:Øystein Martinsen

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| name = Øystein Martinsen

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|05|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tromsø, Norway

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| occupation = Actor

| education = Oslo National Academy of the Arts

| years_active = 2004–present

| known_for = Norsemen

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Øystein Martinsen (born 14 May 1976 in Tromsø) is a Norwegian actor known to international audiences for his role in the Netflix series Norsemen.{{cite web|title=Øystein Martinsen |url=https://next-episode.net/person/oystein-martinsen |website=next-episode.net |date= |accessdate=29 November 2020}}

Life and career

Martinsen enrolled at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts in 2001, and after graduating in 2004, became a permanent employee at Rogaland Theatre in the city of Stavanger. In addition to over forty productions at this and other theatres, Martinsen has also appeared in several films and television series.

In 2012, he was nominated for the Hedda Award in the category Best Supporting Actor for his role as Philinte in The Misanthrope at Rogaland Theatre.

In 2016, Martinsen was cast in the role of Kark, a freed slave with Stockholm syndrome, in the Netflix series Norsemen,{{cite web|title=Norsemen (Vikingane): It'll Pillage Your Funny Bone – Netflix Review |url=https://jokeronthesofa.com/tag/oystein-martinsen/ |website=jokeronthesofa.com |date= |accessdate=29 November 2020}} a parody of Viking life and customs.{{cite web|title=Bumbling Viking Parody Takes Netflix by Storm |url=https://www.sofn.com/blog/bumbling-viking-parody-takes-netflix-by-storm/ |website=sofn.com |date=13 September 2019 |accessdate=21 November 2020}} He kept the role for the duration of the show's three seasons, until March 2020.

He is the brother of electronic musician Per Martinsen.

Selected filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ {{Sronly\|List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown}}
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2005 \|Naboer \|Peter \|
2010 \|Wide Blue Yonder \|Young curate \|Uncredited
2018 \|22 July \|Prime minister's aide \|

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|+ {{Sronly|List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown}}

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2005

|Naboer

|Peter

2010

|Wide Blue Yonder

|Young curate

|Uncredited

2018

|22 July

|Prime minister's aide

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ {{Sronly\|List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown}}
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2006 \|Jul i Tøyengata \|Abel Seidelbaum \|
2016–20 \|Norsemen \|Kark \|18 episodes
2018 \|Aber Bergen \|Toivo Eckhoff \|5 episodes

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|+ {{Sronly|List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown}}

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2006

|Jul i Tøyengata

|Abel Seidelbaum

2016–20

|Norsemen

|Kark