Jon Øigarden

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 Mammon, Jarl Varg in Norsemen, and other Norwegian films.

Jon Øigarden
Born (1971-05-31) 31 May 1971
Oslo, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Spouse(s)Caroline Giertsen Øigarden (m. 2001)
Children1 son and 2 daughters

Career

Jon Øigarden was educated at the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre, and has acted both on stage and on screen. Between 1997 and 1999 he worked at Oslo Nye Teater. Among the plays he has acted in is Mirandolina by Carlo Goldoni and an adaptation of Graham Greene'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.[1] For a while he both ran and acted in the theater Torshovteateret, with his colleagues Mads Ousdal and Trond Espen Seim.[2]

Selected filmography

References
  1. "Jon Øigarden spiller naziforbryter" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 2007-04-04. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
  2. Unn Conradi Andersen (2002-11-06). "Skal overta Torshovteatret" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
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