Espen PA Lervaag

{{Short description|Norwegian actor (born 1977)}}

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Espen PA Lervaag (Espen Petrus Andersen Lervaag), born 10 July 1977, is a Norwegian writer, comedian and actor.{{Cite web|url=http://filterfilmogtv.no/300605-2/|title=Fra selgerjobb og skoleoppgave til Jonah Hill-serie: Her er historien om "Maniac" - Filter Film og TV|website=Filter Film og TV|language=nb-NO|access-date=2016-03-26}}

He is the creator and lead actor in the Norwegian TV-series Maniac.{{Cite news|url=http://www.vg.no/rampelys/tv/hollywood/netflix-har-kjoept-det-norske-humordramaet-maniac/a/23645856/?google_editors_picks=true|title=Netflix har kjøpt det norske humordramaet "Maniac"}}{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/emma-stone-jonah-hill-star-cary-fukunaga-direct-maniac-dark-comedy-series-paramount-tv-anonymous-1201722493/|title=Emma Stone & Jonah Hill To Star & Cary Fukunaga To Direct 'Maniac' Dark Comedy Series For Paramount TV & Anonymous}}

He was nominated for a Golden Nymph Award in the category "Outstanding Actor in a Comedy TV Series" at the 2016 Monte-Carlo Television Festival.

The TV series Maniac was nominated in the category "Best Comedy TV Series" at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tvfestival.com/index.php?Movelang=uk&p=518|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420000544/http://www.tvfestival.com/index.php?Movelang=uk&p=518|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 20, 2016|title=2018 Nominees 58e Festival de Télévision de Monte-Carlo|access-date=2018-08-09}}