Trond Fausa Aurvåg

Trond Fausa Aurvåg
Born (1972-12-02) 2 December 1972
Occupation(s)Actor, director
Years active1997-present
SpouseLena Kristin Ellingsen

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

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]

Filmography

Film

Film and Television appearances correct as of August 2024[9]

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Junk Mail Espen
1998 Bloody Angels Tommy Norwegian: 1732 Høtten
2000 Døren som ikke smakk Main Short
2002 Kutt Short
2003 Loose Ends Short
Offside Ingroy Short
2004 The Crossing Andreas
Spillet Papa Short
2006 Klippan i livet Per Short
The Bothersome Man Andreas Norwegian: Den brysomme mannen, Amanda Award for Best Actor
2007 Gone with the Woman Han Norwegian: Tatt av Kvinnen
2008 Forlat oss vår skyld Svein Short
2009 Eksperiment Anders Short
2010 Home for Christmas Paul Norwegian: Hjen til jul
Friendly People Short, Norwegian: Vennlige mennesker
2011 Twigson in Trouble Lille-Knerten Voice
King Curling Ornitolog Uncredited, Norwegian: Kong Curling
2013 I Am Yours Martin Norwegian: Jeg er din
2014 Glass Dolls Advokat
Rulletrappen Voice, Short
2017 Thin Ice Gunnar TV movie
2019 Captain Sabertooth and the Magic Diamond Benjamin Voice, Norwegian: Kaptein Sabeltann og den magiske diamant
Legend of the Ghost Dagger Olav
2021 The Middle Man Bob Spencer
2023 Oppenheimer George Kistiakowsky
Bukkene Bruse på Badeland Storebror
2026 Greenland: Migration Post-production
TBA The Right Track Post-production
Key
Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Nissene på låven Steven Evensen 24 episodes
2006 Etaten Vidar 2 episodes
2010 Påpp & Råkk Tyggis 2 episodes
2011 Åse Tonight Trygve 6 episodes
Nissene over skog og hei Steven Evensen 24 episodes
2012-2014 Lilyhammer Torgeir Lien 24 episodes
2014-2024 Neste sommer Per Ivar 109 episodes
2016-2020 Norsemen Rufus 18 episodes, Norwegian: Vikingane, Gullruten award for Best Actor
2017-2019 Jul i Blodfjell Svein Soot TV Mini Series, 48 episodes
2018 The Innocents Alf 4 episodes
2018-2019 ZombieLars Morten 3 episodes
2020 Stardust Varg 23 episodes
2021 Nissene i bingen Steven 24 episodes
2023 Captain Fall Nico Voice, 10 episodes
2024 Still Looking Kennet TV Mini Series, 8 episodes
MILF of Norway Lars Berg 8 episodes
TBA Haven Noah Johansen Pre-production, 4 episodes

Personal life

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

References

  1. ^ Guro Danielsen (22 July 2007). "Trond Fausa Aurvåg" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 22 July 2008.
  2. ^ a b "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". www.imdb.com. 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.