Ivan Kaye

Ivan Kaye
Ivan Kaye, June 2013
Born Ivan Blakeley Kaye
(1961-07-01) 1 July 1961
Northampton, England
Nationality British
Occupation Actor
Years active 1990–present

Ivan Blakeley Kaye (born 1 July 1961 in Northampton,[1] Northamptonshire) is an English actor. He previously played Dr. Johnathon Leroy in a recurring role in EastEnders,[2] and he played Bryan in The Green Green Grass.[3] He also played the Duke of Milan in all three Seasons of The Borgias,[4] and starred as King Aelle, in the first four Seasons of History channel's historical drama series Vikings.[5]

Career

Ivan Kaye made his theater debut in 1980 at Sadler's Wells Theatre (London) as Willie Wonka in a stage version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.[6] More theatre roles followed throughout the 1980s and 1990s, e.g. at the Royal National Theatre and the Piccadilly Theatre (The Rocky Horror Show).[7][8]

In 1990, he started his television career by guest starring in the crime shows The Paradise Club and The Bill.[9][10] In 1992 he played the leading part Sam Sterne in ITV's crime show Sam Saturday.[11][12] Since then he has played almost 40 roles in television and, starting in 2004, in movies (Layer Cake, Control).[13][14]

Ivan Kaye's roles in recent international productions include drug baron Polo Yakur in Assassination Games (2011), the Duke of Milan Ludovico Sforza in The Borgias (2011-2013), Joshua Collins, father of the main character Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp) in Dark Shadows (2012), famous Viking warrior Ivar the Boneless in Hammer of the Gods (2013), pub landlord Mick Sturrock in BBC One's crime show The Coroner (2015-2016) and the Saxon King Aelle of Northumbria in History channel's period drama Vikings (2013-2017).[15][16]

Aside from his villain roles as cold-blooded Polo Yakur and unscrupulous Duke Ludovico it is mainly his portrayal of King Aelle - in Vikings the deadly enemy and nemesis of the legendary hero of the show Ragnar Lothbrok (Travis Fimmel) - that has recently shaped Ivan Kaye's international profile. In his Twitter bio he describes himself as "Villain for Hire".[17] His performances in the second part of Season 4 of Vikings have met with increased interest[18] as his character King Aelle is of pivotal importance in the scenes of Ragnar's death and at the centre of attention during his own execution through the blood eagle torture inflicted by Ragnar's sons in revenge for the death of their father.[19] In an interview on his character King Aelle in September 2017 Ivan Kaye has contested the assessment of this antagonist as a villain[20] - an assessment that had already been subject to disputes between parts of the audience.

Earlier internationally known roles include Reuben Starkadder in the television film Cold Comfort Farm (1995) and Adonija in the German-Italian-French co-production Solomon (1997).[21][22] Mainly in the United Kingdom Ivan Kaye is also known for his characters Dr. Johnathon Leroy in 27 episodes of the soap opera EastEnders in 2003-2004 and the herdsman Bryan in all of the episodes of the 4 Series television sitcom The Green Green Grass (2005-2009).[23][24]

As a versatile actor and voice artist Ivan Kaye has performed in three short films[25][26][27] and lent his voice to characters in several video games like Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior (2003) and Star Wars: The Old Republic (2011)[28][29] as well as starring as a main character in comedy episodes produced by his own and Douglas McFerran's production company Comedy Ink Productions.[30][31][32] From October 2017 to January 2018 he returned to the stage in the role of Tom Kettle in Jez Butterworth's play The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre in London's West End.[33][34]

In April/May 2018 Ivan Kaye came back to the small screen in the UK in his role as Pesca in the five part mini-series The Woman in White, a new BBC adaptation of Wilkie Collins' classic Gothic novel.[35] A sneak peek review of the still unreleased British feature film For Love or Money: An Unromantic Comedy has recently emphasized his outstanding performance as the father of the main female character.[36]

Person

On social media Ivan Kaye interacts directly with his followers. He can be reached personally through his Twitter account and his Facebook fan page. Aside from his native language Englis he also has knowledge in French and Spanish.[37] As indicated by his first name he has Russian ancestry.[38][39] He lives in the UK.[40]

By supporting the Hounslow Urban Farm and the animal home The Mayhew Ivan Kaye stands up for the protection of animals and the environment.[41][42] He also supports the campaign "Justice for Andrew Jones" which aims at bringing the killers of a teenager to court who was killed in 2003 in Liverpool on the street.[43]

Filmography

TitleRoleYear
The Paradise Club Arthur Burns 1990
The BillAlan Wilcocks1991–2010
Sam SaturdayDI Sam Saturday1992
Men of the WorldJohn1994
Cold Comfort FarmReuben Starkadder1995
CasualtyGuy1995–2001
BugsGeneral Maliq1996
SolomonAdonijah1997
Faith in the FutureMark1998
MicrosoapRoger1998–2000
A Dinner of HerbsDan Bannaman2000
MetropolisHector2000
SunburnKidnapper2000
The Peter PrinciplePaulo2000
The Armando Iannucci Shows2000
Bad GirlsCharlie Atkins2000–2001
DinotopiaCatrone2002
Lenny BlueDI Featherstone2002
Trial & Retribution VIBob Brickman2002
London's BurningJimmy Watts2002
The Eustace Bros.Dennis Walton2003
Inside the Mind of Paul GascoigneNarrator2005
EastEndersDr. Jonathan Leroy2004
Layer CakeFreddie Hurst2004
ControlNorton2004
Self PortraitBurton2005
The Green Green GrassBryan2005–2009
Holby CityJimmy Furnival2008
ChiefChief2011
InjusticeDS Harry Bowman2011
The BorgiasDuke of Milan2011–2013
Assassination GamesPolo Yakur2011
Tortoise in LoveSean2012
Dark ShadowsJoshua Collins2012
VikingsKing Aelle of Northumbria2013–2017
Hammer of the GodsIvar2013
Top HatThe Gentleman2013
UndercoverGarabed2015
The CoronerMick Sturrock2015–2016
The Woman in WhitePesca2018
For Love or Money: An Unromantic ComedyPatrick2018
End of TermGarth Stroman2018
Cliffs of FreedomGhazi Kalif2019
The KingLord Scrope2019

Theatre

West End Theatre;

National Theatre;

  • (1988) Play. 'The Changeling'. National Theatre. Don Pedro.[55]
  • (1988) Play. 'The Magic Olympical Games'. National Theatre. Magus.[56]
  • (1989) Play. 'Ghetto'. National Theatre. Kruk/ Sasha Molevsky.[57][58]
  • (1992) Play. 'Fuente Ovejuna'. National Theatre. Dan Manrique.[59][60]

Other;

  • (1980) Musical. 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' Sadler's Wells/Sheffield Crucible. Willy Wonka.[61]
  • (1984) Play. 'In Nomine Patris' Edinburgh/King's Head Dad. (Fringe First)
  • (1984) Review. 'The Floodlight's Review' Edinburgh. Various Roles/+Writer. (Nominated for Perrier)
  • (1985) Musical. 'Sammy's Magic Garden' Edinburgh Festival/Latchmere. Compost.
  • (1986) Play. 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead'. Latchmere. Player King.
  • (1987) Panto. 'Cinderella' Latchmere. Ugly Sister.
  • (1994) Play. 'View from the Bridge' Bristol Old Vic/Birmingham Rep. Marco.[62][63]
  • (1996) Musical. 'Lock up your Daughters'. Chichester Festival Theatre. Ramble.[64][65]
  • (1999) Play. 'In Flame'. Bush Theatre. Matt/ Frank / Fabrizio.[66]
  • (2002) Play. 'Teeth 'n' Smiles' Sheffield Crucible. Saraffian.

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