Georgia Hirst

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Georgia Hirst
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Hirst at the 2021 German Comic Con Limited Edition
Born
Georgia Octavia Hirst

(1994-12-26) 26 December 1994 (age 26)
Oxford, England
Alma materDrama Centre London
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present
Notable work
Torvi (Vikings)
Parent(s)
RelativesMaude Hirst (half-sister), (brother)

Georgia Octavia Hirst (born 26 December 1994) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as the maiden Torvi in the History Channel series Vikings and as Becky in the 2018 techno music zombie horror movie Ravers.

Early life[]

Hirst was born on Boxing Day in Oxford. She is the daughter of writer Michael Hirst. Her older half-sister Maude Hirst appeared alongside her in Vikings. Hirst trained in acting at the Drama Centre London.[1]

Career[]

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.[2] She was promoted to series regular during the sixth season.[3]

In 2018, Hirst was the sole actor in the Stephen Gates directed short film Dungeness,[4] and starred as Becky in the 2018 techno music zombie horror movie Ravers,[5] which had its world premiere at the 2018 London FrightFest Film Festival.[6][7] In 2020, Hirst played the role of Grace in the interactive rom-com Five Dates.[8]

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.[9]

Filmography[]

Film and television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2014–2020 Vikings Torvi Recurring (seasons 2–6)
Main (season 6)
63 episodes
2018 Ravers [7] Becky Film
2018 Dungeness [4] woman Short film
2020 Five Dates [8] Grace Interactive Film

References[]

  1. ^ "Georgia Hirst". United Agents. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Georgia Hirst, the charismatic star of the TV series "Vikings" is coming to Vilnius". ccbaltics.com. 2019.
  3. ^ "'Vikings' star Georgia Hirst, says series finale won't please everyone". NME. 4 March 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Dungeness". Vimeo. 2018.
  5. ^ "Vikings actress Georgia Hirst to lead horror 'Ravers' Exclusive". screendaily.com. 20 February 2018.
  6. ^ "FrightFest Film Festival - Ravers". twitter.com. 28 August 2018.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Georgia Hirst - Ravers". starburstmagazine.com. 16 March 2020.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Five Dates". walesinteractive.com. 2020.
  9. ^ "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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