Trond Fausa Aurvåg | |
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Born | |
Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
Spouse | Lena 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]