Trond Fausa Aurvåg (born 2 December 1972) is a Norwegian actor, film director, and poet. After graduating from the

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in 2001, he has acted at

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since 2001. Here he has acted in plays such as ''Amadeus'', ''Manndomsprøven'' and ''Tatt av kvinnen''. As a film actor he is best known for his leading roles in the films ''

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'' (2004) and ''

Den brysomme mannen ''The Bothersome Man'' ( no, Den brysomme mannen, links=no) is a 2006 Norwegian film. It was directed by Jens Lien after a script by Per H. V. Schreiner. The film stars Trond Fausa Aurvåg, Petronella Barker and Per Schaaning. The story is about ...

'' (2006). He has also starred in the music video for Lemaitre's song "We Got U". He won two Amandas—the main Norwegian film award—in 2006, for best actor for his role in ''

'', and for the short film ''Alene menn sammen'', which he directed. He gained some international attention co-starring with

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in the TV series ''

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'', playing Van Zandt's partner in crime. For this role he won the

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Award in 2014 for best actor. He will be part of

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s next movie Oppenheimer to premiere this summer portraying the

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. Aurvåg lives with his wife, actress Lena Kristin Ellingsen, in

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Select filmography

* '' Budbringeren'' (1997) * ''

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'' (1998) * ''

Nissene på låven ''Nissene på låven'' is a Nordic Christmas calendar that aired on TVNorge in 2001, and is a spoof of reality TV. A sequel, ''Nissene over skog og hei'', aired in 2011. Plot 24 Santas are gathered in a barn to compete for the title of the b ...

'' (TV, 2001) * ''

'' (2004) * ''

'' (2006) * '' Tatt av kvinnen'' (2007) * '' Home for Christmas'' (2010) * ''

'' (2012) * ''

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'' (2014) * '' Thin Ice'' (2017) * ''

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'' (2017) * '' The Innocents'' (2018) * '' Stjernestøv'' (TV, 2020) * '' The Middle Man'' (2021) * ''Oppenheimer'' (2023)

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