Petter Næss

Petter Næss
Petter Næss in 2007
Born	1960 March 14 Oslo, Norway

Petter Næss (born 14 March 1960 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian actor and film director. His first film as a director was the comedy Absolutt blåmandag in 1999. Næss is known for his work directing two of the three films about Ingvar Ambjørnsen's character: Elling (2000), which was nominated for the foreign language film Oscar, and Elsk meg i morgen (Love Me Tomorrow, 2005). In addition, his directorial credits in Sweden include Bare Bea (2003), Mozart and the Whale (2005) and Hoppet (The Jump, 2007). In 2008, Næss portrayed the war hero Martin Linge in the movie Max Manus.

He has primarily occupied himself as a scriptwriter, director, and actor. Since 1997, he has been employed as a director at Oslo Nye Teater and was, among other plays, responsible for the stage version of Elling and Kjell Bjarne.

Movies

In 1980, Næss got his start in the film industry as a rep assistant on two movies about Olsenbanden. He began as an actor in theater, film, and TV in 1985. Since 1996, he has worked as a film director and project leader at Oslo Nye Teater. In 1999, he debuted with his movie Absolutt blåmandag. Following the success of the movie Elling, Petter Næss went on to work in Hollywood on several different projects. In 2005, he instructed Josh Hartnett, among others, in the American drama-comedy Mozart and the Whale. In 2007, he released the Norwegian comedy Tatt Av Kvinnen; in 2008, he played Kaptein Martin Linge in the movie Max Manus.

External links

• Petter Næss at IMDb