Jan Grønli

Norwegian actor

Jan Grønli
Jan Grønli as the king in The Saint Olav Drama, 1988
Born	(1950-08-18) August 18, 1950 (age 73) Oslo, Norway
Occupation	Actor

Jan Grønli (born August 18, 1950) is a Norwegian actor.^[1] From 1971 to 1991, Grønli was associated with the National Theater in Bergen, the Rogaland Theater, and the National Theater in Oslo. He was employed by the Norwegian Theater in 1991.^[1] He is considered Norway's foremost interpreter of Thomas Bernhard's plays.

Grønli has also read several audio books, including Epp by Axel Jensen and Ut og stjæle hester (Out Stealing Horses) by Per Petterson, as well as Jan Guillou's Crusades trilogy.^[2]

Filmography

1973: Brannen as Jon
1992: Svarte pantere as a fur farmer
1992: Lakki as Buddha-Man
1995: Farlig Farvann as Egil
1996: Eremittkrepsen as the father
1997: Hotel Oslo as Jon
1997: 1996: Pust på meg as Thomas
1998: Kineseren as the father
2000: Aberdeen as Granbakken
2000: De 7 dødssyndene - Fråtseri
2001: Morgan Kane - Døden er en ensom jeger as Fyllikk
2001: Olsenbandens første kupp as the principal
2003: Jonny Vang as Uffe
2003: Olsenbanden jr. går under vann as Major Schultze
2004: Olsenbanden jr. på rocker'n as Pop-Johansen
2005: Drømmen om Norge
2005: Ved kongens bord as Anders Arnesen, minister of culture
2006: En udødelig mann as Sigvald
2006: Olsenbanden jr. på Cirkus as Sigvald Pettersen, the orphanage manager
2007: Olsenbanden Jr. og Sølvgruvens hemmelighet as Maximilian von Klem
2009: Olsenbanden jr. Det sorte gullet as Engineer Hallandsen
2010: Olsenbanden jr. Mestertyvens skatt as Arne
2011: Arme riddere as Clausen

Voice roles

1995: Dypets ensomhet as the narrator
1998: Solan, Ludvig og Gurin med reverompa as coaching inn guest 2
2000: 102 Dalmatinere as various voices
2001: Operasjon Mjau
2001: Atlantis: En forsvunnet verden
2001: Småspioner 1
2002: Istid as Carl
2002: Hvalens sjel
2003: Oppdrag Nemo as Brusk
2005: Robots as Jack Hammer

Awards

Hedda Award for outstanding stage performance for the role of Bruscon in Der Theatermacher by Thomas Bernhard at the National Theater in Oslo (2004)
Aksel Waldemar memorial award (1994)
NRK Radio Theater's Blå fugl award (1995)
Aase Bye endowment (1997)
Hulda Garborg award (2000)

References

^ ^a ^b Bikset, Lillian (2019). "Jan Grønli". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
^ "Jan Grønli". bok.no. Retrieved December 10, 2021.