Per Christian Ellefsen

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Per Christian Ellefsen
Born (1954-02-14) 14 February 1954 (age 68)
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationActor

Per Christian Ellefsen (born 14 February 1954) is a Norwegian actor, mostly known from his roles in Elling [1] and Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale . [2]

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He became a star in Norway because of his title role of Elling (2001) after more than 20 years as a leading stage actor.

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References

  1. "Elling". washingtonpost.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  2. Roger Ebert (22 December 2010). "Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale". Chicago Sun-Times . Retrieved 31 December 2010.

Per Christian Ellefsen at IMDb