Alexander Ludwig

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search

<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>

This article is about the actor. For the footballer, see Alexander Ludwig (footballer).
Alexander Ludwig
Born Alexander Richard Ludwig[citation needed]
(1992-05-07) May 7, 1992 (age 32)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Residence Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality Canadian
Education University of Southern California
Occupation Actor, singer
Years active 2000–present
Website www.alexanderludwig.com

Alexander Richard Ludwig (born May 7, 1992) is a Canadian actor, singer and model. His notable film credits include The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising, Lone Survivor, Disney's Race to Witch Mountain,[1] and The Hunger Games. He currently appears in the History Channel series Vikings.

Early life

Ludwig was born in Vancouver, British Columbia.[2] He has three younger siblings: a sister and brother named Nicholas and Natalie, who are twins, and a younger sister, Sophia.[3] His mother, Sharlene (née Martin), is a former actress, and his father, Harald Horst Ludwig, is a businessman and the co-chairman of the board for Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.[4] Ludwig was drawn to the profession, saying in an interview: "I have a big imagination. I love performing."[5] Yet, despite his mother's early career as an actress, Ludwig had to convince his parents to support his desire to pursue a career as a child actor.[4][5] His parents believed that child actors "can get sucked into a life that isn't reality."[5] Ludwig is enrolled as a theatre major at the University of Southern California where he is in the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, and lives full-time in Los Angeles.[6]

Career

Ludwig began his career at the age of nine when he featured in a Harry Potter toy commercial, a job that enabled him to sign on with an agent and obtain more commercial work.[2] Later he was cast in movies such as Air Bud: World Pup (2000), MXP: Most Extreme Primate (2003), Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy (2005), Eve and the Fire Horse (2005), The Sandlot: Heading Home (also known as The Sandlot 3) (2007). In addition to cinema, Ludwig has also worked in television. He has performed in movies made for television, such as A Little Thing Called Murder (2006), and television series such as The Dead Zone.[2] Ludwig obtained his leading role in The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising (2007) after a "gruelling audition process."[3] By his count, he had 16 auditions before finally being cast.[7]

Ludwig's next lead role came in the part of Seth – one half of a teenage, alien brother-sister duo – in the film production of Race to Witch Mountain (2009), also starring Dwayne Johnson, the wrestler-turned-actor. Seth is the part originated by Ike Eisenmann in the 1975 original, Escape to Witch Mountain. The film opened at number one at the box office the weekend that it premiered, with receipts estimated at $25 million.[8][9] Despite his early casting success with The Seeker, Ludwig indicated in an interview that it was his intention to attend university.[3] In another interview, the actor said that the most challenging thing about filming The Seeker was trying "to juggle school while filming." He stated: "My school wasn't used to it, and I wasn't used to it. It was the most amazing experience, but it was really hard."[5]

In the movie adaptation of The Hunger Games, Ludwig played Cato, the fierce male tribute from District 2, the primary threat to the protagonists' lives during the 74th Hunger Games. The film was released worldwide on March 23, 2012. Ludwig won the award for Best Fight on 2012 MTV Movie Awards along with Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson, as well as the award for Best Villain at the 2012 Teen Choice Awards.[10][11] Ludwig released his first single "Liv It Up (Teenage Wasteland)" on March 1, 2012.[12] In 2013, he co-starred in the films Lone Survivor and Grown Ups 2. In 2014, he is currently a part of the main cast of the TV series Vikings, playing the character of Björn Ironside, the son of Ragnar Lothbrok and Lagertha. He also appeared in The Band Perry's music video for "Gentle on My Mind" alongside Teen Wolf actress Shelley Hennig.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2000 Air Bud: World Pup Actor Uncredited
2004 MXP: Most Xtreme Primate Child Direct-to-video
2005 Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy Jimmy Voice
2005 Eve and the Fire Horse Kevin Uncredited
2006 A Little Thing Called Murder Young Kenny Kimes
2007 The Sandlot: Heading Home E.J. Needman Direct-to-video
2007 The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising Will Stanton
2009 Race to Witch Mountain Seth
2012 The Hunger Games Cato
2013 Grown Ups 2 Braden Higgins
2013 Lone Survivor Shane Patton
2014 When the Game Stands Tall Chris Ryan
2015 Final Girl Jameson
2015 The Final Girls Chris Briggs
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2014–present Vikings Björn Ironside Main role; season 2–present
Music videos
Year Song Role Artist
2014 "Gentle on My Mind" Guy/Traveler The Band Perry

Awards

Year Award Category Work Result
2012 MTV Movie Awards Best Fight (with Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson) The Hunger Games Won
2012 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Villain Won
2012 Choice Movie: Fight (with Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson) Nominated
2014 Razzie Awards Worst Screen Combo (with cast) Grown Ups 2 Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

Script error: The function "top" does not exist.

Script error: The function "bottom" does not exist.

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Alexander_Ludwig&oldid=718598758"