Jon Øigarden (born 31 May 1971) is a Norwegian actor, who is well known for his role as journalist Peter Verås in the TV series ''

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'', Jarl Varg in

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, and other Norwegian films.

Career

Jon Øigarden was educated at the

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 ...

, and has acted both on stage and on screen. Between 1997 and 1999 he worked at ''

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''. Among the plays he has acted in is '' Mirandolina'' by

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and an adaptation of

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's '' Travels with My Aunt'', and he has had roles in such movies as ''Detektor'' (2000) and the comedy ''Get Ready to Be Boyzvoiced'' (2000). Øigarden has been cast to portray the Norwegian war criminal Henry Rinnan on film; the filming was planned to start some time in 2009. For a while he both ran and acted in the theater Torshovteateret, with his colleagues Mads Ousdal and Trond Espen Seim. From 2019 to 2023, Øigarden played Jeppe Schøitt in Exit, a series in 3 seasons that described the decadent lives of 4 men in

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's finance elites. It became the most streamed in the history of Norwegian national television. He is also well known for his outstanding role as Jarl Varg in Norsemen.

Selected filmography

*''1732 Høtten'' (1998) *''Lyckliga gatan'' (1999) (TV) *'' Sofies verden'' (1999) *'' Detektor'' (2000) *'' Get Ready to Be Boyzvoiced'' (2000) *'' Gymnaslærer Pedersen'' (2006) *'' Berlinerpoplene'' (2007) (TV) *'' A Somewhat Gentle Man'' (2010) *'' Norwegian Ninja'' (2010) *''

Fuck Up ''Fuck Up'' is a 2012 Norwegian comedy film directed by Øystein Karlsen. Cast * Jon Øigarden as Jack * Tuva Novotny as Robin * Anders Baasmo Christiansen as Rasmussen * Atle Antonsen as Glen * Lennart Jähkel Carl Gustav Lennart Jähkel ...

'' (2012) *'' In Order of Disappearance'' (2014) *''

'' (TV series) (2016–2020) *'' 22 July'' (2018) *'' Lords of Chaos'' (2018) *'' Wisting'' (TV series) (2019) *'' A Storm for Christmas'' (TV miniseries) (2022)

References

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Biography
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Jon Øigarden
at Oslo National Theatre 1971 births Living people Oslo National Academy of the Arts alumni Norwegian male stage actors Norwegian male film actors Norwegian male television actors {{Norway-actor-stub