Mishaël Lopes Cardozo

Mishaël Abia Lopes Cardozo (1972) is known for his roles in Game of Thrones and Vikings. Mishaël was born in a small town called Laren in North Holland. His parents are Jacques Lopes Cardozo (Dentist) and Annemarie van Leeuwen. He has two younger siblings Eva and Sharon Lopes Cardozo. Mishaël is an international swordmaster, a painter of fine arts, musician, coach and entrepreneur. As a young kid he was blessed and cursed with many talents. For his education he had to choose between Art school or conservatorium. Mishaël ended up studying Art at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in the Hague, He made his living as an artist and jazz musician. (drums & guitar). His hobby was historical fencing, which over the years became his new profession. In 2002 he founded his historical fencing club AMEK, which he turned into a company (HEMA, Events & Film) He introduced HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts) in the Netherlands, which led to a rich and thriving subculture, consisting of many HEMA clu