Acting
Nigel Shinnors
Place of birth
County Clare, Ireland
Known for
Acting
Credits
4 titles
Nigel Shinnors is an actor and filmmaker from Clare in Ireland. He started acting in 2011 and has been involved in a number of local shorts and theatre productions in Limerick over the years. Two projects he was involved in won awards in the worlds largest short movie competition MyRodeReel. Nigel went on to complete a degree in Contemporary and Applied Theatre Studies in Mary Immaculate College and graduated in 2023. Recently he has appeared in How To Train Your Dragon (Universial, Dreamworks). While he primarily enjoys acting he can also be found helping out on productions in many different capacities.
Known for
8.1The adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless warrior, Ragnar embodies the Norse traditions of devotion to the gods. Legend has it that he was a direct descendant of Odin, the god of war and warriors.
Vikings
2013
7.9On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup stands apart, defying centuries of tradition when he befriends Toothless, a feared Night Fury dragon. Their unlikely bond reveals the true nature of dragons, challenging the very foundations of Viking society.
How to Train Your Dragon
2025
6.8Follows three high schoolers mistakenly transported to a brutal medieval world. Falling in with unlikely comrades caught in a civil war, the teens fight for survival as they search for a way back home.
The Wayfinders
2025
NRA distinguished art lecturer becomes possessed by his own art when he develops an inappropriate attraction to one of his male students.
Moloch
—
Film credits
Series credits
8.1The adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless warrior, Ragnar embodies the Norse traditions of devotion to the gods. Legend has it that he was a direct descendant of Odin, the god of war and warriors.
Vikings
2013
6.8Follows three high schoolers mistakenly transported to a brutal medieval world. Falling in with unlikely comrades caught in a civil war, the teens fight for survival as they search for a way back home.
The Wayfinders
2025