Travis Fimmel, an Australian actor and former model, is credited with portraying the character of Ragnar Lothbrok in Vikings, a popular historical drama television series airing on the History Channel.
He started his modeling career after a TalentScout working for Chadwick Models discovered him while working out at a Melbourne gym. During his years of work as a model, the talented young man worked for many big brands, such as Calvin Klein underwear.
He’s carved a niche for himself in the industry, appearing on the cover of Numero Homme, and America’s TV Guide. He also worked with W Model Management in 2002 alongside Brazilian model and actress Gisele Bundchen. Despite finding success in the modeling industry, Travis Fimmel gave up that aspect of his life in favor of acting in 2009.
Travis Fimmel Bio (Age)
Born July 15, 1979 near Echuca,Victoria, Australia, Travis Fimmel is the last of his parents’ three sons. He was raised by his parents, Jennie (mother) and Chris Fimmel (father) on a 5,500 acre dairy farm in Lockington. His father was involved in raising livestock while his mother worked as a recreation officer for the disabled.
Travis was passionate about football when he was younger, a passion that took him to Melbourne in his late teens to play for St Kilda Football Club in the AFL. Sadly, his dream was cut short when he broke his leg before the start of the season and was sidelined as a result.
Although he was accepted into the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) to study industrial architecture and industrial engineering, he deferred admission to travel abroad to pursue an acting career.Travis eventually went to an acting school in Los Angeles, where he was coached by Ivana Chubbuck, a legendary acting coach who is credited with training some of Hollywood’s greats, including Halle Berry, Brad Pitt, Eva Mendes and Sharon Stone, among others. Shortly after completing his education, Travis Fimmel began his professional acting career.
He has acted in various films and TV series some of which are The Baytown Outlaws , Maggie’s Plan, Warcraft, Lean On Pete, Tarzan, The Beast and Chase. The actor will also have a starring role in the series Raised by Wolves.
Wealth (income and earnings)
Within the time spent in the film industry, Travis Fimmel has earned a net worth of $3 million. He earned the most money with the series Vikings, as he is one of the highest paid actors on the series. Travis is said to be paid $400,000 for each episode of the show.
Wife or Girlfriend, Is Travis Fimmel Married or Married?
The Echuca-born actor is currently unmarried but rumor has it he may be in a relationship with actress Paula Patton, who played his girlfriend in the movie Warcraft.
Previously, Travis Fimmel was involved in the project with several women, including Joy Bryant, an American model with whom he broke up before becoming popular. He is also said to have dated a Russian woman named Nita Kuzmina, as well as American porn star Ceara-Lynch.
The actor became engaged to singer Nicole Appleton in 1999, but in 2012 they went their separate ways. Travis has also been linked to a Kiwi model named Rachael Hunter, who he dated for a while before moving on to American model Jessica Miller. Unfortunately, their relationship ended as before, but that didn’t stop Travis Fimmel from continuing his search for true love. He eventually hooked up with Merrin Dungey, but they also broke up for reasons unknown.
His brothers
As previously implied, Travis Fimmel has two older brothers and they all grew up together on their father’s dairy farm. But like Travis, they left the farm and are now working in the mines of Western Australia. Both are also fathers of two children each. According to the actor, they give each other shit pretty much every time they meet.
Size – how tall is he?
The star of the hit TV series Vikings measures 6 feet 185 cm tall and weighs 86 kg. He has a pair of piercing ice blue eyes and light brown hair. Travis Fimmel also has a body measurements of 36 inches, waist 23 inches and biceps 14 inches.
