Jan Gunnar Røise (born 24 September 1975) is a Norwegian actor.
He was born in
Eidsvoll
Eidsvoll (; sometimes written as ''Eidsvold'') is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Akershus Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Romerike Districts of Norway, traditional region. The administrative centre of the munic ...
, and took his education at the
Norwegian National Academy of Theatre
The Oslo National Academy of the Arts (, ''KHiO'') is a tertiary institution in Oslo, Norway, that provides education in visual arts, design and performing arts. It is one of two public institutes of higher learning in Norway that teaches in v ...
. He made his stage debut in 2000 at the
National Theatre, and has been employed there since. Film appearances include ''
Hawaii, Oslo'' and ''
Gymnaslærer Pedersen''.
His latest feature film appearance was as Olav in the 2011 movie ''
The Thing''. He had a lead role of Asbjørn in 2022 drama ''
Fenris'', and Chimney Sweeper in 2024 drama film ''
Sex
Sex is the biological trait that determines whether a sexually reproducing organism produces male or female gametes. During sexual reproduction, a male and a female gamete fuse to form a zygote, which develops into an offspring that inheri ...
''.
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1975 births
Living people
Oslo National Academy of the Arts alumni
People from Eidsvoll
Norwegian male stage actors
Norwegian male film actors
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