Tobias Santelmann

Norwegian actor (born 1980)

Tobias Santelmann
Born	(1980-08-08) August 8, 1980 (age 43) Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2010–present
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Spouse	Jennifer Braathen
Children	Alba Santelmann

Tobias Santelmann (born August 8, 1980) is a German-born Norwegian actor. He is best known for starring in the Academy Award-nominated film Kon-Tiki (2012). His credits also includeHercules (2014), Point Break (2015), The Heavy Water War (2015), Grenseland (2017), The Last Kingdom (2015–2018), Atlantic Crossing (2020), Those Who Kill (2021), Exit [no] (2019-2023).

Early life

Santelmann was born in Freiburg, Germany.^[1] He moved with his family to Norway when he was young. He was raised in Lindesnes, south Norway, later moving to Oslo when he was 16 years old. He studied at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts, graduating in 2006.^[2]

Career

Santelmann worked at The Norwegian Theatre in Oslo with appearances in The Castle, The Good Person of Szechwan, and Nora.^[2] His screen credits include Norwegian films like Kon-Tiki (2012),^[1] Flukt (2012), Jag Etter Vind (Chase the wind) (2013),^[1] and Jeg er din (I Am Yours) (2013). Santelmann's film work outside Norway includes supporting performances in the films Hercules (2014),^[3] and Point Break (2015), and a starring role in the BBC television series The Last Kingdom (2015-2018).^[4]

In 2021, he played the role of a serial killer in the mini series Those Who Kill.^[5]

In 2020, Santelmann, though relatively unknown in the United States, was chosen to play Prince Olav in the TV series Atlantic Crossing, a joint Norway/US production, alongside Sofia Helin and Kyle MacLachlan.^[6]

Selected filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Varg Veum	Stian Brandt
2012	Kon-Tiki	Knut Haugland
2012	Flukt	Arvid
2013	Jag etter vind	Håvard	Nominated - Amanda Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated - Amanda Award for Best Newcomer
2013	Jeg er din	Dirk
2014	Kraftidioten	Finn
2014	Hercules	Rhesus
2015	Point Break	'Chowder'
2018	Mordene i Kongo	Tjostolv Moland
2019	Out Stealing Horses

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Maria	Ole Marius Aronsen
2011	Stikk	Georg
2014, 2016	Frikjent (Acquitted)	Erik Nilsen	Main (18 episodes)
2014	Øyevitne (Eyewitnesses)	Lars Strømme	Main (5 episodes)
2015	The Heavy Water War	Joachim Rønneberg	Main (6 episodes)
2015	Homeland	Colonel Haugen	Guest (1 episode)
2015-2018	The Last Kingdom	Ragnar	Main (3 seasons - 13 episodes)
2016	Marcella	Yann Hall	Series 1 (8 episodes)
2017	Grenseland	Nikolai Andreassen	Main (8 episodes)
2020	Atlantic Crossing	Prince Olav	Main (8 episodes)
2021	Those Who Kill	Peter Vinge	Main (9 episodes)
2019-2023	Exit [no]	Henrik	Main (24 episodes)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Tobias Santelmann Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Meet the Cast of Atlantic Crossing". pbs.org. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
^ White, James (2013-06-21). "Tobias Santelmann Set As Hercules'Villain". Empire. Archived from the original on 2017-02-05.
^ "Ragnar the Younger" [Ragnar the Younger]. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
^ Slettemark, Asbjørn (28 March 2021). "Tobias Santelmann leder an når Den som dreper skaper krim med stil" [Tobias Santelmann leads where Those Who kill creates crime with style]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ Caroline Hallemann (5 April 2021). "How the Cast of Atlantic Crossing Compares to Their Real-Life Counterparts". Town & Country. Retrieved 29 June 2021.