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Brida

Once Uhtred鈥檚 best friend and lover, Brida left Uhtred in favour of a life with the Danes.

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Emily Cox

She is unforgiving of Uhtred’s continued allegiance with Alfred, regardless of whether it might win him back his homeland. Fearless, gutsy, outspoken, and a born fighter, Brida relishes her Danish life with Ragnar the Younger.

Emily Cox

Emily Cox began her acting career training at the prestigious Max Reinhardt Seminar at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. Shortly after, she landed her first lead role playing Gretchen in the telefilm which brought her a lot of recognition. Since then, she has won several awards for her work, such as Best Actress at the International Film Festival of the Vienna Film Academy in 2007, the TV Media Award for Best Newcomer in Austria in 2010 and the VdA Newcomer Award in 2011.

Emily previously starred opposite William Moseley in Ernst Gossner’s which eOne Entertainment released last spring and re­鈥恟eleased earlier this year under the name 1915: The Battle for the Alps. She also starred in Marie Kreutzer’s award winning drama . Some of Emily’s other film credits include the upcoming film , Praia do Futuro (Golden Bear Award nominated), Unser Lied and the independent thriller which Bloody Disgusting released in the U.S. in 2011.