Vikings Valhalla casts The Boys actor as legendary viking ahead of major role in season 3

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Erik the Red will be played by Goran Visnjic

Vikings: Valhalla
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Vikings: Valhalla season 2 may not have even been released on Netflix yet – but we've already got some casting news for the third season. The Boys star Goran Visnjic has been cast as Erik the Red, who is the viking father of Leif Eriksson (Sam Corlett) and Freydis (Frida Gustavsson).

We've yet to meet the character in the Netflix series but he has been mentioned in passing by his son. The explorer is often reminded of the atrocities that his father committed in Iceland and Norway. Currently, Erik the Red is in exile in Greenland but it will certainly be interesting to see what exactly happens when the pair are reunited.

Visnjic recently appeared in the Amazon Prime Video series The Boys as the leader of the Church of the Collective Alastair Adana. However, he is probably best known for playing Luka Kovac in 185 episodes of the medical drama ER. Other shows he's appeared in include Timeless, Santa Clarita Diet, Dollface, and This is Us.

Fay Watson
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