Tommy Wirkola

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Tommy Wirkola
Born (1979-12-06) 6 December 1979 (age 44)
Alta, Norway
Education Bond University
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, producer, actor

Tommy Wirkola (born 6 December 1979) [1] is a Norwegian film director and writer.

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Career

Wirkola is of Sami-Finnish ancestry. [2]

His first film was 2007's Kill Buljo , which he co-wrote with Stig Frode Henriksen. [3] They later made the 2009 horror comedy Dead Snow . [4] In 2010 they again collaborated on the film Kurt Josef Wagle and the Legend of the Fjord Witch. [5] In 2012 a television series directed & produced by Wirkola called Hellfjord premiered, consisting of seven 30-minute episodes. [6] Wirkola's first English-language film, which was also his first large-budget film, was Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters . It was co-written by Dante Harper and released in 2013. [7] In 2014 a sequel to Dead Snow, named Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead , was released. [8] [9] What Happened to Monday , a science fiction film starring Noomi Rapace and Willem Dafoe, and The Trip , also starring Rapace, were released in 2017 and 2021 respectively. Wirkola's next film, Violent Night, was released in December 2022. [10]

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorWriterEditor
2006RemakeYesNoNo
2007 Kill Buljo YesYesYes
2009 Dead Snow YesYesNo
2010Kurt Josef Wagle and the Legend of the Fjord Witch [11] YesYesYes
2013 Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters YesYesNo
2014 Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead YesYesNo
2017 What Happened to Monday YesNoNo
2021 The Trip YesYesNo
2022 Violent Night YesNoNo
2024 Spermageddon Yes [lower-alpha 1] YesNo

Acting roles

YearTitleRole
2006RemakeAttendant 2
2007 Kill Buljo Sid Wisløff
2009 Dead Snow Dying Zombie
Tomme TønnerGjørme-Knut
2013 Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters Deputy #4

Notes

  1. Co-directed with Rasmus A. Sivertsen

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