Trond Fausa Aurvåg

Trond Fausa Aurvåg (born 2 December 1972) is a Norwegian actor, film director, and poet.

Trond Fausa Aurvåg
Born (1972-12-02) 2 December 1972
Fetsund,[1] Norway
Occupation(s)Actor, director
SpouseLena Kristin Ellingsen

After graduating from the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre in 2001, he has acted at Oslo Nye Teater since 2001.[2] Here he has acted in plays such as Amadeus, Manndomsprøven and Tatt av kvinnen.[3] As a film actor he is best known for his leading roles in the films Andreaskorset (2004) and Den brysomme mannen (2006).[4] He has also starred in the music video for Lemaitre's song "We Got U".[5]

He won two Amandas—the main Norwegian film award—in 2006, for best actor for his role in Den brysomme mannen, and for the short film Alene menn sammen, which he directed.[6] He gained some international attention co-starring with Steven Van Zandt in the TV series Lilyhammer, playing Van Zandt's partner in crime. For this role he won the Gullruten Award in 2014 for best actor.[7] He plays a role in Christopher Nolan's film, Oppenheimer, where he portrays the Ukrainian scientist George Kistiakowsky.[8]

Aurvåg lives with his wife, actress Lena Kristin Ellingsen, in Oslo.[2]

Select filmography

References
  1. Guro Danielsen (22 July 2007). "Trond Fausa Aurvåg" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 22 July 2008.
  2. "Trond Fausa Aurvåg" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 1 September 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2008.
  3. "CV Trond Fausa Aurvåg" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 21 January 2008. Retrieved 22 July 2008.
  4. "Trond Fausa Aurvaag". IMDb. Retrieved 22 July 2008.
  5. Lemaitre. "Lemaitre, The Knocks - We Got U ft. The Knocks". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  6. "AMANDA-VINNERE 1985-2006" (PDF). Filmweb.no. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
  7. "Gullruten 2014". Gullruten. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  8. Tinoco, Armando (19 December 2022). "'Oppenheimer' Trailer: Destruction Looms In Christopher Nolan's Atomic Bomb Pic Starring Cillian Murphy". Deadline. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  9. "Trond Fausa & Dan Gill Join Fox's 'Thin Ice' Comedy Pilot". Supervisor Wire. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
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