Jan Gunnar Røise

Biography

Jan Gunnar Røise (born 24 september 1975) is a Norwegian actor. He is from Feiring in Eidsvoll and has an acting degree from Statens teaterhøgskole (now a part of the Oslo National Academy of the Arts).

Known For

Pernille

Finn

Thomas vs. Thomas (A Sensational Theory Regarding an Insignificant Life in the Multiverse)

Bjørn

What Will People Say

Man in Shop

A Somewhat Gentle Man

Geir

Forgotten Christmas

Ole

Lilyhammer

Max Nordahl

Kaptein Sabeltann og den forheksede øya

Lucifer

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Mr. K	Anton
2025	Brightly Shining	Eriksen
2025	Poor Me
2025	My First Love
2025	Tordyveln flyger i skymningen	Norrmannen
2024	Sex	Chimney Sweeper
2024	Girlfriend Experience	Trond
2024	The Polar Bear Prince	Hovmester
2023	Norwegian Offspring	Stein
2022	Full Dekning	Vegard
2022	Thomas vs. Thomas (A Sensational Theory Regarding an Insignificant Life in the Multiverse)	Bjørn
2022	Teddy's Christmas	Roger
2022	Titina	Umberto Nobile (voice)
2021	Nothing to Laugh About	Doctor 2
2021	Stevens Johnson	Hugo
2019	Beware of Children	Anders
2019	Forgotten Christmas	Ole
2019	Out Stealing Horses	Priest
2019	The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle	Royal Messenger
2019	The Tunnel	Gunnar
2017	What Will People Say	Man in Shop
2016	The Lion Woman	Parson
2014	Gompen og andre beretninger om overvåking i Norge 1948-1989
2014	In Order of Disappearance	Jappe
2014	Polaroid	Gunnar
2014	A Swan Lake	The Artist
2012	I Belong	Instruktøren
2011	The Thing	Olav
2011	Twigson in Trouble	Father
2010	A Somewhat Gentle Man	Geir
2010	En helt vanlig dag på jobben	Håvard Melnæs
2010	Twigson Ties the Knot	Father
2009	Twigson	Father
2009	Magic Silver	Halvor
2008	Deconstruction Workers
2008	The Last Joint Venture	Espen
2008	Cold Lunch	Erlend
2007	5 grøss fra Vestlandet
2006	Comrade Pedersen	Werner Ludal
2006	Svein and the Rat	Trumma
2005	The Professor and the Story of the Origami Girl	The Director
2005	37½	Axel
2004	Hawaii, Oslo	Leon
2004	Jeppe on the Hill	Lars Lakei 2.doktor2. Advokat
2003	Kitchen Stories	Vaktmesterassistent
2003	The Beast of Beauty	Sjenert Prins
2002	Most People Live in China	Farmer (segment "Heimat")
2002	Kaptein Sabeltann og jakten på den magiske diamant	Soldat 2
2002	Anolit	Roger
2002	Siste hus
2000	The 7 Deadly Sins
2000	Kaptein Sabeltann og den forheksede øya	Lucifer

Year	TV Show	Role
2023	Power Play	Reiulf Steen
2022	Fenris	Asbjørn Kolomoen
2022	A Storm for Christmas	David
2021	Pernille	Finn
2020	Toll	Kommentarer
2020	For Life	Frank Bø
2017	ZombieLars	Bengt - Annas Far
2015	Alt er lov	Fast deltaker
2012	Lilyhammer	Max Nordahl
2011	I kveld med Ylvis
2009	Torsdag kveld fra Nydalen	Jan Gunnar Røise
2003	Uti vår hage