Bjørnar Teigen

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

Bjørnar Teigen
Born
Bjørnar Lisether Teigen

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

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. "Bjørnar Lisether Teigen". Ensemble. Teatret Vårt. Archived from the original on 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  2. "Det tredje tegnet (The Third Sign)". Production. Sceneweb. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  3. "Bjørnar Lisether Teigen". People. Sceneweb. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  4. "Norwegian Film Awards 2006 Nominees Announced". Retrieved 2014-10-18.
  5. 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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