Ragga Ragnars: roles at a glance
Ragga Ragnars plays Gunnhild in the original Vikings series.
Selected work beyond Vikings includes The Wheel of Time. Explore the biography below for the roles, career context and further references.
Reference: Vikings cast credit.
About Ragga Ragnars
Ragga Ragnars came to screen acting after a professional swimming career that included the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games. She trained at the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles, first taking an eight-week Acting for Film course and then a one-year programme. Gunnhild therefore belongs to a second professional chapter, following years of athletic preparation and international competition.
In her NYFA interview, Ragnars connected the discipline of acting preparation with habits developed as a swimmer: learning material, preparing physically and sustaining focus. Her other television work includes Bain in The Wheel of Time. For viewers drawn to Gunnhild, that is a useful next character to seek out, while the training story explains the path into acting without treating sporting experience as a substitute for it.
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The Wheel of Time
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Selected screen credits
Ragga Ragnars in Vikings
Gunnhild
Ragga Ragnars portrays Gunnhild in Vikings.
Gunnhild is introduced as a shield-maiden and Jarl Olavsonn’s wife. Her fighting ability and later position in Kattegat make her both a military participant and a political figure.
Follow the character’s journey, loyalties and place in the wider saga.
Explore Gunnhild’s storyRagga Ragnars: portrait & roles
