Mads Ousdal

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Mads Ousdal
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Mads Ousdal as Peer Gynt in 2014
Born8 December 1970  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg (age 51)
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationActor
Partner(s) Heidi Ruud Ellingsen   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Awards
  • The Hedda Award for Best Actor (2009)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Mads Ousdal (born 8 December 1970) [1] is a Norwegian actor. He worked as an actor at Den Nationale Scene from 1996 to 1998, at Oslo Nye Teater from 1998 to 1999, and at Nationaltheatret from 2000. [1] He played in the film Detector from 2000 and in Bryllupet from 2000, and has participated in television series, including Wisting. [1] He also played Arne Treholt in the 2010 film Norwegian Ninja .[ citation needed ] He appeared in the 2013 film A Thousand Times Good Night . [2]

He is the son of Sverre Anker Ousdal. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mads Ousdal". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
  2. Scheib, Ronnie (September 16, 2013). "Montreal Film Review: 'A Thousand Times Goodnight'". Variety . Retrieved October 30, 2013.