Morten Tyldum (; born 19 May 1967) is a

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film director. He is best known in his native Norway for directing the thriller film '' Headhunters'' (2011), based on the novel by Jo Nesbø, and internationally for directing the historical drama ''

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'' (2014), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, and the science fiction drama ''

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'' (2016).

Early life

Tyldum was born in

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. He was educated at the

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in New York. He originally wanted to be a musician, but abandoned the ambition when he entered film school.

Career

He had his

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debut with '' Buddy'' in 2003, a film that won great popular and critical acclaim. Previously he had worked in television, music videos, commercials and short films. He had been named ''Film Talent of the Year'' by the newspaper ''

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'' in 1999. Since ''Buddy'', he has made the movie '' Fallen Angels'' in 2008 and '' Headhunters'' (''Hodejegerne'') in 2011. ''Headhunters'' is based on the 2008 novel by same name written by Jo Nesbø. It became the highest-grossing Norwegian film that year. He made his

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debut with the historical drama ''

'', about the life of mathematician

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, starring

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. ''The Imitation Game'' immediately became an international success, and was nominated for eight Oscars at the

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, including

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and a Best Director nomination for Tyldum himself.

Personal life

Tyldum lived in

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with his wife Janne and their child. They also maintained a house in Norway. After he divorced his wife and her death by suicide, he moved back to Oslo, Norway, with his son."Filmregissør Morten Tyldum flytter hjem. Slutten i L.A. ble vond."

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15 August 2020

Selected filmography

Film * '' Buddy'' (2003) * '' Fallen Angels'' (2008) * '' Headhunters'' (2011) * ''

'' (2014) * ''

'' (2016) Television * '' Counterpart'' (2017) * '' Jack Ryan'' (2018) * '' Defending Jacob'' (2020)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tyldum, Morten 1967 births Living people Norwegian film directors School of Visual Arts alumni Norwegian expatriates in the United States