Georgia Hirst

Georgia Hirst (born 26 December 1994) is an English actress, known for her role as Viking shield-maiden Torvi in the television series Vikings and as Becky in the 2018 techno music zombie horror movie Ravers.

Georgia Hirst
Hirst in 2019
Born (1994-12-26) 26 December 1994
London, England, United Kingdom
Alma materDrama Centre London
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present
Notable work
Torvi (Vikings)
Parent(s)
RelativesMaude Hirst (sister)

Life and career

Georgia Octavia Hirst was born on Boxing Day in London. Hirst studied acting at the Drama Centre London and is the younger daughter of writer Michael Hirst and sister of fellow Vikings actress Maude Hirst, who played Helga on the show.

Hirst dedicated most of her early acting career to playing the character Torvi in the television series Vikings; the character debuted in the second season in 2013.[1] She was promoted to series regular during the sixth season.[2]

Hirst ventured into film acting starring as Becky in the 2018 techno music zombie horror movie Ravers,[3] which had its world premiere at the 2018 London FrightFest Film Festival.[4][5]

Personal life

In 2017, Hirst made an appearance on Sky News where she urged young female fans to go ahead with smear tests after she had herself been diagnosed with precancerous cells at the age of 22. Hirst followed this by appearing in a Mika Simmons podcast, The Happy Vagina on the same topic.[6]

Filmography

Film and television
Year Title Role Notes
2014–2020 Vikings Torvi Recurring (seasons 2–6)
Main (season 6)
63 episodes
2018 Ravers Becky Film

References
  1. "Georgia Hirst, the charismatic star of the TV series "Vikings" is coming to Vilnius". ccbaltics.com. 2019.
  2. "'Vikings' star Georgia Hirst, says series finale won't please everyone". NME. 4 March 2020.
  3. "Vikings actress Georgia Hirst to lead horror 'Ravers' Exclusive". screendaily.com. 20 February 2018.
  4. "FrightFest Film Festival - Ravers". twitter.com. 28 August 2018.
  5. "Georgia Hirst - Ravers". starburstmagazine.com. 16 March 2020.
  6. "Vikings star Georgia Hirst worried she'd be unemployable after speaking out on cancer scare". metro.co.uk. 15 January 2020.
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