Biography - Christopher Rygh

Who is Christopher Rygh?

Christopher Rygh is an actor by profession and Norwegian by nationality. He is well known for starring in the TV series Tribes of Europa, The Last Kingdom, and films The King Without a Name, Medieval.

Christopher Rygh – Age, Parents, Siblings

Christopher Rygh’s birth took place on born 23 April 1981 in Porsgrunn, Norway. He is directly related to Harald "Fairhair" Halfdansson, the first king of Norway who reigned between 872-930.

Other details of his immediate family including the names of his mother, father, and siblings, or what his parents did for a living are not shared with the public.

Education, Ethnicity

Christopher Rygh studied music and music production at both Liverpool and London universities. It is known that he trained at Oslo's prestigious Norsk Skuespillerinstitut.

His ethnicity is Norwegian.

Christopher Rygh – Girlfriend, Wife, Children, Divorce

Christopher Rygh was in a relationship with his girlfriend Jorunn Kjersem Hildre. The couple seems to have broken up.

He is also a father to daughter Victoria Rygh. But there are no details of the mother of his child- whether she was an ex-wife or a partner. Also, there is no information available on whether he was ever married and later divorced.

Currently, he is dating a Twitch streamer/gamer named Bela Reynn.

Christopher Rygh – Career

Early Days

Having a great passion for music, he played bass with various bands in his youth. After university, he returned to Norway and worked as an audio engineer. This eventually led him to his career as a voice-over artist.

Rygh’s professional career as an actor began on the Norwegian stage and on television. He starred in two short films Ulfberht (2017) and Stranger Strings (2018) before being cast as Father in the 2018 Gothic fantasy film The Head Hunter, directed by US cult horror director Jordan Downey.

Having gained a reputation as the go-to actor for Scandinavian brawn as well as combat roles, he was cast as Dane Guard in the TV series The Last Kingdom in 2018. He portrayed the character for a total of two episodes.

Films, TV Series

Over the last few years, Christopher Rygh has starred in the films Hello Au Revoir (2018) as Zeus, Medieval (2011) as Mick, and The King Without a Name as Fenric. Moreover, he has portrayed characters in the episode(s) of the TV series Neste Sommer (2020) as Muskuløs mann, Miracle Workers (2020) as King Morgdon, and Tribes of Europa (2021) as Taiga.

Co-stars

On the set of Tribes of Europa, Christopher Rygh has worked alongside Emilio Sakraya, Oliver Masucci, Henriette Confurius, Jannik Schümann, and Jeanette Hain.

Christopher Rygh – Net Worth, Salary

The figure on the net worth and annual salary of Christopher Rygh is under review and will be updated.

Christopher Rygh – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On social media handles including Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, Rygh is active. He mostly posts about his work life, headshots, and rarely about his family life.