Age: 32
male
Frankel was born at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in West London, to English actor Mark Frankel and actress/composer Caroline Besson. His father's family is Jewish, including Jewish ancestors from Iraq and Mumbai, India through his paternal grandmother. Frankel lost his father to a road accident when he was two, while his mother was pregnant with his younger brother Max. The two brothers were raised in London by their mother and spoke French at home. She introduced them to film by taking them to the cinema once a week. Frankel took a year-long Foundation Course at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) before going on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Professional Acting from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in 2017.
The Norse Chronicles opens at the cosmogony itself — the creation of the Nine Worlds from the void of Ginnungagap. This series is the universe's most formally ambitious installment, structured as a mythic epic rather than a conventional narrative. It covers the emergence of Ymir (the first giant), the creation of the gods, the construction of the Nine Worlds from Ymir's body, the forging of the World Tree Yggdrasil, and the first age of the gods — including Odin's self-sacrifice on the World Tree to gain the runes, the first war between the Æsir and Vanir, and the establishment of the Nine Worlds' governance. The series treats Norse cosmology with absolute fidelity to the Eddas while giving each divine being the psychological depth of a fully realized character. Special attention is paid to the portrayal of Odin: not as a simple all-father but as a profoundly mortal god who makes difficult choices with full knowledge of Ragnarök approaching.
