Frank Kjosås

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Frank Kjosås
Born (1981-07-28) 28 July 1981 (age 43)
OccupationActor
Spouse Marie Blokhus (2011 - 2016) [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]

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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 (168 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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005Scrooge (musical)Young SchroogeAkershus teater
2006 Hair WoofDet Norske Teatret
2007, 2009 Peter Pan Peter PanDet Norske Teatret
2007 Tvillingar GutDet Norske Teatret
2008 Døden i Teben HaimonDet Norske Teatret
2008 The Threepenny Opera Hookfinger-Jakob/FilchDet Norske Teatret
2008 The Lieutenant of Inishmore DaveyDet Norske Teatret
2008 Krasnoyarsk KreutzbergDet Norske Teatret
2008, 2010 Evig Ung FrankDet Norske Teatret
2009 Jesus Christ Superstar JudasDet Norske Teatret
2010, 2011 Next to Normal GabeDet Norske Teatret
2011 Treasure Island Jim Hawkins Det Norske Teatret
2011 Sjuk ungdom PetrellDet Norske Teatret
2012 Evita CheDet 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 VariousDet Norske Teatret
2014 Hamlet Ophelia/Horatio Det Norske Teatret
2014 Trost i Taklampa HjalmarDet Norske Teatret
2013 - 2015 Shockheaded Peter Scissor Man & variousDet Norske Teatret
2015 - 2017 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ChristopherDet Norske Teatret
2015 Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd Det Norske Teatret
2016If/ThenLucasDet Norske Teatret
2016Rough for theatre/Røff(?)Det Norske Teatret
2016The songbirdJacobaDet Norske Teatret
2017 The Book of Mormon Elder PriceDet Norske Teatret

Film & TV

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 37 1/2 Michelle's boyfriendFeature film
2007 5 Lies StianFeature film
2007 Elsk din skjebne PeterShort film
2008 Varg Veum – Tornerose (Sleeping Beauty) Peter Werner
2008 De gales hus Ruben
2008 Troubled Water Tommy
2009 Kastanjeskogen EkornVoice
2009 Angel
2010 Pillows AngelShort film
2010 Scene fra et parforhold:#2 Frank KjosåsShort film
2010 Pagten GibbusNorwegian voice
2011RangoRangoNorwegian voice
2011 Baldguy JonasShort film
2013 The Half Brother FredTV series Gullruten Award 2013 for Best Actor
2013 Lilyhammer BamseTV series
2014 Ta meg med! PerFeature film musical
2014 Eyewitness Raymond
2015 The Heavy Water War Knut Haukelid TV series
2015 Knutsen & Ludvigsen og den fæle Rasputin RasputinVoice

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