Trond Espen Seim
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Trond Espen Seim (born October 4, 1971 in Oslo ) is a Norwegian actor who also became known in the non-Norwegian area mainly for his impersonation of the private investigator Varg Veum .
Life
Seim studied at Statens teaterhøgskole (State Drama School) in Oslo. He had his first engagement at the theater Den Nationale Scene , where he played Alex in a stage version of A Clockwork Orange , for whose outstanding performance (“strange sceneprestasjon”) he received the Heddaprisen in 2000 , or Julian in Ibsen's Emperor and Galilean . In 2001 he moved to the Norwegian National Theater .
Since 2006, Seim has played the former social worker and current private detective Varg (Norwegian: "Wolf") Veum in the film adaptations of the crime novels by the Norwegian writer Gunnar Staalesen , known in German-speaking countries as Der Wolf and initially broadcast in Das Erste and at irregular intervals there and were repeated on Hessen television . Between 2010 and 2012 new films were made, which were broadcast under the title Varg Veum on the second German television .
From 2011 to 2013 he appeared as himself with Rolf Lassgård and Iben Hjejle in seven episodes of the Norwegian television series Dag . He is currently and since 2014 engaged in all episodes of the Danish-Swedish-Norwegian co-production of the television series Arvingerne . He is married to Cecilie Frostad Egeberg.
Awards
- 2000: Heddaprisen des Norsk Teater- og Orkesterforening for his portrayal of Alex in A Clockwork Orange
- 2005: Shooting Star of the European Film Promotion
- 2008: Amanda named best male actor in the Varg Veum film adaptation of Falne Engler
Filmography (selection)
- 1998: Death has a postcode ( 1732 Høtten)
- 2002: Dina - My Story ( Jeg er Dina)
- 2004: Hawaii, Oslo
- 2007: The Wolf: The Missing Girl ( Varg Veum - Bitre blomster)
- 2008: The Wolf: Dark Shops ( Varg Veum - Tornerose)
- 2008: The Wolf: Your to Death ( Varg Veum - Din til døden)
- 2008: The Wolf: Fallen Angels ( Varg Veum - Falne engler)
- 2008: The Wolf: On Your Own ( Varg Veum - Kvinnen i kjøleskapet)
- 2008: The Wolf: Dead Dogs Don't Bite ( Varg Veum - begravde hunder)
- 2008: DeUSYNLIGE ( Troubled Water )
- 2010: Varg Veum - signs on the wall ( Varg Veum - Skriften på veggen)
- 2011: Varg Veum - Black Sheep ( Varg Veum - Svarte får)
- 2011: Varg Veum - Companions of Death ( Varg Veum - Dødens drabanter)
- 2011: The Thing
- 2011-2013: Dag (TV series)
- 2011: Varg Veum - Business with Death ( Varg Veum - I mørket er alle ulver grå)
- 2012: Varg Veum - Death before eyes ( Varg Veum - De døde har det godt)
- 2012: Varg Veum - Kalte Herzen ( Varg Veum - Kalde hjerter, also director)
- 2013: Helps Perfect (TV series)
- 2013–2015: The Legacy ( Arvingerne, TV series)
- 2014: Lea (short film)
- 2015: Cape Town ( Mat Joubert)
- 2015: Revenge ( Hevn / Revenge)
- 2016: Suddenly Santa ( Snekker Andersen og Julenissen)
- 2017: Coments (The Comet)
Web links
- Trond Espen Seim in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Trond Espen Seim in the store norske leksikon (Norwegian)
- Trond Espen Seim on filmweb.no (Norwegian)
- Article: Tidenes norske krimsatsing im Dagbladet (Norwegian)
- Sex, løgn og polititeip im Dagbladet (Norwegian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of winners 1998 - 2004 (Norwegian, last accessed on August 24, 2011)
- ^ DasErste.de: Der Wolf (last accessed on May 7, 2013)
- ↑ Trond Espen Seim - Shooting Star 2005
- ↑ Trond Espen Seim in the store norske leksikon (Norwegian, Bokmål )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Seim, Trond Aspen |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | 4th October 1971 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Oslo |