Emil Johnsen

Emil Johnsen (born 1978) is a Norwegian actor. Johnsen was educated as an actor at The Academy of Music and Drama in Gothenburg (2003) and had his first roles at The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. Later, he has worked for The Norwegian Theatre, The Norwegian Touring Theatre, Teater Manu, Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre) and The National Theatre.

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(Objekt ID 6119)
Object type Person
Born April 19, 1978
Functions Actor
Nationality Norwegian
Gender Male
Website Emil Johnsen
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Emil Johnsen was nominated for Norwegian Critics' Award for theatre in 2011/2012 for his acting in Jeg var Fritz Moen* (I was Fritz Moen) directed by Kjersti Horn, Teater Manu/The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret).

Emil Johnsen was nominated for The Hedda Award 2014 in the best leading actor category for the role of Christopher in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon, directed by Trine Wiggen, produced by The Norwegian Theatre.

Emil Johnsen was nominated for The Hedda Award 2017 in the best supporting actor category for the role of Ricky in Chaos is Neighbour of God by Lars Norén, directed by Kjersti Horn for The National Theatre.

Emil Johnsen was nominated for The Hedda Award 2020 in the best supporting actor category for his work in Raskolnikov, The Norwegian Theatre and Det Vestnorske Teateret (2019).

SOURCES:

Sceneweb on Norwegian Critics' Award, www.sceneweb.no http://www.sceneweb.no/en/awarding/30091/Kritikerprisen_20112012-2012

The Hedda Award, heddaprisen.no, 19.05.2014, http://www.heddaprisen.no/pub/heddaprisen/main/?aid=1215

The Hedda Award, www.heddaprisen.no, https://www.heddaprisen.no/nominerte/2017

The Hedda Award, www.heddaprisen.no, 16.07.20, https://www.heddaprisen.no/nominerte/2020

*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.

Education

Academy of Music and Drama, The University of Gothenburg 1999-2003