Petter Næss

Norwegian actor and film director (born 1960)

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Petter Næss

Petter Næss in 2007

Born|  (1960-03-14) 14 March 1960 (age 64)

Oslo, Norway

Petter Næss (born 14 March 1960 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian actor and film director. His first film as a director was the comedy Absolutt blåmandag in 1999. Næss is known for his work directing two of the three films about Ingvar Ambjørnsen's character, Elling, from Ingvar Ambjørnsen's "Elling" tetralogy: Elling[1][2] (2001), which was nominated for the 74th Academy Awards foreign language film Oscar in 2002,[3] and Elsk meg i morgen (Love Me Tomorrow, 2005). In addition, his directorial credits in Sweden include Bare Bea (2003), Mozart and the Whale (2005) and Hoppet (The Jump, 2007). In 2008, Næss portrayed the war hero Martin Linge in the movie Max Manus.

Since 1996, he has been employed as a director at Oslo Nye Teater[4] and was, among other plays, responsible for the stage version of Elling and Kjell Bjarne.

## Career

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Næss' career started at the Fjernsynsteatret (Television Theatre) working as a production assistant.[4] Throughout, Næss worked in theater as well as film both directing and acting. He began as an actor in theater, film, and TV in 1982.[citation needed]

### Film and TV

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In 1999, he debuted with his movie Absolutt blåmandag.[5][6] Following the success of the movie Elling, Petter Næss went on to work in Hollywood on several different projects. In 2005, he instructed Josh Hartnett, among others, in the American drama-comedy Mozart and the Whale.[7] In 2007, he released the Norwegian comedy Tatt Av Kvinnen.[citation needed] In 2008, he played Kaptein Martin Linge in the movie Max Manus.[citation needed]

### Theater

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Including his time as a director at Oslo Nye Teater, Næss has been involved with Centralteatret since 1996 as instructor and project manager.[4]

## References

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1. ^ Holden, Stephen (29 May 2002). "FILM REVIEW; How to Be (a Bit) Sensible About Mental Illness". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
2. ^ "BBC - Films - interview - Petter Naess". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
3. ^ "The 74th Academy Awards | 2002". oscars.org. Retrieved 13 November 2024.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
4. ^ a b c Bikset, Lillian; Endestad, Ida (23 January 2023). "Petter Næss". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 13 November 2024.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
5. ^ Absolute Hangover (1999). Retrieved 14 November 2024 - via www.filmaffinity.com.
6. ^ "Norsk filmografi". www.nb.no. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
7. ^ Joyce, Dawson (17 June 2024). "Quick Thoughts: Mozart and the Whale (2006)". Medium. Retrieved 13 November 2024.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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Films directed by Petter Næss

* Absolute Hangover (1999)
* Elling (2001)
* Mozart and the Whale (2005)
* Gone with the Woman (2007)
* Into the White (2012)

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