Bjørnar Teigen
Born
Bjørnar Lisether Teigen

(1971-06-29) June 29, 1971
NationalityNorwegian
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • playwright
Years active1996–present

Bjørnar Teigen (born 29 June 1971) is a Norwegian actor, theater director and playwright.

Teigen studied acting in the Oslo National Academy of the Arts and started working as an actor in Molde's Teatret Vårt after graduation in 1995.[1]

He was awarded The Hedda Award for Debut of the Year for Det tredje tegnet (lit. The Third Sign),[2] a theatre production he wrote and directed for Teatret Vårt in 2003.[1][3] The following year he recurred as Lauritz in the sitcom Hos Martin.

In 2006, Teigen was nominated an Amanda Award for Best Actor[4] for his work on the film Import-eksport.[5]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Import Export (Import-eksport) Jan[5]
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Hos Martin Lauritz 12 episodes
Stage
Year Title Role Notes
1997 Fuenteovejuna Rodrigo Téllez Girón The Norwegian Theater
1999 Human Circle 3:1 Den unge The Norwegian Theater
2000 Not About Nightingales Kretsmeister[3] The Norwegian Theater
2003 Det tredje tegnet Teatret Vårt (Writer, Director)
2008 Breaking the Waves Terry Oslo Nye Teater
2009 Edvard Munch - Alfa og Omega Hans jæger / Various roles[3] Oslo Nye Theater
2013 Lilla Teatret Vårt

Plays

  • Det tredje tegnet (2003)[2]
  • Blå himmel, grønn skog (2008)[6]
  • The Face on Mars[3]

Awards and nominations

Year Work Award Category Result
2003 Det tredje tegnet The Hedda Awards 2003 Debut of the Year[1][3] Won
2006 Import Export (Import-eksport) Amanda Awards[4] Best Actor Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bjørnar Lisether Teigen". Ensemble. Teatret Vårt. Archived from the original on 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  2. 1 2 "Det tredje tegnet (The Third Sign)". Production. Sceneweb. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bjørnar Lisether Teigen". People. Sceneweb. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  4. 1 2 "Norwegian Film Awards 2006 Nominees Announced". Retrieved 2014-10-18.
  5. 1 2 Rehlin, Gunnar (2005-11-17). "Import Export". Film Review. Variety. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
  6. ↑ "Blå himmel, grønn skog". Det Åpne Teater. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
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