Biography

Trond Fausa Aurvåg (born 2 December 1972) is a Norwegian actor and film director. After graduating from the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre in 2001, he has acted at Oslo Nye Teater since 2001. Here he has acted in plays such as Amadeus, Manndomsprøven and Tatt av kvinnen. As a film actor he is best known for his leading roles in the films Andreaskorset (2004), Den brysomme mannen (2006) and Tatt av kvinnen (2007). He won two Amandas – the main Norwegian film award – in 2006, for best actor for his role in Den brysomme mannen, and for the short film Alene menn sammen, which he directed. Aurvåg cohabits with his girlfriend, actress Lena Kristin Ellingsen, in Oslo.