Per Sunderland is a Norwegian stage actor and film actor. He made his stage debut at Studioteatret

Studioteatret

Studioteatret is a former Norwegian theatre. It opened in 1945, shortly after the liberation, with Claes Gill as its first theatre director. Studioteatret is regarded as one of the earliest post-war artistic expressions in Norway, and most of its members later played important roles in Norwegian...

 in 1945. He performed 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...

 from 1949, at Det Nye Teater

Det Nye Teater

Det Nye Teater was a theatre that opened in Oslo in 1929, and ended as an independent theatre in 1959, when it merged with Folketeatret to form Oslo Nye Teater. The theatre's original purpose was to support contemporary Norwegian drama.-History:...

 from 1951, at Folketeatret

Folketeatret

Folketeatret is a theatre in Oslo, Norway. The building has existed longer than the theatre, and been used as a movie theatre and opera house....

 from 1952, and at Nationaltheatret

Nationaltheatret

The National Theatre in Oslo is one of Norway's largest and most prominent venues for performance of dramatic arts.The theatre had its first performance on 1 September 1899 but can trace its origins to Christiania Theatre, which was founded in 1829...

 from 1957. He played the title role in the film Hans Nielsen Hauge from 1961.

Per Sunderland retired from stage and film when he reached the age limit in 1995. Shortly before he retired, he was appointed a Knight of the 1st Class of the Order of St. Olav.