Tobias Santelmann

Tobias Santelmann
Born (1980-08-08) August 8, 1980 (age 44)
Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
SpouseJennifer Braathen
ChildrenAlba Santelmann

Tobias Santelmann (born August 8, 1980) is a German-born Norwegian actor. He is best known for starring in the Academy Award-nominated film Kon-Tiki (2012). His credits also includeHercules (2014), Point Break (2015), The Heavy Water War (2015), Grenseland (2017), The Last Kingdom (2015–2018), Atlantic Crossing (2020), Those Who Kill (2021), Exit [no] (2019-2023).

Early life

Santelmann was born in Freiburg, Germany.[1] He moved with his family to Norway when he was young. He was raised in Lindesnes, south Norway, later moving to Oslo when he was 16 years old. He studied at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts, graduating in 2006.[2]

Career

Santelmann worked at The Norwegian Theatre in Oslo with appearances in The Castle, The Good Person of Szechwan, and Nora.[2] His screen credits include Norwegian films like Kon-Tiki (2012),[1] Flukt (2012), Jag Etter Vind (Chase the wind) (2013),[1] and Jeg er din (I Am Yours) (2013). Santelmann's film work outside Norway includes supporting performances in the films Hercules (2014),[3] and Point Break (2015), and a starring role in the BBC television series The Last Kingdom (2015-2018).[4]

From 2019 to 2023, Santelmann played Henrik in Exit,[5] a series in 3 seasons that described the decadent lives of 4 men in Oslo's finance elites. It became the most streamed in the history of Norwegian national television.[6]

In 2021, he played the role of a serial killer in the mini series Those Who Kill.[7]

In 2020, Santelmann, though relatively unknown in the United States, was chosen to play Prince Olav in the TV series Atlantic Crossing, a joint Norway/US production, alongside Sofia Helin and Kyle MacLachlan.[8]

Santelmann will star as Jo Nesbo's Harry Hole in the upcoming Netflix series Jo Nesbø's Harry Hole.[9]

Selected filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Varg Veum Stian Brandt
2012 Kon-Tiki Knut Haugland
2012 Flukt Arvid
2013 Jag etter vind Håvard Nominated - Amanda Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated - Amanda Award for Best Newcomer
2013 Jeg er din Dirk
2014 Kraftidioten Finn
2014 Hercules Rhesus
2015 Point Break 'Chowder'
2018 Mordene i Kongo Tjostolv Moland
2019 Out Stealing Horses
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Maria Ole Marius Aronsen
2011 Stikk Georg
2014, 2016 Frikjent Erik Nilsen Main (18 episodes)
2014 Øyevitne (Eyewitnesses) Lars Strømme Main (5 episodes)
2015 The Heavy Water War Joachim Rønneberg Main (6 episodes)
2015 Homeland Colonel Haugen Guest (1 episode)
2015-2018 The Last Kingdom Ragnar Main (3 seasons - 13 episodes)
2016 Marcella Yann Hall Series 1 (8 episodes)
2017 Grenseland Nikolai Andreassen Main (8 episodes)
2020 Atlantic Crossing Prince Olav Main (8 episodes)
2021 Those Who Kill Peter Vinge Main (9 episodes)
2019-2023 Exit [no] Henrik Main (24 episodes)
2024 Veronika Tomas Main (8 episodes)
2026 Jo Nesbø's Harry Hole Harry Hole Lead role, upcoming

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tobias Santelmann Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Meet the Cast of Atlantic Crossing". pbs.org. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  3. ^ White, James (2013-06-21). "Tobias Santelmann Set As Hercules'Villain". Empire. Archived from the original on 2017-02-05.
  4. ^ "Ragnar the Younger" [Ragnar the Younger]. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  5. ^ "Bäst i tv-världen just nu: Simon J Berger i norska finans-satiren Exit - TVdags.se". 2019-11-08. Archived from the original on 2019-11-08. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  6. ^ Pettersen, Jørn (2019-10-08). "Nå er «Exit» den mest strømmede dramaserien i NRK noensinne". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  7. ^ Slettemark, Asbjørn (28 March 2021). "Tobias Santelmann leder an når Den som dreper skaper krim med stil" [Tobias Santelmann leads where Those Who kill creates crime with style]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  8. ^ Caroline Hallemann (5 April 2021). "How the Cast of Atlantic Crossing Compares to Their Real-Life Counterparts". Town & Country. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  9. ^ Roxborough, Scott (May 20, 2024). "Tobias Santelmann, Joel Kinnaman to Star in Netflix's Harry Hole Nordic Noir Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 May 2024.