Alexander Dreymon (from Netflix’s “The Last Kingdom”) on: Therapy, Marriage, Anger, Masculinity

Alexander Dreymon is the star of a great show on @Netflix called @TheLastKingdomTV. We cover a lot including: marriage, parenting, anger, therapy, sleep, human connection, meditation, masculinity, and, how to show your body on Netflix without developing body dysmorphia.
He plays a Viking, so you're literally not going to find a guy who is more stereotypically masculine. We also talk a lot about his show, which is awesome, although it is coming to an end - just a few days ago, Netflix posted the series finale, a movie-length episode called “Seven Kings Must Die” that wraps up the whole story. In this episode we talk about:
• how having male friends makes his romantic relationship even better
• The importance of therapy, of silliness and of kindness
• the importance of exercise in his life and how he tries not to get overly attached to his body looking a certain way
• a whole discussion between the two of us on the Buddhist idea of non-self
• what his meditation practice looks like now that he has a toddler around the house
• what it's like to wrap up his show, the Last Kingdom, and what might be next
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[@vondagardiner1992]

I think the discussion about being kind to everyone you interact with daily bringing so much happiness is golden. Almost everyone appreciates and responds to being noticed and having recognition no matter how brief that interaction may be. In today's world, we tend ignore everyone we pass. Being kind and recognizing others is the most human characteristic we have. It truly brings me much joy.

[@TenPercentHappier]

Love this!

[@TenPercentHappier]

Yes!

[@Abolitionista]

I felt that Uhtred was the big story. Without him, i wouldn't have cared about the smaller story of uniting the kingdoms. I was watching to see Uhtred finally get back to his birthright and to finally stop being tortured.

[@arpitamukherjee6783]

Alexander Dreymon made me wish Uhtred to be true. He has bought Uhtred to life. Although the character must have took a toll on him where he must have acted scenes against his personality, he portrayed it very well. The way he has portrayed the Uhtred who runs away after the massacre of his family, loses so much on his journey and finally returns to his home shows the growth of a person in life. I wish he does such work in future

[@TenPercentHappier]

Thanks for listening!

[@tarkwestron2722]

One of the most important factors in making The Last Kingdom a series that will ultimately be recognized as one of the great historical dramas of the decade(century:)?) comes to the fore in this podcast. Alexander Dreymon is revealed To be an individual of self-effacing wit, courage, and generosity of spirit; attributes which shine through in his compelling portrayal of Uhtred so brilliantly! He is a noble man!

[@zankhanamistry799]

Just finished watching “The Last Kingdom” and the movie, Alexander is an amazing actor. The character of Uthred portrayed by Alexander shows resilience, and patience. Surprisingly enough in that era, Uthred’s openness to accept different cultures, personalities and respecting differences is really heart warming. It is great to hear Alexander on this podcast and know him a little about his fondness of meditation and exploration of self.

[@johnlumb2246]

A very sensible switched on man.

[@debbiebrown3323]

I love Alexander, he is awesome I wish they would of made it last longer .

[@marleneribeirodejesus4397]

Bem isso!

[@AlexanderDreymon-gl6ul]

Hello thanks for your comments here and I truly appreciate your love and support you have for me hope you don't mind okay ❤

[@debbiebrown3323]

@@AlexanderDreymon-gl6ul I watch Last kingdom every night for real that i put on to watch .

[@AlexanderDreymon-gl6ul]

@@debbiebrown3323 Are you on Google chat let's have more conversation together

[@craftypaton4195]

Would love to see this fabulous and very unashamedly human actor in a psychological thriller! What a delightful and intelligent person. Emotions are perfectly acceptable. We all have the right to experience them, however, how we choose to behave during the negative IS most valid. Being honest and kind to yourself is most important.

[@ramonarichwood9544]

Uhtred has such a painful life. He loses so many loved ones. His relationships always end in some sort of death. His life is so hard to deal with. The ending is amazing he sees his loved ones living and sees his afterlife is real. Such a emotional story. I loved his portraiture of uhtred. His is a great actor. I just loved the show.

[@shak535]

I've said this for a while now . Like since season 2 of the Last Kingdom , but I think this cat should be the next James Bond ! Stoked to listen to this talk .

[@janisolson1013]

You are SO right about this --- he'd be a GREAT 007 -- most definitely! 👌🏻😁

[@shak535]

​@@janisolson1013 He certainly had a licence to break my heart , they should at least give this man a licence to kill !

[@MusicalTheatre1011]

Yes, but they want a Brit.

[@shak535]

@@MusicalTheatre1011 Someone should tell them He's both, Saxon and Dane . Its a bummer cause he sure has killed a lot of fuckers !

[@emileybraun8412]

As long as he can dress as a viking God 😂❤

[@healingrevolution2073]

You can feel the connection between Alexander and Dan in this interview. It was so enjoyable to listen to….. and Alexander, you are a beautiful soul. Thanks for sharing. ❤

[@TenPercentHappier]

We agree!

[@paigeward4317]

I loved Alexander as Uhtred, but after listening to this interview, I adore him as a human being. ❤

[@AlexanderDreymon-gl6ul]

Hello thanks for your comments here and I truly appreciate your love and support you have for me hope you don't mind okay ❤

[@samanthafitzgerel4460]

Such a wonderful episode. Alexander is a beautiful human being and it comes through in his acting. Wishing him nothing but the best and will forever cherish him as Uhtred, the true Lord of Bebbenburg. ❤️

[@AlexanderDreymon-gl6ul]

Hello thanks for your comments here and I truly appreciate your love and support you have for me hope you don't mind okay ❤

[@Quietus5]

Currently watching again and at Season 5. An outstanding series. This is great to know he is still completing interviews. “Mindfulness…is all.”

[@user-eg6hu7mf5y]

Dan Harris is amazing and have been following since GMA days. I am in awe of how humble Alex is. I am just finishing the series and sad to see it end. Uthred is a my favorite character and Alex does a fantastic job protraying it. I will miss it. What an awesome podcast and thank you. Much deserved happiness to you and your families.

[@ChristinaLop]

Nothing is by coincidence it’s the universe giving you what you need at the point in ur life and part of ur “blue print” in thus human life. Congrats to you Alex, well deserved and bittersweet to all that made The Last Kingdom & the recent movie monumental

[@andreaduartelobaton1067]

Beautiful interview. It’s so good to see a new side of Alex. He is such a beautiful person. Thanks for this.

[@AlexanderDreymon-gl6ul]

Hello thanks for your comments here and I truly appreciate your love and support you have for me hope you don't mind okay ❤

[@andreamacdonald7510]

He is so wise beyond his years.

[@redfernj2557]

I loved this guy from pretty early on in the TLK universe. I won't say the beginning but I found him around 2016. I hope this doesn't sound to fanatical but I feel like Uhtreds story is in my soul.... Anyway, I think so much of Alexander Dreymon comes through in Uhtred. Bernard Cornwell is an amazing writer.....wow....you guys brought this story to life. You guys got me through a long tough time. I had to have a ton of surgeries and so stuck at home for about 3 years. Also, thank you all for this interview.

[@Abolitionista]

My ex was the one watching it, but by the 4th or 5th episode, just the sound of Uhtred penetrating through whatever I would be doing sucked me and I ended up looking forward to the new seasons more than my ex did!

[@vickiangus1520]

What a beautiful interview!!!! thankyou for your skill as an interviewer......I now love Alexander Dreymon even more.....what a Legend, and a wise and beautiful human being! Really inspiring and encouraging on so many levels!! 🥰🖖🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼x

[@florencegrant-mc7bb]

I wish for Alexander, Allison and Arlo all good things. And as for Alexander, I think his Higher Power will continue to guide him in his life, personally and professionally. How wonderful to know that someone in his position is so insightful and highly values kindness.

[@nightcited1600]

I happened upon this podcast because of my love and interest in The Last Kingdom books and the series. I have now subscribed because there are reasons something catches your attention by serendipity: there are no coincidences. Thank you to Dan Harris for this episode, and I look forward to many more. Wishing you all the success with the your podcast in our troubled times.

[@windasafriend]

Me, too 😅

[@RustCohle072]

Troubled times?

[@iulia9166]

Alex is a kind human beeing 🤗 I love it, I love how he is playing Uhtred, I love Uhtred and all the great relationships that they have created doing TLK...Alex is missed, Uhtred is already missed 😢

[@mercianmaiden]

loved hearing him talk about his son and Allison but I’m also glad he didn’t reveal too much because he also needs to protect his peace 😊

[@AlexanderDreymon-gl6ul]

Hello thanks for your comments here and I truly appreciate your love and support you have for me hope you don't mind okay ❤

[@toninatoli]

Beautiful, thoughtful, deep conversation. To hear two men speaking with vulnerability and honesty about they're "stuff" - it shows how much personal work they've done. "Remembering" and "Against the stream" will stay with me. Thank you @DanHarris and @ AlexanderDreymon.

[@AkoSeaApz]

Big hugs to you Alex and also to Uthred...A strong man who faced tons of challenges in life, but managed to stand up again, and live his lufe to the fullest.

[@ramonarichwood9544]

As a mom of adult boys I felt they were being too burden with life, I bought a swimming pool so they could play again. With their friends and themselves would have parties and do stupid stuff with the pool and they could find fun in life again. Nerd guns became and adult game at Christmas. There is times in your adult life that you need to just play on a swing and relax and enjoy life again. Everybody needs to find play again.

[@lynnmiller9045]

To Alex Dreymon think before you react and know that you are the best judgement of yourself as no one knows you better than you. You are loved, which is the power of unconditional love.

[@nicolefllt3879]

Alexander est un homme tellement intelligent . 😊

[@Abolitionista]

Primates are silly animals. It's so important to be able to frolic and goof around. It's a stress reliever that lowers the cortisol that is so damaging. I very seldom am drawn to actors. Alexander's portrayal of Uhtred is the first time I've ever been emotionally connected to a character in such a way that I mourned the ending of the show. I literally came to KZbin to watch whatever I could find related to The Last Kingdom just bc the end of the saga left me feeling empty. I'm so glad that I have gotten a glimpse into Alexander, now because it shows that Uhtred was a manifestation of him. I really hope another series comes forth that he can breathe life into a character in the same way.

[@Rutteli58]

Such an interesting interview! Alexander is an amazing actor and such a beautiful soul. I wish for him and his loved ones all happiness the world could give ❤

[@AlexanderDreymon-gl6ul]

Hello thanks for your comments here and I truly appreciate your love and support you have for me hope you don't mind okay ❤

[@magdachrzastek2340]

Absolutely, brilliant podcast. Love it, thank you ❤

[@TenPercentHappier]

We're so grateful to have you listen!

[@theuncommonopinion]

Im late to this episode, but i thoroughly enjoyed it. I admire Alexander Dreymon as an actor - he is a multidimentional person that is able to create different levels of himaelf at once, while also being able to center himself on what is most important to him. We can easily lose sight of that in our everyday humdrum, so taking the time to listen to the podcast with a guest that i enjoy learning from has made it easy to take a nugget of what i need to really improve in my life as well as things that i can really just let go of each day rather than not holding on to things that are inconsequential to the long term big picture.

[@TenPercentHappier]

Welcome to the party! We're so grateful for you joining and sharing...he is so multi-faceted!

[@homenglishwithkatie8392]

I can say that your talk with Alexander is precious. The interviews that I could find are all very official. But your conversation is so much into important things, so homey, warm and private. Thanks for the opportunity to see Alex another way. The topics you've chosen were extremely interesting to hear. Success, harmony and love to both of you. Oh, btw what is zero space policy? I failed to find any explanation of that. 👏👏👏👏👏😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@kiriap1]

What a lovely interview, and to hear and learn a little more about Alexander, I loved The Last Kingdom, and the movie, and sad its ended, and cant wait to see the next project that Alexander participates in. All the very best for the future......... x

[@marleneribeirodejesus4397]

Não desmerecendo o restante do elenco, mas 80% do sucesso que teve essa série , fou por causa do Alexander Dreymon, então essa série deveria ir mais adiante.

[@ReignInLife_HerStory]

I love uhtred …and not an Alexander dreymon fan but an uhtred fan. He did such an exceptional work in making uhtred so amazing ❤ thanks alexander, you are simply awesome and you have no right to be so handsome and an exceptional actor. Loads of love ❤

[@AlexanderDreymon-gl6ul]

Hello thanks for your comments here and I truly appreciate your love and support you have for me hope you don't mind okay ❤

[@dub57089]

Really great interview. Alexander seems like a really private guy so it was interesting to hear him talk about so many personal things. I'm a bit surprised they didn't really talk about religion (other than Dan's Buddhism) seeing as that was such a major theme of the show and it would have fit nicely into the tone of the conversation.

[@shylightning01]

I’m really glad KZbin recommended this interview. It’s so lovely and insightful. Thank you for it.

[@AlexanderDreymon-gl6ul]

Hello thanks for your comments here and I truly appreciate your love and support you have for me hope you don't mind okay ❤

[@vickipeterson9633]

thank you so much. this was brilliant. It gave me joy and inspiration.

[@AlexanderDreymon-gl6ul]

Hello thanks for your comments here and I truly appreciate your love and support you have for me hope you don't mind okay ❤

[@catherinesaplala4109]

Men and women, as nature has designed, are different in many ways, so that relationships among the same gender are often times more relaxed, spontaneous, clicking in the same wavelength. Relationship between a man &a woman either in marriage, as partners, or in friendship is in another level .. warmth comfort, greater understanding to the person's idiosyncracies, love as the bedrock of life's challenges. Alexander Dreymon's thoughts on relationships are quite interesting, so glad that he values them, contributing to his attitude and the richness of his life.

[@AlexanderDreymon-gl6ul]

Hello thanks for your comments here and I truly appreciate your love and support you have for me hope you don't mind okay ❤

[@brennow8800]

Thank you. It meant so much to hear a man talking about things that I feel are so important. This video gives me great hope. I feel happy.

[@JaVi-wf1gl]

Such a good show. And he was so perfect!

[@AlexanderDreymon-gl6ul]

Hello thanks for your comments here and I truly appreciate your love and support you have for me hope you don't mind okay ❤

[@windasafriend]

That was great to listen to! So much so I saved it to my Mental Health Playlist. Having said that: DU SPRICHST FRANZÖSISCH MIT DEINEM SOHN UND NICHT DEUTSCH????? 😳😫😱😵‍💫🤯

[@windasafriend]

@@sabinemorgner24 kein Wort!

[@slaterk534]

This was really great to listen to. The raw honest feelings and thoughts. Praying for everyone ❤

[@bryanforman8319]

So true

[@boranorabora4431]

Alexander, I love you❤❤❤❤❤

[@thomasmain5986]

Actually not a Viking, a Anglo Saxon by birth, until he was nine and was adopted into a Viking family. He then identified as a Viking, but oddly spent his entire adult life fighting for the Anglo Saxon's. And the character from the Books was not so nice, that's just Dreymon.

[@sabinemorgner24]

Only half true: the character in the book is just as cheeky and funny as Alexander plays him. The people who cast him knew what they were doing. What they didn't know and only guessed: that he has so much potential and ambition.

[@thomasmain5986]

@@sabinemorgner24 Not sure I remember him as being cheeky, he is a large man capable of violence, he never forgets he is the son of a Lord, his sense of destiny comes from that, entitled if you like. Is he like Dreymon I think not, Dreymon has modern charisma. The Uhtred of the books has a sense of destiny people follow him for that reason. We are to believe that it is out of love and friendship that people follow Dreymon's Uhtred's. Well maybe, but as this show is fictional it's a moot point.

[@beckyullom3392]

This entire interview was very enlightening in many ways. It was also very conflicting for me. I am sad to realize that you both have such struggle in your lives just living from day to day. Meditation , therapy, communication and connection are all very essential to all of us. But the answers you're looking for can all be found in one place. Pick up a Bible just once. Open it near the center, read for 10 min and you will discover a wealth of information , counsel, KINDNESS, and personal, emotional, creative, connective skills you won't believe. Just try it, please. For your soul and your sake. And your children. 😊

[@beckyullom3392]

Proverbs is incredible!☺️

[@annacangiano5013]

Alex you have my heart! I hope when cloning starts they clone you! ;-/ Kidding!!!!!!! XOXOXOXO Don't ever change you beautiful soul! ❤💗❤

[@mariaventura2144]

Español, por favor.Gracias❤❤

[@dub57089]

Wait so the guy whose famous saying is destiny is all can't figure out why he survived the crash without a scratch? Open your eyes brother!

[@danielaf1487]

Too many sex scenes of Uhtred with all his ladies, sorry... Nothing against sex scenes per se, but these veered into fan service and laddish hero worship. It was a mistake on the writers' part, also considering so many other fascinating aspects of the story were rushed. My two pennies'...

[@KristiinaBerg]

There was only kissing in season 3, one sex scene in season 4 and none in season 5.

[@KristiinaBerg]

If I remember correctly there were two scenes in season 1 and one scene in season 2. I am happy that it that was rare. The naked baptism scene in season 4 was unnecessary, felt that was a fan service and did not add to the story. Was happy though that the language was clean. I really irks me when they incorporate f's into a period drama.

[@danielaf1487]

@@sabinemorgner24 - Don't be very silly, I'm not "in love" with Dreymon at all, nor am I a "jealous female". It would be nice to have a conversation on any topic without it sounding like an exchange between intellectually challenged pre-teens. I actually adore sex scenes when they're well done - for instance, some of my favorite movies are by French director Catherine Breillat, who explores female fulfillment via eroticism. I'm speaking largely as a writer (I work in the comic industry): there was an imbalance in the sex scenes that were shown involving the protagonist (as if he were some sort of early medieval James Bond) and those of other characters. It doesn't doom the series, which is still great, but it's a criticism that I qualified as my "Two pennies", so subjective and personal. Next time don't assume you're speaking to a gibbering fool: it doesn't reflect well on you.

[@danielaf1487]

@@KristiinaBerg - Perhaps there ought to have been a few (tame ones, not necessarily graphic) of other characters, too. Just so we don't get the feeling that Uhtred is James Bond in the 9th century, haha! Other than that, I'm a fan of TLK for a million reasons.

[@AlexanderDreymon-gl6ul]

Hello thanks for your comments here and I truly appreciate your love and support you have for me hope you don't mind okay ❤

[@e.g.3727]

Io ho guardato tutte le stagioni in una settimana l'anno scorso in vacanza