Mythos: Ragnarök Cast

  • Ed Gamester: Loki

    Ed is a performance artist based near London, England. You may have come across his motion capture, stunt and voice work in projects like Baldur’s Gate 3, Clockwork Revolution and Boudica.

    A specialist in adapting wrestling for stage and screen, Ed’s expertise has been trusted by Stephen Graham, Frank Turner, Jill Halfpenny, Davide Sanclimenti, Julian Sands, Big Narstie, Dave Johns, Pete Wicks and many others.

    Ed originally played Odin for 150 performances of Mythos: Ragnarök before stepping in to cover the role of Loki in June 2024.

    Joined: December 2021
    Instagram: @thustheguild

  • Howard Drake: Odin

    Howard has been wrestling since the tender age of 14. He has travelled internationally and domestically, carving out a 26 year career. In 2020 Drake diversified into motion capture and stunt work as well as some appearances on TV.

    Mythos Ragnarök is his first theatre role of any kind; he joined for a Canadian tour in 2024 and has now been a big part of the production for over a year. As the premiere ring-builder in the UK, Howard even constructed Ragnarök’s custom stage!

    Joined: June 2024
    Instagram: @drakewrestler

  • Fin McCarthy: Borr and Fenrir

    Fin McCarthy is a former mixed martial artist and strongman. After many years in both sports he decided to make the change to wrestling in 2022 and now wrestles primarily in South East England as Liam McCarthy.

    Fin joined Mythos: Ragnarök in 2025 as his first acting role and has now performed the show across four countries.

    Joined: March 2025
    Instagram: @fm85strong

  • Louise Young: Gullveig

    Louise has worked in wrestling for 15 years. She started in production, but soon moved in front of the camera and developed her wrestling persona, Molly Spartan.

    Outside the ring, Louise and her husband Barry (aka Wolfgang) own the wrestling school Iron Girders in Glasgow, which is where she lives when she isn’t travelling internationally to train, perform and pursue her passion.

    Joined: August 2022
    Instagram: @mollyspartan

  • Beau Charles: Baldr

    Beau began performing at a young age on stage and screen, before training as a professional wrestler at the London School of Lucha Libre.

    An original member of Mythos: Ragnarök, Beau has been part of the company and project since its developmental incarnation as GuildQuest and has since performed internationally as an actor and professional wrestler with Mythos and beyond.

    Credits include: the National Theatre, Arts Council UK, BBC, ITV, Lucha Britannia, Disney/Hollywood Pictures and Demand Lucha.

    Joined: December 2021
    Instagram: @beaucharles_

  • Rhonda Pownall: Freyja

    Rhonda has a background in dance and theatre, and transformed those foundations into a career in professional wrestling in 2017 under the name of ‘Darcy Stone’.

    Joining the cast in 2022, Rhonda has performed as Gullveig and Hel, and now takes on the role of Freyja. Her work spans across theatre, film, and voiceover with recent credits in ‘Windrush: The Betrayal’ (2023 - Mark Grey, theatre), ‘Babyface: The Fierce Wrestling Musical’ (2026 - PW Productions, theatre), ‘Divine Interpretation’ (2024, film), ‘Black & White’ (2026, film) and an upcoming production playing ‘Audrey’ in ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ (2027, theatre). Having trained all over the world, Rhonda enjoys bringing powerful physical storytelling, intensity, and narrative depth to every performance.

    Joined: August 2022
    Instagram: @darcystonepw

  • Miles Ley: Thor

    Hailing from the land of Bristol, now in London, Miles started on the road of performance with the Bristol Old Vic. With a huge passion for physical theatre and ancient warfare Miles has spent the last 10 years mastering the sword, shield, axe and fist. Bringing all these skills to the character he plays and his company "Young Titans UK”. Just this year Miles has just finished starring in Cyprus’ first feature film "Entropy”, mocaped for "Rings of Power” and “Casting Frank Turner” and stunt double for Sabertooth in Deadpool 3. Mythos Ragnarok has taken him all around the world. There is no better place to be.

    Joined: December 2021
    Instagram: @miles_ley

  • Sam Gardiner: Surtr and Jormungandr

    Sam, known to most as Berry, has been wrestling across the UK and Europe for over 20 years. Joining Mythos: Ragnarök towards the end of its first Edinburgh run, then touring the world with the show for three years has been an amazing experience, bringing with it an increased confidence and opening new doors; leaving him truly looking forward to all his future endeavours!

    Joined: August 2022
    Instagram: @b3rryld

  • Daisy Jenkins: Hel

    Daisy has been wrestling for three years and has become a staple in the Scottish Women's Division. Her dynamic and exciting wrestling style has seen her feature in wrestling shows across the UK, Sweden, Denmark and the UAE - and she hopes to travel more in the future.

    Daisy is excited to join Mythos: Ragnarök and apply her experience to the stage.

    Joined: August 2024
    Instagram: @daisy.jenkinspw

  • Melanie Watson: Skuld

    After a lifetime’s fascination with fantastical worlds and creatures, Mel now designs, creates and maintains all our characters and costumes, miraculously blending the charm of mythology with the spectacle of theatre and durability of pro wrestling.

    Amidst the nightly chaos of character and costume changeovers, Mel puts everything aside to lead the dead into the underworld as our company Valkyrie.

    Joined: August 2022
    Instagram: @mel_on_earth_

  • Heidi Katrina: Freyja

    Heidi is an actress, model and wrestler with 12+ years of experience across 20+ countries. Heidi made history as the first ever female pro wrestling champion in Finland and first international member of the prestigious Sendai Girls’ Pro Wrestling promotion in Japan, where she became first International Tag Team Champion.

    Beyond the ring, Heidi's musical background earned her roles in plays such as Oliver Twist, The Blues Brothers and The Pirates of Penzance. She has made on screen appearances on TV networks such as SKY, BBC, Channel 4 and Channel 5, as well as cameos on Sandwich Man, WWE and Guitar Hero. Her acting and modelling credits include lookalike work as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and roles in feature films such as Welcome to Essex, Deathpit and London Stampede.

    Joined: August 2024
    Instagram: @heidikatrinaa

  • James Dunn: Thor

    JD Knight embarked on his wrestling career in 2001, facing off against iconic names like Billy Gunn, Finlay, Ultimo Dragon, Ryback, Tatanka, and Jim Duggan. Transitioning to TV and film in 2013, he worked as a Stunt and Action Performer. An original member of Mythos Theatre, JD has mesmerized audiences with over 100 performances of Mythos: Ragnarok.

    Joined: December 2021
    Instagram: @jdknight

  • Lee Alderman: Baldr

    Lee Alderman: Baldr

    Lee began his training as a professional wrestler in 2017 at the London School of Lucha Libre and has travelled up and down the UK entertaining fans as Evan Lee.

    Lee joined the Mythos ranks as Baldr in 2024 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He hopes to use this experience on the stage to pursue more opportunities within TV, Film and Theatre.

    Joined: August 2024

    Instagram: @evanleepw

  • Andy Rigby: Surtr

    Andy started his wrestling career in 2017 performing numerous shows around the UK. He strives to extend his reach to international bookings and break into the worlds of TV and film. In his spare time Andy is an avid metalhead, festival goer, horror enthusiast, beer connoisseur and is delighted to join the Mythos family where wrestling meets theatre.

    Joined: August 2024
    Instagram: @gunnarrig

Mythos: Ragnarök Current Crew

  • Ed Gamester: Writer, Director, Producer

    Ed has single-handedly produced Mythos: Ragnarök around the world for five years, from circus tents to world-leading theatres like London’s Alexandra Palace, DeLaMar in Amsterdam, The Royal Playhouse of The Hague and the Renassiance Theater in Vienna.

    As one of the top-selling artists of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Ed’s work breathes new life into both theatre and wrestling, creates new audiences for both, and sets the standard for professional conditions in the last remaining working class performance art.

  • Melanie Watson: Designer

    Mel designs, creates and maintains all our characters and costumes, miraculously blending the charm of mythology with the spectacle of theatre and durability of pro wrestling.

    She also designs our merchandise, props, set and just about anything else that has to do with Mythos: Ragnarök.

  • Dan Phillips: Light Designer

    With over a decade of experience in the live events industry, Dan is a dedicated lighting designer and technician specializing in dynamic, immersive lighting environments.

    He has been part of Mythos: Ragnarök since its inception, helping shape its unique visual identity through powerful, story-driven design.

    Most recently, he has taken to the road as the LX Tech for progressive metal band TesseracT, bringing high-impact lighting to international audiences while maintaining technical excellence under the pressure of touring.

  • Bear Phillips-Pearce: Sound

    Bio coming soon…