Ivan Kaye

Ivan Kaye is internationally best known for his role as King Aelle in Vikings 201317 More recently he has appeared as the goon leader Yankee in Gunpowder Milkshake 2021 Kaye has been interested in acting from early childhood A remarkably versatile actor he already had a successful stage career in Londons West End in dramatic and musical theatre before starting his work in television and film in his early thirties Since the beginning of the 1990s he has been featured in over 50 roles in TV and film Due to his enormous versatility Ivan Kaye has been featured in a wide array of roles encompassing lead and main parts as well as antagonists outright villains and comical characters Recent major productions and roles include drug baron Polo Yakur in Assassination Games 2011 the Duke of Milan Ludovico Sforza in The Borgias 20112013 Joshua Collins father of the main character played by Johnny Depp in Dark Shadows 2012 Ivar the Boneless in Hammer of the Gods 2013 King Aelle of Northumbria in Vikings 20132017 pub landlord Mick Sturrock in The Coroner 20152016 and goon leader Yankee in Gunpowder Milkshake 2021 All of these productions have reached an international audience and have been dubbed in several languages Kaye has also appeared in Layer Cake 2004 and is wellknown in the UK as herdsman Bryan in BBCs comedy series The Green Green Grass From October 2017 to January 2018 he returned to theatre after almost twenty years starring as Tom Kettle in the critically acclaimed multiawardwinning stage play The Ferryman at the Gielgud Theatre London Kaye has also worked as a voice artist in several video games such as Star Wars The Old Republic Stuntman C12 and more As a founder and director of Comedy Ink Productions together with actorwriter Douglas McFerran he has produced and acted as a lead in short comedic offerings such as the miniseries Brilliant 2007 the short film Sherlock Holmes Confidential 2013 and his recent dark comedy short Acter 2020 Kaye has a reputation of being especially kind and appreciative towards his fans on social media and in person He is a supporter of the Hounslow Urban Farm where Green Green Grass was partially filmed and with several other actors the Justice for Andrew campaign seeking justice for the murder of a young Liverpudlian He has two grownup daughters and lives in London