The Norwegian Actors' Equity Association ( no, Norsk Skuespillerforbund) is an association of Norwegian actors. Its main purpose is to improve actors' working conditions and to protect the artistic, judicial and financial interests of actors in Norway. The association was established in 1898, after an initiative from actor Sigurd Asmundsen at a birthday party in 1897, followed by a preparatory meeting in April 1898, and a constituent meeting 27 October 1898. The first chairman was Sigvard Gundersen, with

Johanne Dybwad Johanne Dybwad (née Juell; 2 August 1867 – 4 March 1950) was a Norwegian stage actress and stage producer. She was the leading actress in Norwegian theatre for half a century. Early and personal life Johanne was born in Christiania (now ...

as vice chairman, and

Christian Sandal Christian Sandal (12 October 1872 – 17 May 1951) was a Norwegian actor and theatre director. He made his debut at Den Nationale Scene in 1894, and was the director of that theatre from 1924 to 1925. In 1898 he was a co-founder of the trade union ...

as first secretary. Important issues during the early years were contractual conditions, pensions, and regulation of foreign ensembles. The association's first Honorary member was actor and later theatrical director Bjørn Bjørnson, nominated in May 1900. The Association currently has 1250 members, of whom approximately 155 are permanently employed and 150 temporarily employed in institutional theatres. NAEA publishe
Skuespillerkatalogen
– the Actors' Catalogue. As the leading national casting resource, it is used by most Norwegian TV, Film, Radio and Theatre companies.

List of leaders

* 1898–1899 Sigvard Gundersen * 1899–1901 Olav Voss * 1901–1903

Ludvig Müller Ludvig Müller (29 February 1868 – 1 October 1922) was a Norwegian actor and theatre director. Although he started in his hometown Bergen as a local businessman in 1884 having his own business in operation from 1892, Ludvig made his stage debu ...

* 1903–1904

Ludvig Bergh Ludvig Bergh (9 January 1865 – 22 October 1924) was a Norwegian military officer, singer, actor and theatre director. He made his concert debut in Copenhagen in 1890. He worked as an actor in Christiania at the Carl Johan Theater, Christiania T ...

* 1904–1905 Halfdan Christensen * 1905–1907 Theodor Blich * 1907–1913 Ludvig Müller * 1913–1915

Harald Stormoen Harald Stormoen (8 September 1872 – 14 November 1937) was a Norwegian actor. Personal life Stormoen was born in Nord-Odal as a son of farmer Marius Stormoen. He was a half-brother of Hans Stormoen, an uncle of Kjell Stormoen and a granduncle o ...

* 1915–1918

Thomas Thomassen Thomas Thomassen (19 November 1878 – 7 January 1962) was a Norwegian actor, director and theater manager. Biography Thomassen was born in Tønsberg, Norway. He was the son of Thomas Marthinius Thomassen (1845–1925) and Laura Christine Tho ...

* 1918–1920 Egil Eide * 1920–1921 Thorleif Klausen * 1921–1924 Harald Stormoen * 1924–1925 Thomas Thomassen * 1925–1928 Harald Stormoen * 1928–1932 Einar Sissener * 1932–1940 Egil Hjorth-Jenssen * 1940–1941 David Knudsen * 1941– Harald Schwenzen * 1942–1945 Einar Sissener (acting) * 1945– Harald Schwenzen * 1945– Georg Løkkeberg * 1945–1946 Øyvind Øyen (acting) * 1946–1950 Jens Gunderssen * 1951–1961 Ella Hval * 1962-1964 Gunnar Olram * 1965–1967 Ella Hval * 1967–1969

Bjarne Andersen Bjarne Andersen (15 January 1909 – 13 August 1982) was a Norwegian actor, stage producer and theatre director. Personal life Andersen was born in Stavanger to Emil Laurentzius Andersen and Ingeborg Bertine Osmondsdatter Udvig. He married ...

* 1970–1974 Knut Mørch Hansson * 1974-1976 Finn Kvalem * 1977–1980 Karen Randers-Pehrson * 1980-1995 Ragnhild Nygaard * 1995-2000

Bernhard Ramstad Bernhard Ramstad (born 29 December 1946) is a Norwegian actor, theatre instructor and director. He made his debut at Trøndelag Teater in 1966. He was formally employed there from 1968 to 1970, and then worked at Nationaltheatret from 1970 to 1971 ...

* 2000–2011 Agnete G. Haaland * 2011–2015 Hauk Heyerdahl * 2015– Knut Alfsen

References

Theatre in Norway Organisations based in Oslo Trade unions established in 1898 {{Norway-org-stub