Nils Johnson

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Nils Johnson (born 19 June 1956) is a Norwegian actor and theatre director.

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Early life

He was born in Tønsberg, and is a brother of Guri Johnson.

Theatre career

He made his stage debut in 1980 at Nordland Teater, and then worked at Hålogaland Teater from 1981 to 1989 and Trøndelag Teater from 1989 to 2000. From 2001 to 2008 he was the director of Hålogaland Teater. [1]

Movie career

Johnson portrayed also Jon in Cold Prey 3 under the direction from Mikkel Brænne Sandemose.

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References

  1. "Nils Johnson". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
Cultural offices
Preceded by
Haukur Jón Gunnarsson
Director of Hålogaland Teater
2001–2008
Succeeded by
Iren Reppen