Tobias 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). He has also had supporting roles in the films Hercules (2014)[1] and Point Break (2015). He starred in the TV crime drama Grenseland and the television series The Last Kingdom (2015–2018) as well as in Those Who Kill (2021).

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

Early life

Santelmann was born in Freiburg, Germany. He moved with his family to Norway when he was one year old. He grew up in the far south of Norway in Lindesnes and then later moved to Oslo when he was 16 years old.

Career

Since graduating from the Oslo National Academy of the Arts in 2006, Santelmann worked at The Norwegian Theatre in Oslo. In addition to stage work, Tobias has been in Norwegian films like Kon-Tiki (2012), Flukt (2012), Jag Etter Vind (Chase the wind) (2013), and Jeg er din (I Am Yours) (2013). Santelmann's film work outside Norway includes supporting performances in the films Hercules (2014) and Point Break (2015), and a starring role in the BBC television series The Last Kingdom (2015-2018). In 2021, he played the role of a serial killer in the mini series Those Who Kill.[2]

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.[3]

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 (Acquitted) 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)
2016 Marcella Yann Hall Series 1
2017 Grenseland Nikolai Andreassen Main (8 episodes)
2019-2021 Exit Henrik Main (16 episodes)
2020 Atlantic Crossing Prince Olav Main
2021 Those Who Kill Peter Vinge Main (8 episodes)

References
  1. White, James (2013-06-21). "Tobias SantelmannSet As Hercules'Villain". Empire. Archived from the original on 2017-02-05.
  2. 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.
  3. Caroline Hallemann (5 April 2021). "How the Cast of Atlantic Crossing Compares to Their Real-Life Counterparts". Town & Country. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
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