Espen Klouman Høiner (born 31 August 1981, in

Nesodden Nesodden is a municipality in Akershus in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the Greater Oslo Region and many residents of the peninsula Nesodden commute to work in Oslo. It is part of the traditional region of Follo. The administrative ...

Akershus Akershus () is a county in Norway, with Oslo as its administrative centre, though Oslo is not located within Akershus. Akershus has been a region in Eastern Norway with Oslo as its main city since the Middle Ages, and is named after the Akers ...

) is a Norwegian writer and actor. He graduated from

Westerdals School of Communication Westerdals School of Communication (WSoC) is a private school in Oslo that offers an education in advertising, design and communications. It was established in 2001 following the merger of three independent schools: Westerdals Advertising School, ...

and

Norwegian National Academy of Theatre The Oslo National Academy of the Arts (, ''KHiO'') is a tertiary institution in Oslo, Norway, that provides education in visual arts, design and performing arts. It is one of two public institutes of higher learning in Norway that teaches in v ...

in Oslo. He first appeared in the teen drama ''Bare Bea'' (2004), but gained recognition as an aspiring writer in the

Joachim Trier Joachim Trier () (born 1 March 1974) is a Danish-born Norwegian filmmaker. His films have been described as "Melancholia, melancholy meditations concerned with existential questions of love, ambition, memory, and identity (social science), ident ...

movie ''

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'' in 2006. He also played in ''

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'' (2007) and ''

Must Have Been Love ''Must Have Been Love'' (, ) is a 2012 Norwegian-Finnish romantic drama film directed by Eirik Svensson. The film was Svensson's directorial debut, and stars Pamela Tola and Espen Klouman Høiner. It was shot in Oslo, Helsinki, Istanbul and Berli ...

'' (2013).

Filmography

* 2004: ''Bare Bea'' * 2006: ''

'' * 2007: ''

'' * 2008: '' Uti vår hage'' (TV series) * 2009: '' Upperdog'' * 2013: ''

'' * 2015: ''

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 ...

'' (TV series) * 2019: ''

Hjelperytteren ''Hjelperytteren'' (English title: ''110% Honest'') is a Norwegian feature film from 2019 written and directed by Jannicke Systad Jacobsen. The film is a drama film–black comedy starring Silje Salomonsen as the former professional cyclist Kim ...

'' as Peter

Awards

* Won the Kanon Award (2013) in the Best Actor category, for his role in ''

It Must Have Been Love "It Must Have Been Love", originally "It Must Have Been Love (Christmas for the Broken Hearted)", is a song written by Per Gessle and performed by the Swedish pop duo Roxette. The power ballad became the duo's third number one hit in the Unite ...

''. * Won the

Hedda Award The Hedda Award (''Heddaprisen'') is a Norwegian theatre award, first presented in 1998. It is named after the character "Hedda" from Henrik Ibsen, Ibsen's play ''Hedda Gabler''. Among its categories, which have varied over the years, are: Best Th ...

(2013) in the Best Supporting Actor category for his role as Biff Loman in the plays ''

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'' and Ivar Zolen in '' Bør Børson''.

References

External links

Espen Klouman Høiner
Aschehoug Forlag
Espen Klouman Høiner

Trøndelag Teater Trøndelag Teater is a large theater in the city of Trondheim, in Trøndelag county, Norway. Trøndelag Teater stages large-scale dance and musical performances. History Originally built in 1816, the theater is the oldest stage in Scandinavia ...

Espen Klouman Høiner

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoiner, Espen Klouman 1981 births Living people People from Nesodden Oslo National Academy of the Arts alumni Norwegian male film actors Norwegian male television actors 21st-century Norwegian male actors