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Jørgen Langhelle is a Actor Norvegien born on 18 august 1965

Jørgen Langhelle

Jørgen Langhelle
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Nationality Norvege
Birth 18 august 1965
Death 3 august 2021 (at 55 years)

Jørgen Langhelle (born 18 August 1965) is an Award-winning leading Norwegian actor of stage, screen and television.

Langhelle has starred in the two successful Norwegian mini-series Deadline Torp (2005) and Torpedo (2007), as well as starring in such movies as Kristin Lavransdatter (1995), Elling (2001), I Am Dina (2002), Tyven, tyven (2002), Ulvesommer (2003) and En folkefiende (a modernized version of Henrik Ibsen's play An Enemy of the People) (2005). In March 2010, Langhelle was cast in The Thing, the 2011 prequel to John Carpenter's 1982 horror classic. Jørgen Langhelle will also for the first time be directing with Cato M Ekrene the short film Run in 2014.

Best films

Elling
Elling
(2001)
(Actor)

Usually with

Svein Erik Brodal
Svein Erik Brodal
(5 films)
Jan Troell
Jan Troell
(1 films)
Bjørn Sundquist
Bjørn Sundquist
(4 films)
Aksel Hennie
Aksel Hennie
(2 films)
Bjørn Floberg
Bjørn Floberg
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Jørgen Langhelle (18 films)

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Pioneer
Pioneer (2013)
, 1h40
Directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg
Origin Norvege
Genres Thriller
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Wes Bentley, Aksel Hennie, Stephen Lang, Jonathan LaPaglia, Stephanie Sigman, Jørgen Langhelle
Roles Leif
Rating59% 2.998622.998622.998622.998622.99862
Petter is a commercial offshore diver in the North Sea during the 1980s. Norway is at the beginning of its program for oil harvesting. Petter and his brother Knut have key roles in laying the first petroleum pipe in the North Sea. Norwegians and Americans are cooperating about diving deeper than anyone previously has done, to prepare for installation of a gas pipe. Petter experiences a tragic accident during a test dive. When he later tries to find out what really happened, he experiences that authorities and his colleagues try to put a smokescreen on the matter.
The Thing
The Thing (2011)
, 1h43
Directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Eric Christian Olsen, Stig Henrik Hoff
Roles Lars
Rating61% 3.099993.099993.099993.099993.09999
In 1982, an alien spacecraft is discovered beneath the Antarctic ice by a team from a Norwegian research base: Edvard (Trond Espen Seim), Jonas (Kristofer Hivju), Olav (Jan Gunnar Røise), Karl (Carsten Bjørnlund), Juliette (Kim Bubbs), Lars (Jørgen Langhelle), Henrik (Jo Adrian Haavind), Colin (Jonathan Lloyd Walker), and Peder (Stig Henrik Hoff). Columbia University paleontologist Kate Lloyd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) is recruited by Dr. Sander Halvorson (Ulrich Thomsen) and his assistant Adam Finch (Eric Christian Olsen) to investigate the discovery.
Betrayal
Betrayal (2009)
, 1h43
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Documentary, Action
Actors Lene Nystrøm Rasted, Götz Otto, Jørgen Langhelle, Julia Schacht, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Blake Lindsley
Roles Moland
Rating44% 2.2029252.2029252.2029252.2029252.202925
During the German occupation of Norway, nightclub owner Tor Lindblom (Såheim) makes a fortune by collaborating with the Germans. With the help of SS-Sturmbandfürer Krüger (Otto), he plans to exploit the construction of a new aluminium plant for his own benefit. At the same time he is also romantically involved with Eva Karlsen (Nystrøm), a singer at the nightclub, who is a British double agent.
The Whore
The Whore (2009)
, 1h29
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Films about writers, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Rape and revenge films, Comedy horror films
Actors Jørgen Langhelle, Hugo Mikal Skår
Roles Politibetjent
Rating28% 1.443871.443871.443871.443871.44387
Rikke is at work on a new novel. She leaves the city to visit her mother in Dokka in order to finish the book in peace and quiet, but she is raped and brutalized by three local men.
The Kautokeino Rebellion
The Kautokeino Rebellion (2008)
, 1h36
Directed by Nils Gaup
Origin Norvege
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Mikael Persbrandt, Michael Nyqvist, Nils Gaup, Anni-Kristiina Juuso, Jørgen Langhelle
Roles Halmboe
Rating67% 3.394283.394283.394283.394283.39428
Le scénario évoque le soulèvement d'éleveurs de rennes sâmes læstadiens de Kautokeino en Norvège du lundi 8 novembre 1852 contre des notables, membres des autorités locales norvégiennes.
The Man Who Loved Yngve
The Man Who Loved Yngve (2008)
, 1h30
Directed by Stian Kristiansen
Origin Norvege
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Rolf Kristian Larsen, Trine Wiggen, Jørgen Langhelle, Kristoffer Joner
Roles Jarle's father
Rating70% 3.545753.545753.545753.545753.54575
In 1989, and in the shadow of the collapse of Communism in Europe, a group of young rural Norwegians form a band. Preparations for their first gig are derailed when the lead singer, Jarle, is smitten by a new arrival, Yngve. Confused and not completely in touch with his own emotions, Jarle neglects his band, his mother and his girlfriend to spend more time with his new crush. At a party after the concert, he lashes out at Yngve but also admits he loves him. Yngve becomes depressed and flees to a bridge with the intention of committing suicide, but decides not to. He ends up in a mental hospital, and stays there until Jarle sees him again, few weeks after the incident.
Arn: The Knight Templar
Arn: The Knight Templar (2007)
, 2h19
Directed by Peter Flinth
Origin Suede
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Politique, Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Joakim Nätterqvist, Sofia Helin, Stellan Skarsgård, Simon Callow, Vincent Pérez, Bibi Andersson
Roles Erik Jedvardsson
Rating65% 3.298143.298143.298143.298143.29814
À la suite d'un accident alors qu'il est encore un jeune enfant, Arn est grièvement blessé. Alors qu'il guérit, sa famille, ayant prié Dieu si fort, estime qu'il est de leur devoir de confier Arn aux moines. Il sera élevé dans une foi profonde, tandis qu'un moine, le frère Guilbert, un ancien templier, lui enseigne l'honneur et le maniement des armes. Très vite le jeune Arn développe des talents insoupçonnés, devenant un homme de grande valeur, tant morale que physique.
Uno
Uno (2004)
, 1h43
Directed by Aksel Hennie
Origin Norvege
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Actors Jørgen Langhelle, Aksel Hennie, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Bjørn Floberg
Roles Politimann
Rating67% 3.398143.398143.398143.398143.39814
The film centers around a group of young men whom reside in an area of Oslo that is predominantly inhabited by immigrants. Best friends David and Morten work as gym instructors at Jarle's gym. Jarle is a sadistic small-time criminal, who, together with his son Lars, purchases and distributes anabolic steroids. Lars has ties with a notorious criminal Pakistani gang led by Khuram. The climax of the film takes place after Lars, Morten and David are arrested for possession of illegal drugs. David chooses to "snitch" on his friends in order to visit his dying father. The story escalates when Lars uses his influence on the Pakistani gang to retaliate. Lars also informs Khuram about Morten's alleged sexual intercourse with Khuram's sister, viewed as dishonourable by the Sharia law. The plot leaves the two best friends in a series of events that force them to run for their lives.
Round-Trip
Round-Trip (2003)
, 1h24
Directed by Ella Lemhagen
Actors Jørgen Langhelle, Helena af Sandeberg, Inga Landgré, Henny Moan, Bjørn Floberg
Roles Torkel
Rating57% 2.8705052.8705052.8705052.8705052.870505
It is Friday afternoon and children with divorced parents pack their bags. Two of them are Martin (11 years), who should go to his father Torkel who lives at the border to Norway, and Julia (11 years) who should go to her mother Kicki who lives in Malmö, but they don't want to go. But at the airport they see that they are very similar to each other and they change destination and go for a journey which will move everything in their life for all future.
I Am Dina
I Am Dina (2002)
, 2h5
Directed by Ole Bornedal
Genres Drama
Actors Gérard Depardieu, Maria Bonnevie, Christopher Eccleston, Bjørn Floberg, Mads Mikkelsen, Hans Matheson
Roles Anders
Rating64% 3.245823.245823.245823.245823.24582
In Northern Norway during the 1860s, a little girl named Dina accidentally causes her mother's death. Overcome with grief, her father refuses to raise her, leaving her in the care of the household servants. Dina grows up wild and unmanageable, with her only friend being the stable boy, Tomas. She summons her mother's ghost and develops a strange fascination with death as well as a passion for living. Family friend Jacob (Gérard Depardieu) encourages Dina's father to hire Jimmy Rustle, a tutor of American English, who introduces her to the cello. When Jacob asks for Dina's hand in marriage, Dina refuses. Her outraged father slaps her, prompting Dina to attack him. Known that Rustle and Dina have grown close, her father retaliates by sending Rustles away, devastating Dina. Unable to come to terms with Rustle's departure, Dina nearly kills Rustle in a fit of insanity.
Elling
Elling (2001)
, 1h29
Directed by Petter Næss
Origin Norvege
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about autism
Actors Jørgen Langhelle
Roles Frank Åsli
Rating74% 3.747083.747083.747083.747083.74708
The movie deals with the main character, Elling, a man with generalized anxiety in his 40s, and his struggle to function normally in society. He suffers from anxiety, dizziness, and neurotic tendencies, preventing him from living on his own. Elling has lived with his mother for his entire life, and when his mother dies, the authorities take him from the apartment where he has always lived and send him to an institution. His roommate is the simpleminded, sex-obsessed Kjell Bjarne. The Norwegian government pays for the two to move into an apartment in Oslo, where every day is a challenge as they must prove they can get out into the real world and lead relatively normal lives. With the help of social worker Frank and a few new friends, they learn to break free from their respective conditions.
Only Clouds Move the Stars
Only Clouds Move the Stars (1998)
, 1h37
Genres Drama
Actors Anneke von der Lippe, Andrine Sæther, Jørgen Langhelle
Roles Father
Rating67% 3.393823.393823.393823.393823.39382
The film introduces 11-year-old Maria in her little brother Pilten's funeral. Following her son's death, Maria's mother becomes engulfed in her own sorrow, and distances herself from Maria. While spending the summer holiday with her grandparents in Bergen, Maria meets Jakob, a boy around her age. The two become friends, and spend time together exploring the city, and having discussions about life and death. Through her friendship with Jakob, Maria comes to terms with her mother and their loss.