John Kavanagh
Actor
- Born
- January 1, 1946 (age 80) · Dublin, Ireland
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.
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Known for
Acting62
- 2026One Sweet Hour as Tommy
- 2026Bucking Fastard as Mr. Westmoreland
- 2024Der Irland-Krimi: Zerrissene Seelen as Arthur Browne
- 2024Baltimore as Sir Alfred Beit
- 2021The Last Duel as Le Gris' Priest
- 2021Riverdance: The Animated Adventure as Gatekeeper (voice)
- 2019Supervized as Windsor
- 2017Deposits as Narrator (voice)
- 2017Lost Memories as Dad
- 2016Florence Foster Jenkins
