Acting
Jörgen Berthage
Born 1978-05-17 · Sweden
Jörgen Berthage got into acting in 2003, when he and a friend got a job as Extras in the Swedish television series Komissare Winter. From that day on, he was hooked on acting and started to pursue an career in Showbiz. That same year he got a part in an short film,called If it only was true, an poetic and artistic short film made by Trollhättan Filmstudents. He continued to do different small parts in both film and television but also some commercial work like an Infomercial for Ericsson. In 2004 he landed the part in the Swedish sci-fi Movie Storm by Måns Mårlind and Björrn Stein. Jörgen played one of the Goons: The evil and violent henchmen that male lead D.D played by Eric Ericsson and Female Heroinne Lova, played by Eva Röse is up against. Jörgen, who had to shave his head bald for the part, described the days on set as "intense but wonderful." He also believes the Directing-duo Mårlind/Stein has changed the way people look at Swedish films. In 2007 Jörgen joined a group of Swedish actors and stunt men dedicated to act and perform as Policeofficers in Movies and Television. Since then he has appeared in several small parts in Swedish films and TV productions. Besides acting Jörgen enjoys writing screenplays and is working on an concept for a new TV Drama series.
Acting credits
6.4When JW becomes a drug runner in order to maintain his double life, his fate becomes tied to two other men: Jorge, a fugitive on the run from both the Serbian mafia and the police, and mafia enforcer Mrado, who is on the hunt for Jorge.
Easy Money
2010
6.4Now in his fifties, Vagn leads a solitary life and plays football with a group of similarly aged men, some even older. After being left behind at a petrol station by his teammates on their way to a match in Sweden, he encounters a young habitual offender and together they set off in hot pursuit of Vagn's buddies. A Nordic road movie taking in a whole series of comic, serious and, above all, well-written scenarios.
Oldboys
2009
6.214-year old Erik gets sent to live with his older brother, Henry, during the summer as his mother is dying in cancer. Henry starts dating Ewa, who is married to Berra. A few days after Ewa shows up battered and bruised from an altercation with Berra, he is found dead on a nearby parking lot.
Kim Novak Never Swam in Genesaret's Lake
2005
5.3A disturbed woman and a violent lunatic walk the same path in this thriller from Swedish director Kristian Petri. Monia is a businesswoman who has been hired to work for a large corporation based in Gothenburg. One evening, while having drinks with her colleagues, Monia steps outside for some air and she happens upon a man who has been brutally stabbed by a serial killer on the loose. Monia, who feels a curious emotional distance from the world around her, isn't sure what to make of this incident at first, but she can't get the violent image out of her mind, and over the next several days she keeps stumbling upon victims of the killer's handiwork. No one finds any of this remarkable besides her friend Frank, but in time she begins crossing paths with a curious man who seems to appear at the same crimes scenes she observes.
Bad Faith
2010
Jonas has promised to take time off work to take care of his baby daughter so that his fiancé can go back to work. The problem is that his company, a taxi service, needs serious attention so Jonas tries to work nights and be a good father in the daytime.
Double Shift
2005