Carsten Nørgaard (born March 3, 1963) is a Danish actor. Norgaard was born in

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. He began his career playing the enigmatic Dolphin Man in the 1988 film '' The Fruit Machine'' (known as ''Wonderland'' in the U.S.). Norgaard also appeared in the

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film '' D2: The Mighty Ducks'' (1994). Notable recent appearances include ''

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'', a 2015 American alternate history TV series, and '' American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally '', an account of the life of World War II propagandist

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. Nørgaard broke a rib during the filming of ''

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''. In

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he is most famous as the face of the Norwegian oil company

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having featured in their TV adverts there in the 1990s. Nørgaard has an economics degree from

and has studied at Actors Centre in

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. He participated in the Tour de Rouge charitable bicycle race in 2019.Fitzgerald, Zachary (May 9, 2019).
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. ''The Daily Review'' (Morgan City, Louisiana, USA). p. 1.

Filmography

*1988: '' The Fruit Machine'' - Dolphin Man *1990: ''

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'' (TV Movie) - Hans *1990: ''

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'' (TV Series) - Brian Scherfig *1991: ''

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'' (TV Movie) - Col. von Schwartzkoppen *1992: '' Tales from Hollywood'' (TV Series) - Young Man *1993: ''

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'' - (episode "Midnight Bells") (video) *1994: '' D2: The Mighty Ducks'' - Coach Wolf Stansson *1995: '' Highlander: The Series'' (TV Series) - Kanwulf *1995: ''

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'' (TV Movie) - Lev Petrovich *1996: '' The Spartans'' (Short) *1996: '' The Ring'' (TV Movie) - Capt. Manfred Von Tripp *1997: '' House of Frankenstein'' (TV Mini-Series) - Williger *1998: ''

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'' - Green *1999: ''

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'' - Liam *2000: '' Missing Pieces'' (TV Movie) - Reinhardt *2001: ''

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'' - Race *2003: '' Gods and Generals'' - Maj. Gen. Darius Nash Couch *2004: ''

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'' - Rusten Quinn *2006: '' End Game'' - Arman *2007: ''

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'' - Winther *2007: ' - Gregory Ridgeley *2007: '' Resident Evil: Extinction'' - Zombie Steve (uncredited) *2010: ''

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'' (TV Series) - German Agent #1 *2011: ''

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'' - Jussac *2012: '' Sinbad'' (TV Series) - Obsedian *2012: ''

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'' (TV Series) - Tom Dyrehave *2013: '' Air Force One Is Down '' - Russian defence minister *2013: '' Sleepy Hollow'' (TV Series) - Hessian Soldier *2015: ''

'' (TV Series) - SS-Standartenführer Rudolph Wegener *2016: ''

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'' - Krisztian *2021: '' American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally '' -

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*2022: ' - Hermann Goring *2022:

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season 5 - Gunther

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* 1963 births Danish male actors Danish male film actors Living people People from Frederiksberg {{Denmark-actor-stub