Bjørn Richard Sundquist (born 16 June 1948) is a Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 actor, famous for TV, theatre, and movie roles.

For many years he worked at Det Norske Teatret

Det Norske Teatret

Det Norske Teatret is a theatre in Oslo. The theatre was founded in 1912, after an initiative from Hulda Garborg and Edvard Drabløs. It opened in 1913, touring with two plays, Ervingen by Ivar Aasen and Rationelt Fjøsstell by Hulda Garborg...

 and Nationaltheateret in Oslo

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

, and he is especially famous for the roles as Merlin

Merlin

Merlin is a legendary figure best known as the wizard featured in the Arthurian legend. The standard depiction of the character first appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, written c. 1136, and is based on an amalgamation of previous historical and legendary figures...

 and Hamlet

Hamlet

The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...

.

When he received the Honorary Amanda

Amanda (award)

The Amanda Award is an award given annually at the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund, Norway, to promote and improve Norwegian film. The award originated in 1985, and has since 2005 been exclusively a film award...

 Award (Norway's answer to Oscar

Academy Awards

An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...

) in 2000, he became the youngest ever recipient of the greatest honor in Norwegian

Norwegian language

Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...

 film. He was 52 at the time and only a few months younger than Liv Ullmann

Liv Ullmann

Liv Johanne Ullmann is a Norwegian actress and film director, as well as one of the "muses" of the Swedish director Ingmar Bergman...

, who received the Honorary award in 1992.

He is of Sami

Sami people

The Sami people, also spelled Sámi, or Saami, are the arctic indigenous people inhabiting Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of far northern Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Kola Peninsula of Russia, and the border area between south and middle Sweden and Norway. The Sámi are Europe’s northernmost...

 heritage on his mothers side (a minority originating mainly from the northern parts of the Scandinavia

Scandinavia

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n peninsula often referred to as Lapland). He has had several tv-roles for both NRK, the biggest Norwegian television channel, and Norway's largest commercial channel, TV2. Sundquist has been awarded both a Gullruten

Gullruten

Gullruten is an annual award for the Norwegian TV business, founded in 1998 by Norske Film- og TV-produsenters forening. The awarding committee has representatives from the major national TV companies, NRK, TV2, TV3 and TVNorge...

 and an Amanda award for his leading role as police chief inspector Konrad Sejer in the television miniseries "Sejer".

Sundquist is humorously said to appear in every single Norwegian movie, due to his popularity and versatility.

Quotes

"I'm a genuine bastard. In my veins there is Norwegian, Swedish, Russian, Sami and some gypsy blood."

Filmography- Actor

• A Somewhat Gentle Man
  A Somewhat Gentle Man
  A Somewhat Gentle Man is a 2010 Norwegian comedy film directed by Hans Petter Moland. It was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Stellan Skarsgård - Ulrik* Bjørn Floberg - Rune Jensen* Gard B...
  
   (2010)
• Tomme Tønner (2010)
• Karl III
  Karl III (TV series)
  Karl III is a Norwegian sitcom that aired on TV 2 in 2009. It is a sequel to Mot i brøstet and Karl & Co. Upon its release it was heavily criticized by both critics and viewers for departing from the series' original style...
  
   (2009) TV Series
• Jernanger (2009) (aka Shooting At The Sun)
• Dead Snow
  Dead Snow
  Dead Snow is a 2009 Norwegian horror film directed by Tommy Wirkola, starring Charlotte Frogner, Stig Frode Henriksen, Bjørn Sundquist, Ane Dahl Torp and Jenny Skavlan.- Plot :A woman, Sara, is being chased through the snows of Norway...
  
   (2009) (aka Død Snø)
• Kautokeino-opprøret
  Kautokeino-opprøret
  The Kautokeino Rebellion ) is a 2008 film based on the true story of the Kautokeino riots in Kautokeino, Norway in 1852 in response to the Norwegian exploitation of the Sami community at that time. It is directed by Nils Gaup and was released in January, 2008...
  
   (2008)
• Sejer - Svarte sekunder (2006) (mini) TV Series
• Min misunnelige frisør (2004)
• Ørnen: En krimi-odyssé (2004) TV Episode
  The Eagle (TV series)
  The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey is a Danish police procedural television series produced by Danmarks Radio, created and written by Peter Thorsboe and Mai Brostrøm. The series debuted on 10 October 2004 in Denmark...
  
  
• The Homolulu Show (2004)
• Asfaltevangeliet (2004)
• Sejer - Elskede Poona (2003) (mini) TV Series
• The Pledge (2003)
• Loose Ends (2003)
• Jonny Vang (2003)
• Pelle politibil (2002) (aka Pelle the Police Car)
• Sejer - Djevelen holder lyset (2002)(mini) TV series
• Himmelfall (2002)(aka Falling Sky) (aka The Sky Is Falling Down)
• Cowboys Don't Cry (2002) .... Pub owner
• I Am Dina
  I Am Dina
  I Am Dina is a 2002 Swedish-Norwegian-Danish film directed by Ole Bornedal. It is based on the 1989 book Dinas bok by Herbjørg Wassmo. The movie was one of the most high-profile in Norwegian movie history.-Plot:...
  
   (2002)
• Endelig fredag (2002) TV Series
• Nini (2001) TV Series
• Amatørene (2001)(aka You Really Got Me)
• Sleepwalker (2000)
• Evas øye (1999)(aka Eva's Eye)
• Tørst - Framtidens forbrytelser (1999)
• Sejer - se deg ikke tilbake (1999) (mini) TV Series
• 1732 Høtten (1998)(aka Blodige engler) (aka Bloody Angels)
• Åpen post (1998) TV Series
• Thranes metode (1998)
• Tann for Tann (1998) (aka Eye for an Eye)
• Hammarkullen (1997) (mini) TV Series
• Salige er de som tørster (1997) (aka Blessed Are Those Who Thirst)
• Blind gudinne (1997) TV series (aka Blind Goddess)
• Mendel (1997)
• Budbringeren (1997)(aka Junk Mail)
• Sagojoga minister (1997) (aka Minister på villovägar) (aka Ministern) (aka Sagojogan ministeri) (aka Stol på ministeren) (aka The Minister of State)
• Pust på meg! (1997)
• Søndagsengler (1996)(aka The Other Side of Sunday)
• Kjærlighetens kjøtere (1995)
• Pan
  Pan (1995 film)
  Pan is a 1995 Danish/Norwegian/German film directed by Henning Carlsen, based on Knut Hamsun's 1894 novel of the same name. It is the fourth and most recent film adaptation of the novel—the novel was previously adapted into motion pictures in 1922, 1937, and 1960.-Cast:*Sofie Gråbøl as Edvarda...
  
   (1995) (aka Two Green Feathers)
• Noe beroligende (1995)
• Ti kniver i hjertet (1994)
• Trollsyn (1994)(aka Second Sight) (aka Trollsyn - Sagnet om Jostedalsrypa)
• Drømspel
  Dreamplay
  Dreamplay is a 1994 Norwegian drama film directed by Unni Straume. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Ingvild Holm - Agnes* Bjørn Willberg Andersen - Lawyer* Bjørn Sundquist - Poet...
  
   (1994)(aka Drömspel) (aka Dreamplay)
• Brødrene Dal og legenden om Atlant-Is (1994) TV Series
• Secondløitnanten (1993) (aka The Last Lieutenant
  The Last Lieutenant
  The Last Lieutenant is a Norwegian movie from 1993, directed by Hans Petter Moland and starring Espen Skjønberg. It was released in the USA with English subtitles.-Plot:...
  
  )
• Telegrafisten (1993) (aka The Telegraphist)
• Pelle politibil (1993) TV Series
• Svarte pantere (1992)
• Krigerens hjerte
  The Warrior's Heart
  The Warrior's Heart is a 1992 Norwegian film, directed by Leidulv Risan and starring Anneke von der Lippe, Peter Snickars, Thomas Kretschmann, Bjørn Sundquist and Iren Reppen. It was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:...
  
   (1992) (aka The Warrior's Heart)
• For dagene er onde (1991) (aka For the Days Are Evil)
• Fedrelandet (1991) (mini) TV Series
• Gränslots (1990)
• Haakon Haakonsen (1990) (Shipwrecked
  Shipwrecked (1990)
  Shipwrecked is a 1990 action-adventure film intended for family viewing. In Norway it was titled "Haakon Haakonson".The movie was produced by a consortium of Scandinavian companies and released in the U.S...
  
  )
• Døden på Oslo S (1990)
• Håndfull tid, En (1990)
• Dykket (1989)(aka The Dive)
• Sweetwater (1988)
• Etter Rubicon (1987)
• På stigende kurs (1987)
• Feldmann saken (1987) (aka Over Grensen, based on true Feldmann case
  Feldmann case
  The Feldmann case was a controversial criminal case in Norway in which two border pilots admitted to killing an elderly Jewish couple during their escape from the Holocaust in Norway, and stealing their money...
  
  )
• Nattseilere (1986)
• Skal det vere ein dans? (1986) TV Series
• Havlandet (1985)
• Gulag (1985) (TV)
• Galskap! (1985)
• Noe helt annet (1985)
• Høvdingen (1984)
• Spyship (1983) (mini) TV Series
• Engler i sneen (1982)
• Kronprinsen (1979)(aka The Crown Prince)
• Rallarblod (1979) (aka Blood of the Railroad Workers)

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