Photo: Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Clive Standen strikes me as an actor with genuine physical conviction. Born in Holywood, County Down, he brought a feral intensity to Rollo in Vikings, carried Bryan Mills in Taken, and swung swords through Robin Hood and Camelot, all backed by real Muay Thai training. That grounding is why his fights read as believable rather than choreographed. What I respect is the range underneath the brawn, from stage to film to television to video game voice work, while the rough edge never gets sanded away. I tend to gravitate toward performers who look like they could actually throw a punch, and Standen sells it.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Clive Standen
- Name (Japanese)
- クライヴ・スタンデン
- Reading
- くらいゔ・すたんでん
- Born
- July 22, 1981 (age 44)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rooster
- Origin
- Holywood, County Down, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- stage actor / film actor / Thai boxer / actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/clivestanden/
- Xhttps://x.com/clivestanden
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive%20Standen
Frequently asked questions
When was Clive Standen born?
Born July 22, 1981 (age 44).
Where is Clive Standen from?
Clive Standen is from Holywood, County Down, United Kingdom.
What does Clive Standen do?
Clive Standen works as stage actor, film actor, Thai boxer, actor, television actor.
Stage actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from United Kingdom →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.