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Trond Fausa Aurvåg
Born (1972-12-02) 2 December 1972 (age 51)
Occupation(s)Actor, director
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]

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

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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 & Dan Gill Join Fox's 'Thin Ice' Comedy Pilot". Supervisor Wire. Retrieved 25 February 2017.

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