Fridtjov Såheim (born 2 July 1968) is a Norwegian stage director, stage actor and film actor.
He has worked for the theatres
Den Nationale Scene,
Rogaland Teater
Rogaland Teater is a theatre in Stavanger, Norway.
Background
The theatre building was built in 1883 on a parcel of '' Kannik prestegård''. It was designed by architect Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff, and initially held close to 500 seats. The build ...
and
Nationaltheatret. Among his characters is the title role in ''
Woyzeck'', and the protagonist "
Raskolnikov" in ''
Crime and Punishment''. He has staged an adaptation of
Anton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; 29 January 1860 Old Style date 17 January. – 15 July 1904 Old Style date 2 July.) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career ...
's play ''
Uncle Vanya'' and
Jon Fosse's play ''Dei døde hundane'' at Rogaland Teater. He played a principal role in the 2006 film ''
The Art of Negative Thinking'', and played the character "Ibsen" in the documentary film ''Løven – Henrik Ibsen''. In 2013 he received the
Amanda Award for "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" in the film ''
Victoria''.
In 2012 he began playing the role of Jan Johanson in the television series ''
Lilyhammer'', with ''
Sopranos
''The Sopranos'' is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster, portraying his difficulties as he tries to balance ...
'' actor
Steven Van Zandt.
In 2016 he had a cameo appearance as himself in S1E4 of the television series ''Trailer Park Boys: Out Of The Park: Europe''.
In 2020 he began playing the role of Sindre in the Netflix series ''
Ragnarok''.
In 2022 he appeared in the Norwegian monster film ''
Troll'' as Minister of Defence Frederick Markussen.
References
External links
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1968 births
Living people
Norwegian male stage actors
Norwegian male film actors
21st-century Norwegian male actors
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