Laurence O'Fuarain (born 24 April 1990) is an Irish actor, having had roles in season 5 of Game of Thrones (2015), Rebellion (2016), season 5 of Vikings (2017) and Into the Badlands (2017). He appears as Fjall the warrior in the Netflix miniseries The Witcher: Blood Origin (2022), and starred as JP in Guy Ritchie's television series The Gentlemen (2024).
Early life and education Laurence O'Fuarain studied advertising and marketing at the Institute of Technology, Tallaght when by chance, got involved in the making of some short films of which he enjoyed. After a successful audition to join the Bow Street Academy, he decided to leave the ITT to concentrate on acting. In 2014, O'Fuarain graduated from the Programme of Screen Acting at Bow Street Academy in Dublin and was in the same group of alumni as Niamh Algar. In his spare time, O'Fuarain is a keen angler.
Career In 2015, straight after the academy, O'Fuarain made his film debut in the Irish film The Limit Of, although the film was not released until 2018. He followed that with small roles in The Secret Scripture (2016) and in a single episode of season 5 of Game of Thrones. The same year he landed a recurring role as Desmond Byrne in Rebellion. In 2017, O'Fuarain picked up small roles in season 5 of Vikings and also Into the Badlands. In 2018, O'Fuarain secured the part of Vern in the film Viking Destiny opposite Terrance Stamp and Will Mellor, as Kevin Gunn in Don't Go and in Black '47.
In August 2021, O'Fuarain began filming of the Netflix miniseries The Witcher: Blood Origin, set in a time 1,200 years before The Witcher, and O'Fuarain stars as Fjall, of a clan of warriors sworn to protect a King in a quest for redemption, in a cast which includes Lenny Henry, Mirren Mack and Michelle Yeoh. The Witcher: Blood Origin aired on Netflix on 25 December 2022.
In 2024, he starred as JP Ward, head of a travelling community, in the Netflix Guy Ritchie television series The Gentlemen, alongside Theo James, Kaya Scodelario, and Daniel Ings.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2016 The Secret Scripture Detective 2018 The Limit Of James Allen Viking Destiny Vern Don't Go Kevin Gunne Black '47 I.C Sub Constable 2021 Who We Love Joe 2024 Split Milk John O'Brien 2026 The Dreadful Seamus Post-production Do Not Enter Balenger Post-production
Television Year Title Role Notes2015 Red Rock Jacko Jones 13 episodes Game of Thrones Simpson Season 5, episode 10: "Mother's Mercy"2016 Can't Cope, Won't Cope Lorcan 4 episodes Rebellion Desmond Byrne 6 episodes: "The Reckoning", "Surrender", "Under Siege", "To Arms" 2017 Vikings Hakon Season 5, episode 6: "The Message" Into the Badlands Bowler Hat Chapter XVI: "Wolf's Breath, Dragon Fire" 2022 The Witcher: Blood Origin Fjall Main role; 4 episodes 2024 The Gentlemen JP Ward Guest role; 2 episodes 2025 The Sandman Thor 4 episodes
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Agent profile 1 Agent profile 2 Laurence O'Fuarain Tudum interview