dancing at Lughnasa
1998
6.8
The Butcher Boy
1998
6.6
The Informant
1997
6.8
Some Mother's Son
1996
0.0
Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told
1996
7.0
Shadow of a Gunman
1995
7.9
Braveheart
1995
7.3
Sharpe's Sword
1995
6.3
Circle of Friends
1995
6.4
Widows' Peak
1994
10.0
Love Lies Bleeding
1993
0.0
Bad Company
1993
6.4
Into the West
1992
7.7
Children of the North
1991
0.0
Arise and Go Now
1991
9.0
Events at Drimaghleen
1991
10.0
August Saturday
1990
6.5
Fools of Fortune
1990
8.5
Who Bombed Birmingham?
1990
10.0
Joyriders
1988
0.0
The Storyteller: A Story Short
1988
6.7
Bellman and True
1987
4.3
The Fantasist
1986
0.0
The Price
1985
7.0
Children in the Crossfire
1984
5.8
Cal
1984
7.0
The Country Girls
1983
Attracta
9.0
Attracta
1983
7.4
The Ballroom of Romance
1982
Revival: Pearse's Concept of Ireland
0.0
Revival: Pearse's Concept of Ireland
1980
7.0
A Week in the Life of Martin Cluxton
1971
5.9
The McKenzie Break
1970
0.0
Weeks
0.0
The Great Wide Open
TV Shows
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5.8
Peacock
7.6
Vikings: Valhalla
6.9
Vikings: Athelstan's Journal
6.9
Vikings: Athelstan's Journal
8.1
Vikings
8.1
Vikings
8.1
Vikings
7.2
Titanic: Blood and Steel
7.4
Father & Son
7.8
The Tudors
7.8
The Tudors
7.3
Rebel Heart
6.6
Scarlett
8.0
Sharpe
6.3
Performance
8.2
The Storyteller
6.0
ScreenPlay
6.0
ScreenPlay
6.0
ScreenPlay
6.0
ScreenPlay
7.4
Lovejoy
7.5