Jahn Dennis Storhøi (born July 15, 1960 in
Fredrikstad
Fredrikstad (; previously ''Frederiksstad''; literally "Fredrik's Town") is a List of cities in Norway, city and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Østfold Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipal ...
,
Norway
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) is a
Norwegian actor.
Biography
He is an acclaimed
theatre
Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a Stage (theatre), stage. The performe ...
actor in Norway, having won several awards. However, he is known for his role as ''Herger the Joyous'' in John McTiernan's ''
The 13th Warrior''. To younger crowds he is better known for playing in several Norwegian TV shows and giving voices to cartoons.
On 17 March 2010, he and several other Norwegian actors were cast in ''
The Thing'' prequel. The film is supposedly going to be about the Norwegian expedition who found the alien creature.
The Thing Prequel: Are These 'Them Crazy Swedes'?
/ref> Storhøi later dropped out of the project for personal reasons and was replaced by Ulrich Thomsen.
Storhøi had one of the leading roles in the 2015 TV mini-series ''The Heavy Water War
''The Heavy Water War'' (original title ' and alternative title ''The Saboteurs'' (United Kingdom)) is a six-episode war drama television miniseries written by Petter S. Rosenlund and produced by NRK, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. It is a ...
''.
Personal life
He is married to Mona Keilhau Storhøi (who also had a small part in '' The 13th Warrior'') and has three children, two from an earlier marriage.
Filmography
References
External links
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Living people
1960 births
Actors from Fredrikstad
Norwegian male film actors
Norwegian male stage actors
Norwegian male television actors
Norwegian male voice actors
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