Nils Johnson

{{short description|Norwegian actor and theatre director}}

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| birth_name = Nils Johnson

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|6|19}}

| birth_place = Tønsberg, Norway

| occupation = Actor
Theatre director

| yearsactive = 1980{{ndash}}present

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Nils Johnson (born 19 June 1956) is a Norwegian actor and theatre director.

Early life

He was born in Tønsberg, and is a brother of Guri Johnson.

Theatre career

He made his stage debut in 1980 at Nordland Teater, and then worked at Hålogaland Teater from 1981 to 1989 and Trøndelag Teater from 1989 to 2000. From 2001 to 2008 he was the director of Hålogaland Teater.{{cite encyclopedia|year=2007|title=Nils Johnson|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/Nils_Johnson|language=Norwegian|accessdate=13 April 2009}}

Movie career

Johnson portrayed also Jon in Cold Prey 3 under the direction from Mikkel Brænne Sandemose.

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Category:1956 births

Category:Living people

Category:Norwegian male stage actors

Category:Norwegian theatre directors

Category:People from Tønsberg

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