John Kavanagh

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.

Filmografi

Braveheart1995 · CraigThe Last Duel2021 · Le Gris' PriestIn Secret2014 · Inspector MichaudAlexander2004 · ParmenionWidows' Peak1994 · Canon MurtaghFlorence Foster Jenkins2016 · Arturo ToscaniniThe Black Dahlia2006 · Emmett LinscottSupervized2019 · WindsorBucking Fastard2026 · Mr. WestmorelandWeeks · JimThe Invisible Woman2013 · Reverend BenhamCircle of Friends1995 · Brian MahonHorse2014 · JuniorRiverdance: The Animated Adventure2021 · Gatekeeper (voice)Closing the Ring2007 · Reverend SmithSharpe's Sword1995 · Father Patrick CurtisLost Memories2017 · DadInto the West1992 · HartnettSome Mother's Son1996 · CardinalThe Storyteller: A Story Short1988 · BeggarPete's Meteor2002 · Sergeant MaloneyLast Days in Dublin2001 · The Butcher Boy1998 · Dr. BoydThe McKenzie Break1970 ·