Bjørn Sundquist

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Bjørn Sundquist is a Norwegian actor, famous for TV, theatre, and movie roles. He was born on June 16, 1948 in Finnmark, Norway. For many years he worked at Det Norske teater and Nationalteateret in Oslo, the capital of Norway. He is famous for the roles as Merlin and Hamlet. After that, he just did theatre as freelancer.

He is considered by many to be Norway's finest and most talented actor of stage, screen and television.

When he received the Honorary Amanda Award (Norway's answer to Oscar) in 2000, he became the youngest ever recipient of the greatest honor in Norwegian film. He was 52 at the time and only a few months younger than Liv Ullmann, who received it in 1992.

He is of Sami heritage on his mothers side (a minority originating mainly from the northern parts of the Scandinavian peninsula often referred to as Lapland). He has done some television roles for NRK, the biggest Norwegian television channel. He was awarded an Amanda award for his leading role as Konrad Sejer in the television miniseries "Sejer". He is often called "The man that is in all Norwegian movies", but that is just something people say.

[edit] Filmography- Actor

Sejer - Svarte sekunder (2006) (mini) TV Series

Min misunnelige frisør (2004)

Ørnen: En krimi-odyssé (2004) TV Episode

The Homolulu Show (2004)

Asfaltevangeliet (2004)

Sejer - Elskede Poona (2003) (mini) TV Series

The Pledge (2003)

Loose Ends (2003)

Jonny Vang (2003)

Pelle politibil (2002)(aka Pelle the Police Car)

Sejer - Djevelen holder lyset (2002)(mini) TV series

Himmelfall (2002)(aka Falling Sky)(aka The Sky Is Falling Down)

Cowboys Don't Cry (2002) .... Pub owner

I Am Dina (2002)

Endelig fredag (2002) TV Series

Nini (2001) TV Series

Amatørene (2001)(aka You Really Got Me)

Sleepwalker (2000)

Evas øye (1999)(aka Eva's Eye)

Tørst - Framtidens forbrytelser (1999)

Sejer - se deg ikke tilbake (1999) (mini) TV Series

1732 Høtten (1998)(aka Blodige engler)(aka Bloody Angels)

Åpen post (1998) TV Series

Thranes metode (1998)

Tann for Tann (1998) (aka Eye for an Eye)

Hammarkullen (1997) (mini) TV Series

Salige er de som tørster (1997)(aka Blessed Are Those Who Thirst)

Blind gudinne (1997) TV series(aka Blind Goddess)

Mendel (1997)

Budbringeren (1997)(aka Junk Mail)

Sagojoga minister (1997)(aka Minister på villovägar) (aka Ministern) (aka Sagojogan ministeri) (aka Stol på ministeren) (aka The Minister of State)

Pust på meg! (1997)

Søndagsengler (1996)(aka The Other Side of Sunday)

Kjærlighetens kjøtere (1995)

Pan (1995)(aka Two Green Feathers)

Noe beroligende (1995)

Ti kniver i hjertet (1994)

Trollsyn (1994)(aka Second Sight) (aka Trollsyn - Sagnet om Jostedalsrypa)

Drømspel (1994)(aka Drömspel)(aka Dreamplay)

Brødrene Dal og legenden om Atlant-Is (1994) TV Series

Secondløitnanten (1993)(aka The Last Lieutenant)(aka The Second Lieutenant)

Telegrafisten (1993)(aka The Telegraphist)

Pelle politibil (1993) TV Series

Svarte pantere (1992)

Krigerens hjerte (1992)(aka The Warrior's Heart)

For dagene er onde (1991)(aka For the Days Are Evil)

Fedrelandet (1991) (mini) TV Series

Gränslots (1990)

Haakon Haakonsen (1990) (Shipwrecked)

Døden på Oslo S (1990)

Håndfull tid, En (1990)

Dykket (1989)(aka The Dive)

Sweetwater (1988)

Etter Rubicon (1987)

På stigende kurs (1987)

Feldmann saken (1987) (aka The Feldmann Case)

Nattseilere (1986)

Skal det vere ein dans? (1986) TV Series

Havlandet (1985)

Gulag (1985) (TV)

Galskap! (1985)

Noe helt annet (1985)

Høvdingen (1984)

Spyship (1983) (mini) TV Series

Engler i sneen (1982)

Kronprinsen (1979)(aka The Crown Prince)

Rallarblod (1979) (aka Blood of the Railroad Workers)

[edit] Quotes

"I'm a genuine bastard. In my veins there is Norwegian, Swedish, Russian, Sami and some gypsy blood."

[edit] Birth name

Bjørn Richard Sundquist