Trond Fausa Aurvåg

Trond Fausa Aurvåg
Born 2 December 1972
Fetsund[1]
Occupation Actor, director
Partner(s) 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), Den brysomme mannen (2006) and Tatt av kvinnen (2007).[4]

He won two Amandasthe main Norwegian film awardin 2006, for best actor for his role in Den brysomme mannen, and for the short film Alene menn sammen, which he directed.[5] He gained some international attention co-starring with Steven Van Zandt in the successful TV-series Lilyhammer, playing Van Zandt's right hand and partner in crime.

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

Select filmography

References

  1. Guro Danielsen (2007-07-22). "Trond Fausa Aurvåg" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Trond Fausa Aurvåg" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 2007-09-01. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
  3. "CV Trond Fausa Aurvåg" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 2008-01-21. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
  4. "Trond Fausa Aurvaag". IMDb. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
  5. "AMANDA-VINNERE 1985-2006" (PDF). Filmweb.no. Retrieved 2008-03-03.

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