Alexander Ludwig

Alexander Richard Ludwig (born May 7, 1992) is a Canadian actor and country musician. He first began his career as a child, and then received recognition as a teenager for starring in the films The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising (2007) and Race to Witch Mountain (2009). He is also known for starring as Cato in The Hunger Games (2012). He is also known for his supporting roles as Shane Patton in Lone Survivor (2013), and Dorn in Bad Boys for Life (2020). He starred as legendary Viking Björn Ironside in the History Channel series Vikings (2014–2020). He currently has a lead role in the Starz drama series Heels (2021-2023). As a musician, Ludwig released his debut album Highway 99 via BBR Music Group on August 26, 2022. Early life Alexander Richard Ludwig was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to Sharlene (née Martin), a former actress, and Harald Horst Ludwig, a businessman and former co-chair of Lionsgate Entertainment. He has three younger siblings. Ludwig was drawn to the profession, saying in an interview, "I have a big imagination. I love performing." Despite his mother's early career as an actress, Ludwig had to convince his parents to support his desire to pursue acting as a child. His parents believed that child actors "can get sucked into a life that isn't reality." Ludwig earned a degree in theatre at the University of Southern California where he was in the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.