Kristoffer Joner

Kristoffer Joner
Born (1972-09-19) 19 September 1972 (age 52)
Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present

Kristoffer Joner (born 19 September 1972) is a Norwegian actor. He is best known for his roles in Villmark and The Man Who Loved Yngve. He was a part of Rogaland Teater when he was 14 years of age until his early 20s. He was one of the founders of Cementen pub located in Stavanger, Norway. In 1996, he got the role as Ståle Pettersen in an original NRK series called Offshore, a role he kept until the shows cancellation in 2000. In the same year, he got his first movie role in a Pål Jackman movie by the name of Detektor, where he played the role of a satanist.

In 2005, Joner received Amanda Award for best male actor, for his role in the movie Naboer, and again in 2012 for his role in The Orheim Company.

Additionally, he is the nephew of musician Sverre Joner, and cousin of singer Alexandra Joner.

Career

Joner's films include Detector, Mongoland, Villmark, Loose Ends, Samaritan, Min Misunnelige Frisør, Kissed by Winter, Naboer, Gymnaslærer Pedersen, The Man Who Loved Yngve, Hidden (Skjult) and War Sailor.[1][2][3]

He was named one of the "Shooting Stars" by European Film Promotion in 2003.[citation needed]

Awards

2005 Best Male Actor – Naboer

2012 Best Male Actor – The Orheim Company

2017 Best Male Actor - Hjertestart

Filmography

This filmography is not full but rather a representative one.

Year Film (English Title) Original Title Role Notes
1996 Offshore Offshore Ståle Pettersen TV series
2000 Detector Detektor Jorgen (patient)
2001 Mongoland Mongoland Kristoffer
2002 Music For Weddings and Funerals Musikk for Bryllup og Begravelser Kelner
Falling Sky Himmelfall Reidar
~ Wendy House Lekestue Jostein TV series
2003 Dark Woods Villmark Lasse
2004 A Cry in the Woods Den som frykter ulven Erkki Jorma
Monster Thursday Monstertorsdag Doctor
My Jealous Barber Min misunnelige frisør Christian
All For Egil Alt for Egil Egil
Garfield: The Movie Happy Chapman Norwegian voice
2005 Next Door Naboer John Amandaprisen for Best Male Actor
Kissed by Winter Vinterkyss Kai
2006 Comrade Pedersen Gymnaslærer Pedersen Knut Pedersen
Lotte from Gadgetville Leiutajateküla Lotte Susumu Norwegian voice
2007 Codename Hunter Kodenavn Hunter Frode Müller TV series
2008 The Man Who Loved Yngve Mannen som elsket Yngve Tom
The Last Joint Venture Den siste revejakta Carl Vang
2009 Hidden Skjult Kai Koss (KK)
Rat Nights (Sleepless Nights) Rottenetter Frank Kristiansen
2010 King of Devil's Island Kongen av Bastøy Bråthen
Brown Gold Tomme Tønner Finish
Bad Faith Ond Tro (Swedish) "X"
The Legend of the Fjord Witch Kurt Josef Wagle Og Legenden om Fjordheksa Gregor Hykkerud
2011 Pax Pax Peter
Empty Barrels Tomme Tønner 2/Det brune gullet Finish
Graduates Hjelp, vi er Russ
The Bambi Effect Bambieffekten Jonas
The Monitor Babycall Helge
2012 The Orheim Company Kompani Orheim Terje Orheim Amandaprisen for Best Male Actor
All That Matters Is Past Uskyld- Det viktigste er forbi William
Call Girl Call Girl Sören Laurin-Wall
2013 DAG DAG Kristoffer TV series
Kiss Me You Moron Kyss meg for faen i helvete! Theater instructor
2014 Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead Død Snø 2 Sidekick Zombie
Doktor Proktor's Magic Powder Doktor Proktors prompepulver Doktor Proktor
2015 The Swimmer The Swimmer Frank
Mango: Life's Coincidences Mango: Life's Coincidences Trond
The Wave Bølgen Kristian Eikjord
The Revenant The Revenant Murphy
2018 Mission: Impossible – Fallout Mission: Impossible – Fallout Nils Debruuk
The Quake Skjelvet Kristian Eikjord
History of Love
2020, 2022 The Machinery Maskineriet Olle Hultén TV series
2022 War Sailor

References

  1. ^ New Stills: After Dark 2010's Hidden
  2. ^ Rooney, David (2022-11-18). "'War Sailor' Review: Norway's Oscar Submission Is a Bruising Epic of WWII Conflict and Its Lingering Psychological Toll". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  3. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (2015-08-18). "Haugesund: Norwegian Breakout Star Kristoffer Joner to Topline 'Handle With Care' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2022-12-09.