Lothaire Bluteau – Emperor Charles
Lothaire Bluteau is a Canadian actor who performs in both English and French. Before the show, Lothaire had already worked in theatre, film, and television throughout Canada and even internationally. People first took notice of the talented actor during his performance in Yves Simoneau’s In the Shadow of the Wind.
You can also see him in films that include I Shot Andy Warhol, Orlando, and Jésus de Montréal.
Peter Franzén - King Harald Finehair
Peter Franzén is a Finnish actor, screenwriter, director, and author. The talented man was born in North Finland wherein he went through a difficult childhood, living with his abusive stepfather.
This painful time of his life led to his novel, Above Dark Waters.
Lothaire Bluteau - Emperor Charles
Emperor Charles II is the trouble, complicated, and powerful emperor of Frankia. He envisioned that battling the Vikings was an earthly and spiritual mission.
Though he can occasionally be perceived as weak by many nobles of his court, Emperor Charles is, in reality, a merciless and sly politician who works toward eliminating all his weaknesses and grab all possible opportunities.
Morgane Polanski - Princess Gisla
Gisla of the West Franks is the beautiful wife of Rollo, mother of Marcellus, William, and Celsa, and daughter of Emperor Charles. Her character is portrayed to be a wise woman who would never be at the mercy of any ruler.
Displaying her commitment to the people, she seemed to be much more involved than her father. She, later on, becomes the Duchess of Normandy.
Morgane Polanski - Princess Gisla
Morgane Polanski is a French actress and model, best known for her role as Princess Gisla on the show. She took interest in acting at an early age, probably because she was already living in the conducive environment of her father Roman Polanski, a French-Polish filmmaker, and her mother Emmanuelle Seigner, a French actress.
She eventually took up acting at the Drama Centre London and the Central School of Speech and Drama.