- Ryan Hurst tapped to play Kratos in Prime Video’s God of War from Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios.
- Hurst played Thor in PlayStation’s God of War Ragnarök, bringing established familiarity with the franchise to the role of Kratos. He was nominated for a BAFTA Award for his performance.
- Kratos Character Description: The titular character of the entire franchise, Kratos is Spartan by birth, and a god by nature. Raised in a martial culture, he rose to command armies in service of his homeland until one day he made a fateful deal with Ares, the Greek God of War and lost his soul in exchange for being victorious in battle. Over the course of ten wildly successful games, Kratos vanquished mortals, creatures and gods alike. In the process, he became an iconic character in pop culture, known for his stoic nature, unchallenged combat skills, and tragic past. In God of War, the live action series, his story will closely follow the path of the last two games as he deals with something new: his ten year old son Atreus. This father and son dynamic began a whole new chapter in the legendary series and will be the heartbeat of the new show.
- Based on PlayStation’s massively popular ancient mythology-themed video game, the series has received a two-season order, with pre-production underway in Vancouver, and casting has begun.
- God of War follows father and son Kratos and Atreus as they embark on a journey to spread the ashes of their wife and mother, Faye. Through their adventures, Kratos tries to teach his son to be a better god, while Atreus tries to teach his father how to be a better human.
- Emmy®Award-winning director Frederick E.O. Toye (Shōgun, The Boys, Fallout) has signed on to direct the first two episodes of God of War.
- God of War is co-produced by Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios in association with PlayStation Productions and Tall Ship Productions.
- Ronald D. Moore serves as showrunner, executive producer, and writer.
- Additional executive producers include Maril Davis, Cory Barlog, Naren Shankar, Matthew Graham, Asad Qizilbash, Jeff Ketcham, Hermen Hulst, Roy Lee, and Brad Van Arragon. Joe Menosky, Marc Bernardin, Tania Lotia, and Ben McGinnis serve as co-executive producers on the series.
- Hurst is repped by UTA and Piper Kaniecki Marks Management
Ryan Hurst Biography: For more than two decades, Ryan Hurst has humbly and consistently brought unforgettable characters to life for screens big and small. He is recognized as one of the strongest and most creative working character actors today.
Hurst recently wrapped shooting Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey opposite Matt Damon and Tom Holland. He is perhaps best known for his work on the FX smash hit Sons of Anarchy. He recently starred in the Disney+ television series, Mysterious Benedict Society. Ryan can recently be seen in Nadine Crocker’s feature Desperation Road, in which he stars opposite Garrett Hedlund and Mel Gibson.
Making his debut in the video game world, Hurst was nominated for a BAFTA Award for his performance as Thor in Sony Playstation’s God of War, Ragnarok. Hurst was also a fan favorite on AMC’s The Walking Dead. His additional television credits include the starring role, “Chick Hogan” in A&E’s Bates Motel; series regular, “L’il Foster” on WGN’s highest rating series, Outsiders; the role of “Hector Bonner” on Amazon’s Bosch; a recurring series regular on NBC’s Emmy® award-winning Medium; series regular roles on TNT’s King & Maxwell and the action-drama Wanted, and a starring role in Steven Spielberg’s mini-series Taken for SyFy.
Hurst’s other film credits include his breakout performance opposite Denzel Washington in Disney’s highly successful Remember the Titans, for which he also directed the film’s second unit footage. Additional high-profile feature film roles include Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan, the Coen brothers’ The Ladykillers with Tom Hanks, We Were Soldiers with Mel Gibson, Patch Adams with Robin Williams, Rules of Engagement with Samuel L. Jackson and Disney’s animated feature Rango with Johnny Depp.
Hurst is an accomplished writer, director, producer, editor, veteran freefly skydiver, motorcycle enthusiast, professional certified force-free dog trainer, and a devoted student and teacher of Kundalini yoga.
