Leo Suter

Leo Suter (born 26 September 1993) is an English actor. He is best known for playing Harald Sigurdsson in the Netflix series Vikings: Valhalla (2022–2024). His other credits include Bad Education, Victoria (2017), Ransom (2017), Clique (2018), Beecham House (2019), Sanditon (2019), Intelligence (2020), and The Liberator (2020). He presently stars as the title role of Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley in the BBC/BritBox crime drama Lynley.

Early life and education Suter was born in London, son of media executive Tim Suter and businesswoman Dame Helen Alexander, later chair of UBM plc and chancellor of the University of Southampton. He was educated at Colet Court, St Paul's School, and New College, Oxford, where he read Human Sciences.

Career Suter began acting while studying in school at the age of eleven. He signed his first professional acting contract after performing in his school final play.

From 2022 to 2024, Suter starred as Harald Sigurdsson in the Netflix series Vikings: Valhalla (2022–2024), directed by Jeb Stuart.

In 2025, he starred as DI Tommy Lynley in the BBC reboot Lynley. The series was premiered on Britbox, before being broadcast on BBC One in January 2026.

Filmography

Films Year Title Role NotesRef. 2013 Round and Round the Garden Gardener 2014 Maleficent Young Man Uncredited 2016 Fallen Trevor Beckman 2019 I'll Find You Robert Pulaski 2023 Widow Clicquot George 2025 Christmas Karma Bob Crachit 2026 The Face of Horror Richard York Post-production

Television