Sven Nordin
Born: 1957-02-06 in Oslo, Norway
Known For: Acting
Biography
This Norwegian actor is an employee of Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo's New Theatre) since 1981. On stage he has starred in everything from Shakespeare to modern drama like Tennessee William's The Glass Menagerie, and musicals like Guys and Dolls. Got his big breakthrough as a Norwegian resistance fighter in the suspenseful WWII mini-series "Röd snö" in 1985. In 1993-97 he starred as Nils in "Mot i brøstet", if not the best, certainly one of the most popular Norwegian sitcom's off all time, even resulting in him getting a snack named after his character! On the big screen he also got the chance to act opposite Robert Mitchum and Cliff Robertson in the Norwegian movie "Pakten" in 1995. In 2001 he played an arctic explorer opposite Kenneth Branagh's Ernest Shackleton in the large-scale TV-production "Shackleton". 2001 also saw his biggest success on screen yet, when he starred as the slightly retarted Kjell-Bjarne in "Elling". The movie was seen by over 800,000 Norwegian cinema-goers (in a country with just 4.2 million people) and also became the most successful Norwegian film ever shown in Sweden and Denmark. In 2002 Nordin joined his co-star Per Christian Ellefsen, director Petter Næss and producer Dag Alveberg on a trip to Hollywood, celebrating the movie's Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. - IMDb Mini Biography
Filmography
2023
- Familjen Andersson as Oddvar
- Mot i brøstet – 30th Anniversary as Himself
2022
- Gold Run as Odd Henry
2021
- Helt Harald as Self
2020
- Asphalt Burning as Doffen
- Granddad as Jonny
2019
- Wisting as William Wisting
2017
- Valkyrien as Ravn
2016
- Snowfall as Tore
- Burning 2 as Doffen
- A Serious Game as Markus Roslin
2013
- Detective Downs as Olav Stjernen
2012
- Lilyhammer as Julius Backe
- Two Lives as Bjarte
- Call Girl as Glenn
- An Enemy to Die For as Captain
2011
- Sons of Norway as Magnus
2010
- Wallander: The Heritage as Manfred
- Shameless as Førstebetjent Ahlsen
2009
- Skavlan as Self - Guest
- The Accident as Espen
2008
- Peer Gynt from the Streets as Dialogtrener
2007
- Torpedo as Hovland
2006
- An immortal man as Knus Ibsen
- Ole Bull - Himmelstormeren as Storyteller
2005
- Wallander as Manfred
- Deadline Torp as Per Kristian Hoveng
- Love Me Tomorrow as Kjell Bjarne
- An Enemy of the People as Peter Stockman
2004
- Hos Martin as Martin Amundsen
2003
- Let's Play House as Ivar
2002
- The Sea as Morten
- Most People Live in China as Marius (segment "Dressmann")
- I Am Dina as Prison Gov.
- Torsdagsklubben
- Shackleton as Jacobsen
2001
- Elling as Kjell Bjarne
1999
- The Prompter as Fred
- Eva's Eye as Jostein Magnus
- Tusenårsfesten as Nils Svendsen
1998
- Rett i lomma as Norman Bassfjord
1994
- Vestavind as Ivar Torgersen
- Rapport fra "Nr. 24" as Forteller
1993
- Mot i brøstet as Nils Svendsen
1990
- Smykketyven as Legen
- Aksjemordet as Halvor Sander
1988
- Albertine as Student Helgesen
1987
- The Feldmann Case as Vitne Jensen
- På stigende kurs as Bankraner
1985
- The Last Place on Earth as Gran
- Rød snø as Hans Solberg