Clive James Standen (born July 22, 1981Clive Standen at IMDb) is an English actor best known for playing Bryan Mills in the NBC series Taken (2017–2018), based on the film trilogy of the same name, as well as Rollo in the History Channel series Vikings (2013–2018), Sir Gawain in the Starz series Camelot, Archer in the BBC One series Robin Hood, Demetrian Titus in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 and Secret Level, and Private Carl Harris in the BBC science-fiction programme Doctor Who.
Early life and education Standen was born on a British Army base in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland, and grew up in Leicestershire, East Midlands, England. He went to school at the King Edward VII School, Melton Mowbray followed by a performing arts course at Melton Mowbray College. Standen then went on to earn a place on the 3 year diploma course in Acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Away from acting, in his late teens Standen was an international Muay Thai boxer and later Fencing gold medalist.
Career Standen's first experience of stunts, horse riding and sword fighting was at age 12 when he got his first job working in a professional stunt team in Nottingham. At the age of 15 Standen was a member of both the National Youth Theatre and the National Youth Music Theatre performing in productions at many well known venues. Later Standen won a place on the three-year acting course at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
In 2004, Standen appeared in the Second World War documentary drama Ten Days to D-Day; and took the lead role of Major Alan Marshall in Zero Hour a TV dramatisation of Special Air Service mission operation Barras in Sierra Leone. The next year he appeared in three episodes of the British soap Doctors and Tom Brown's Schooldays, the acclaimed ITV adaptation of the book by Thomas Hughes. Standen played Private Carl Harris in three episodes of the fourth series of the relaunched British sci-fi programme Doctor Who. The following year he played Archer, the half-brother of Robin Hood in the BBC One series Robin Hood.Hodgkinson, Will. Robin Hood: easily replaced by another archer, The Guardian, 16 June 2009. Accessed 25 April 2015. Standen was part of the main cast of the TV series Camelot for Starz in which he portrayed the famous Arthurian knight Sir Gawain.
In film, Standen took a supporting role in the mainstream Bollywood film Namastey London, starring Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif. In 2012, Standen completed filming on the Vertigo Films feature film Hammer of the Gods. He is a series lead on the History Channel's Vikings in the role of Rollo. Clive portrayed Bryan Mills in the television adaptation of Taken then starred as Colonel Knox in the Screen Gems thriller film Patient Zero. Standen was cast in the main role of Anthony Lavelle for NBC's Council of Dads;
In 2021, Standen and Amy Bailey (who played Kwenthrith in Vikings) teamed up to create the Vikcast podcast about the Vikings TV series they will co-host, with Bailey stating: "We've gathered our beloved castmates, production members, and celebrity guests to talk about the show and everything beyond."
In addition to his screen roles, Standen has done voice overs for video games such as Aliens vs. Predator and Inversion. He also lent his voice to the video game Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II, portraying Lieutenant Demetrian Titus as a replacement for Mark Strong, who had voiced Titus in the first game.
Personal life Standen is a spokesman for Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. In September 2024, Standen married actress Lucy Martin in Provence, France.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2004Ten Days to D-Day Canadian Commanding Officer 2005 Tom Brown's Schooldays Brooke Television film 2006 Heroes and Villains Pete 2007 Namastey London Charlie BrownBollywood film 2010 Eating Dust Spence 2012 Hammer of the Gods Hagen 2015 EverestEd Viesturs 2018 Patient Zero Colonel Knox In Like Flynn Charlie 2019 Vault Chucky 2022 Vendetta William Duncan 2023 Boudica: The Queen of War Prasutagus 2024 Clear Cut Jack
Television Year Title Role Notes 2004 Waking the Dead Martin Raynor 2-part episode 2005 Doctors Charlie Halliday 3 episodes 2007 Zero Hour Major Alan Marshall 1 episode 2008 Doctor Who Private Harris 3 episodes 2009 Robin Hood Archer 3 episodes 2010 Camelot Sir Gawain Series regular, 10 episodes 2011 Banged Up Abroad David Scott 1 episode 2013–2018 Vikings Rollo Series regular (season 1–4) Special guest (season 5) 2014 Atlantis Telemon 2 episodes 2017–2018 Taken Bryan Mills Series regular, 26 episodes 2020 Gabriel Taylor Series regular, 6 episodes 2020 Council of Dads Anthony Lavelle Series regular, 10 episodes 2023–2025 The Morning Show Andre Ford 5 episodes 2023 Obliterated Liam 1 episode 2024 Secret Level Lieutenant Demetrian Titus 1 episode 2025 Arabia's best kept secrets with Clive Standen Self 4 episodes 2025 Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale Lachlan Frey 4 episodes
Video games Year Title Voice role 2010 Aliens vs. Predator Various lead Marines Civilian characters 2012 Inversion Leo / Gulthar 2012 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Kosak 2024 Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Lieutenant Demetrian Titus 2024 Warhammer 40,000: Warpforge Lieutenant Demetrian Titus
Stage Year Title Character Venue 2006 The Invention of Love Moses Jackson Salisbury Playhouse 2000 West Side Story Diesel Royal Albert Hall 1999–2000 The Ballad of Salmon Pavey Nathanial Giles Globe Theatre
Others Year Title Voice role 2025 Warhammer 40,000: 500 Worlds - Cinematic Trailer Captain Demetrian Titus
References
External links
Vikcast at Spreaker