Trond Fausa Aurvåg

Trond Fausa Aurvåg (born 2 December 1972) is a Norwegian actor, film director and poet.

Trond Fausa Aurvåg
Born (1972-12-02) 2 December 1972
Fetsund,[1] Norway
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationActor, director
Partner(s)Lena Kristin Ellingsen

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]

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. "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. Lemaitre. "Lemaitre, The Knocks - We Got U ft. The Knocks". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
  6. "AMANDA-VINNERE 1985-2006" (PDF). Filmweb.no. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-20. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
  7. "Gullruten 2014". Gullruten. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  8. "Trond Fausa & Dan Gill Join Fox's 'Thin Ice' Comedy Pilot". Supervisor Wire. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
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