Frank Kjosås

Frank Kjosås
Born (1981-07-28) 28 July 1981
Øystese in Hardanger, Norway
Occupation Actor
Spouse(s) Marie Blokhus[1]

Frank Kjosås (born 28 July 1981[2]) is a Norwegian actor of theatre and film, known for The Half Brother,[3] and his role as Norwegian resistance soldier Knut Haukelid in The Heavy Water War.[4][5]

Early life

Frank Kjosås was born in Øystese in Hardanger.[2] He has two brothers and three sisters.[6] He decided to become an actor aged 15, when he saw a production of Jesus Christ Superstar in Øystese.[7] He attended Romerike Folk High School, Bårdar Dance Institute,[2] and from 2003–2006, the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre.[8]

Career

In his third year at the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre, he was cast in the role as Woof in the musical Hair by Det Norske Teatret, and has been permanently employed by the theatre ever since.[2] His had his first film role in 37 1/2 (2005), a comedy-drama, and got his big break in 2008 with House of Fools and Troubled Water.[2] However, he was repeatedly told at the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre that, due to his small height (170 cm) and youthful, "feminine" features, he would be severely limited in the roles he could play.[7][9] In order to counteract this, he sought darker, gritty parts;[5] however, he still encountered difficulty getting varied roles due to what was termed his "androgynous" appearance, and it wasn't until 2013, when he played the starring role of Fred, a boxer, in The Half Brother (for which he received the Gullruten Award 2013 for Best Actor[10]), that he was able to change his image.[5][9] He currently alternates between theatre, film, musicals, and television.[2]

Filmography

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Hair Woof Det Norske Teatret
2007, 2009 Peter Pan Peter Pan Det Norske Teatret
2007 Tvillingar Gut Det Norske Teatret
2008 Døden i Teben Haimon Det Norske Teatret
2008 The Threepenny Opera Hookfinger-Jakob/Filch Det Norske Teatret
2008 The Lieutenant of Inishmore Davey Det Norske Teatret
2008 Krasnoyarsk Kreutzberg Det Norske Teatret
2008, 2010 Evig Ung Frank Det Norske Teatret
2009 Jesus Christ Superstar Judas Det Norske Teatret
2010, 2011 Next to Normal Gabe Det Norske Teatret
2011 Treasure Island Jim Hawkins Det Norske Teatret
2011 Sjuk ungdom Petrell Det Norske Teatret
2012 Evita Che Det Norske Teatret
2012 Hamlet Prince Hamlet Hålogaland Teater
2013 Bible Jesus Christ Det Norske Teatret
2013 Mein Kampf Adolf Hitler Det Norske Teatret
2013 Våre beste musikalar Various Det Norske Teatret
2014 Hamlet Ophelia/Horatio Det Norske Teatret
2014 Trost i Taklampa Hjalmar Det Norske Teatret
2014 Shockheaded Peter Scissor Man & various Det Norske Teatret
2015 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Christopher Det Norske Teatret
2015 Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd Det Norske Teatret

Film & TV

Year Title Role Notes
2005 37 1/2 Michelle's boyfriend
2007 5 Lies Stian
2007 Elsk din skjebne Peter Short film
2008 Varg Veum – Tornerose (Sleeping Beauty) Peter Werner
2008 House of Fools Ruben
2008 Troubled Water Tommy
2009 Kastanjeskogen Ekorn Voice
2009 Angel
2010 Pillows Angel Short film
2010 Scene fra et parforhold:#2 Frank Kjosås Short film
2010 Pagten Gibbus Norwegian voice
2011 Baldguy Jonas Short film
2013 The Half Brother Fred Gullruten Award 2013 for Best Actor
2013 Lilyhammer Bamse
2014 Ta meg med! Per
2014 Eyewitness Raymond
2015 The Heavy Water War Knut Haukelid
2015 Knutsen & Ludvigsen og den fæle Rasputin Rasputin Voice

References

  1. ↑ "Frank Kjosås – Store norske leksikon". Snl.no. 2015-06-22. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Frank Kjosås - Filmweb". Filmweb.no. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  3. ↑ "Frank Kjosås vitjar dramalinje - NRK Sogn og Fjordane - Lokale nyheter, TV og radio". Nrk.no. 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  4. ↑ "Nordisk Film & TV Fond :: Anna Friel, Frank Kjosås Board Norwegian Sabotage TV Series". Nordiskfilmogtvfond.com. 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  5. 1 2 3 Skrevet av: Ingvild Kjøde. "Frank Kjosås: - Jeg var forbanna på mitt eget utseende" (in Norwegian Bokmål). KK.no. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  6. ↑ "– En befrielse å spille stum - NRK Kultur og underholdning - Nyheter og aktuelt stoff". Nrk.no. 2013-01-13. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  7. 1 2 Tekst: Ingrid Anthonsen (2013-09-13). "Ble spådd bare søte gutteroller - kultur". Dagbladet.no. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  8. ↑ "Frank Kjosås – Store norske leksikon". Snl.no. 2015-06-22. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  9. 1 2 Eivind Sæther esa@dagbladet.no Foto: Lars Myhren Holand (2013-02-15). "Flyskrekk - magasinet". Dagbladet.no. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  10. ↑ "Frank Kjosås - Fikk jernteppe - Media - VG". Vg.no. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
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