Jahn Dennis Storhøi (born July 15, 1960 in

Fredrikstad Fredrikstad (; previously ''Frederiksstad''; literally "Fredrik's Town") is a city and municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad. The city of Fredrikstad was founded in 15 ...

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) is a

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actor.

Biography

He is an acclaimed

theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...

actor in Norway, having won several awards. However, he is known for his role as ''Herger the Joyous'' in John McTiernan's ''

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''. 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'?
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. Storhøi had one of the leading roles in the 2015 TV mini-series ''

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''.

Personal life

He is married to Mona Keilhau Storhøi (who also had a small part in ''

'') and has three children, two from an earlier marriage.

Filmography

References

External links

* Living people 1960 births People from Fredrikstad Norwegian male film actors Norwegian male stage actors Norwegian male television actors Norwegian male voice actors {{Norway-actor-stub