Moe Dunford

Maurice "Moe" Dunford (born 11 December 1987) is an Irish actor.^[1] He is best known for his roles as Aethelwulf in the television series Vikings (2014–2018) and Patrick Fitzgerald in the 2014 film Patrick's Day. He is the recipient of a number of accolades, including three Irish Film & Television Awards.

Moe Dunford
Dunford at the 2022 German Vikings Con
Born	Maurice Dunford (1987-12-11) 11 December 1987 (age 37) Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2010–present

Early life

Dunford was born in Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland.^[2] He graduated from the Gaiety School of Acting in June 2009.^[2]

Career

Dunford started his acting career in 2010 on The Tudors.^[2] Afterwards he appeared in many films and television productions such as An Crisis^[2] and Game of Thrones.^[2] His most notable roles are Aethelwulf on the television series Vikings^[3][4] and Patrick Fitzgerald in the 2014 film Patrick's Day.^[2][5] In 2015, he received an IFTA in the category of Best Actor in a Lead Role in Film for Patrick's Day, and an EFP 2015 Shooting Stars Award representing Ireland at the Berlin Film Festival.^[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Patrick's Day	Patrick Fitzgerald
2016	The Flag	Mouse Morrisey
	Handsome Devil	Pascal
2017	Michael Inside	David
	The Lodgers	Dessie
2018	Black '47	Fitzgibbon
	The Dig	Ronan Callahan
	Metal Heart	Dan
	Rosie	John Paul Brady
2019	Dark Lies the Island	Martin Mannion	Adapted from a Kevin Barry story
2020	I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland	Narrator	Voice role
	Angela's Christmas Wish	Father	Voice role
	Knuckledust	Hard Eight
2021	Nightride	Budge
2022	Texas Chainsaw Massacre	Richter
2024	Utopia	Damon

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	The Tudors	Richard Leland	2 episodes
2012	Game of Thrones	Stark messenger	Episode: "The Prince of Winterfell"
2013	Raw	Niall	3 episodes
	An Crisis	Christian	6 episodes
2014–2018	Vikings	Aethelwulf	Recurring role (seasons 2–3); Main role (seasons 4–5); 36 episodes
2018	Striking Out	Sam Dunbar	6 episodes
2019	Dublin Murders	Sam O'Neill	Recurring role; 8 episodes
2022	Redemption	Eoin Molony	Main role
	The Head	Alec Kurtz	Main role
2022–2024	The Dry	Jack	Main role
2024–2025	Conflict	Maj. Brady	Miniseries; 5 episodes

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist	Role
2016	"Cherry Wine"	Hozier	Man

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Work
2014	Cork Film Festival	International	Won	Patrick's Day
	Galway Film Festival	Bingham Ray New Talent Award	Nominated
	Hell's Half Mile Film & Music Festival, Michigan	Best Actor in a Lead Role - Film	Won
2015	Berlin International Film Festival	EFP Shooting Stars Award, Ireland	Won
	Irish Film and Television Awards	Best Actor in a Lead Role - Film	Won
		Rising Star	Nominated	Patrick's Day and Vikings
2016	Irish Film and Television Awards	Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama[6]	Won	Vikings
2017	Irish Film and Television Awards	Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama[7]	Nominated	Vikings
2018	Irish Film and Television Awards	Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama[8]	Nominated	Vikings
2019	Newport Beach Film Festival	Best Actor[9]	Won	The Dig
2020	Irish Film and Television Awards	Actor in a Leading Role[10]	Nominated	The Dig
2021	Irish Film and Television Awards	Actor in a Leading Role in Film[11]	Nominated	Knuckledust
2022	Irish Film and Television Awards	Actor in a Leading Role in Film[12]	Won	Nightride