News God of War Ed Skrein to Play Baldur in God of War Prime Video Series The news suggests more than one game will be pulled from for the Prime Video show By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on February 24, 2026 Ed Skrein photo credit: Bob Wolfenson; Baldur image courtesy of Sony Interactive Entertainment Comment 0 Share New Share Ed Skrein photo credit: Bob Wolfenson; Baldur image courtesy of Sony Interactive Entertainment The cast for Prime Video’s God of War series is expanding. Today, the streamer announced that Ed Skrein (Jurassic World Rebirth, Rebel Moon, Alita: Battle Angel) will take on the role of Baldur. Here’s a description of the character, for those not familiar with the games: Baldur may be the youngest son of Odin, but he’s his father’s most dangerous weapon. Charismatic, unpredictable and armed with a razor-sharp tongue, Baldur lives by his own rules. As a boy, Baldur was cursed; this curse denied him the ability to feel pleasure and physical sensation. This fuels an insatiable anger and bloodlust in Baldur, who favors a brawling fighting style that blends his immense power with the raw impact of his fists. Above all else, he longs for an opponent that can truly match his prowess in battle. An opponent that can finally make him feel something. The inclusion of Baldur in the Prime Video series strongly suggests that the show will initially focus on the events from the 2018 PlayStation 4 game, God of War, and that Baldur will serve as the series’ antagonist, at least early on. It also means that we might not see much of Thor and Odin (played by Ólafur Darri Ólafsson and Mandy Patinkin respectively) until later in the season, as those characters were more prominently featured 2022’s God of War Ragnarök. Or, perhaps more likely, showrunner Ronald D. Moore has added some scenes or moved the storyline around, so we see Thor and Odin earlier. Skrein, who also will appear in Simon West’s World War II espionage action-adventure film Fortitude with Ben Kingsley and Nicolas Cage, joins a stacked cast. In addition to Ólafsson and Patinkin, the show also includes Ryan Hurst as Kratos, Callum Vinson as Atreus, Max Parker as Heimdall, Teresa Palmer as Sif, Alastair Duncan as Mimir, Jeff Gulka as Sindri, and Danny Woodburn as Brok. No news yet on when we’ll see God of War on Prime Video. [end-mark] The post Ed Skrein to Play Baldur in <i>God of War</i> Prime Video Series appeared first on Reactor.