Jon Øigarden

Acting

Jon Øigarden

Born

1971-05-31 (55)

Place of birth

Oslo, Norway

Known for

Acting

Credits

63 titles

Jon Øigarden is a Norwegian actor.

Known for

The Rookie poster
8.5

Starting over isn't easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force's oldest rookie, he's met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis.

The Rookie

2018

Ripper Street poster
7.4

A drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders. The action centres around the notorious H Division – the police precinct from hell – which is charged with keeping order in the chaotic streets of Whitechapel. Ripper Street explores the lives of characters trying to recover from the Ripper's legacy, from crimes that have not only irretrievably altered their lives, but the very fabric of their city. At the drama's heart our detectives try to bring a little light into the dark world they inhabit.

Ripper Street

2012

Wisting poster
7.0

Empathetic, meticulous and relentless - the only thing to escape Larvik detective William Wisting in his hunt for Norway's most notorious criminals is a happy family life. And when two mysterious deaths interrupt Wisting's Christmas, it is the beginning of a showdown with the deadliest killer of them all.

Wisting

2019

Exit poster
7.4

Exit is based on the true stories of four men in their mid-30s, who all became multi-millionaires before the age of thirty. Attempting to escape from their obligations, expectations and families, they employ drugs, prostitutes, and their very own set of morals.

Exit

2019

Norsemen poster
7.2

Norsemen is an epic and humorous drama series set in the Viking Age. The residents of an 8th-century Viking village experience political rivalry, social change and innovations that upend their culture and way of life.

Norsemen

2016

Furia poster
7.1

Policeman Asgeir moves to an idyllic town in the west part of Norway. After a local conflict, he meets a mysterious woman named Ragna, and soon they are both trapped in a network of right-wing radical forces that threaten Europe.

Furia

2021

Film credits

2020s · 6 titles

Captain Sabertooth and the Magical Diamond poster
7.2

Captain Sabertooth and his crew are up against a sunburnt vampire, a manipulating queen, a violent monkey army and two young pirates while on the hunt for the magical diamond.

Captain Sabertooth and the Magical Diamond

2020

A Mouse Hunt for Christmas poster
6.6

A small mouse family plans a quiet Christmas outside the city, but their celebration is disrupted when humans unexpectedly appear. As the mice try to hide their preparations, the humans react to the noises behind the walls with determination.

A Mouse Hunt for Christmas

2025

Battle of Oslo poster
6.8

April 9th, 1940, Norway is under siege. As German warships close in on Oslo, Colonel Birger Eriksen, commander of the undermanned Oscarsborg Fortress, makes a bold decision that changes the course of history.

Battle of Oslo

2025

Gold Run poster
6.5

Fredrik isn’t the bravest of men, but now he is faced with a great responsibility and an enormous task - to get the entire Norwegian gold reserve away from the Nazis during the invasion of Norway.

Gold Run

2022

A Mystery on the Cattle Hill Express poster
5.9

Cattle Hill farm, in crisis, relies on Albert the Pig's revolutionary Nano-seed to help the crops grow again. During a high-tech train journey, the seed is stolen. Detective Agatha Christensen, Klara and Gaute race to unmask the thief and save Cattle Hills' future.

A Mystery on the Cattle Hill Express

2023

The Nation's Gambit poster
6.7

Norway's Prime Minister is kidnapped by a terrorist who makes only one demand – that the politicians in power play a game of chess over the Prime Minister's life. Each chess piece represents people who work for the state or leaders in society. If the politicians win the game, the prime minister will live, but every piece lost on the chess boards means the loss of a human life. The politicians and their appointed rescue team, the Delta Squad, are faced with an impossible dilemma: can they afford to sacrifice human lives in an attempt to save the Prime Minister? With only 24 hours to win the game and save the prime minister, they have no choice but to play the deadly game.

The Nation's Gambit

2026

2010s · 17 titles

In Order of Disappearance poster
6.9

Upstanding community leader Nils has just won an award for "Citizen of the Year" when he learns the news that his son has died of a heroin overdose. Suspecting foul play, Nils begins to investigate, and soon finds himself at the center of an escalating underworld gang war between Serbian drug dealers and a sociopathic criminal mastermind known only as “The Count.”

In Order of Disappearance

2014

The ABCs of Death poster
4.9

An ambitious anthology film featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world's leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children's educational ABC books, the film comprises 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death.

The ABCs of Death

2013

22 July poster
7.1

On 22 July 2011, neo-Nazi terrorist Anders Behring Breivik murdered 77 young people attending a Labour Party Youth Camp on Utøya Island outside of Oslo. This three-part story focuses on the survivors, the political leadership of Norway, and the lawyers involved.

22 July

2018

Lords of Chaos poster
6.8

A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the 1990s results in a very violent outcome.

Lords of Chaos

2018

The Birdcatcher poster
5.5

Norway, 1942, during World War II. After being separated from her family, Esther, a young Jewish girl from Trondheim, arrives at an isolated farm where she must assume a new identity in order to survive the Nazi persecution.

The Birdcatcher

2019

Captain Sabertooth and the Treasure of Lama Rama poster
5.5

The orphan boy Pinky follows the Captain on an exciting and dangerous journey across the big oceans to the kingdom of Lama Rama, hunting for a treasure and the answer to who is Pinky's father.

Captain Sabertooth and the Treasure of Lama Rama

2014

A Somewhat Gentle Man poster
6.5

After serving a 12-year sentence for killing the man that slept with his wife, a man ponders whether he should try and reconcile with his family, or take revenge on those who turned him in.

A Somewhat Gentle Man

2010

Varg Veum - At Night All Wolves Are Grey poster
6.5

Varg Veum investigates a case where his good friend Even, a highly decorated ex-army officer, is falsely accused of bombing Armakon, a weapons storage facility.

Varg Veum - At Night All Wolves Are Grey

2011

People in the Sun poster
6.3

Two couples decide to spend their Midsummer holiday together and make it an evening to remember — a traditional summer comedy, except for the fact that it's the end of the world.

People in the Sun

2011

Fuck Up poster
5.4

Jack is pleased with himself for the first time in years. He has decided to stop fucking anything with a pulse and also to cut back on his eager and enthusiastic drug use. Then his best friend crashes into a moose in the middle of the night on the Swedish border. He is found with a hoof buried in his forehead and 2.5 kilos of cocaine in the trunk. Over the next 24 hours, Jack loses his house, his girlfriend leaves him and takes their daughter with her. And as he is about to find out: when you think you have hit rock bottom, it can always get worse.

Fuck Up

2012

Å begrave en hund poster
NR

How far are you willing to go to keep your childhood best friends? Probably not far enough.

Å begrave en hund

2013

En helt vanlig dag på jobben poster
6.6

A young man dreams of becoming a journalist, in order to write stories which may change the world. This does not turn out as planned, and instead he ends up as a reporter for the celebrity magazine Se og Hør. We are observing a man who gradually loses all inhibitions in order to reach the top in the country's largest weekly magazine.

En helt vanlig dag på jobben

2010

Norwegian Ninja poster
4.7

Norwegian Ninja is the true story of how Commander Arne Treholt and his Ninja Force saved Norway during the Cold War. In 1983 the Ninja Force discovers that the sinister NATO force Stay Behind, who take charge in times of war and emergency, are planning a coup-d'état in peacetime. Treholt and the Ninjas see only one solution: a full can of whoop-ass.

Norwegian Ninja

2010

The Wendy Effect poster
2.8

In the shadows of the outskirts of Oslo, every criminal has their place until the economical meltdown. The luxury prostitute Wendy might have the key to the problem, or at least to the heart of the bank, the criminals and even the police.

The Wendy Effect

2015

Curling King poster
6.0

Once a great curling star, Truls Paulsen is diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder and banned from competition. But when he learns that his old friend and coach Gordon is on his deathbed, Truls, heavily-medicated decides to compete again, in the hopes of winning money for Gordon to have an operation in the US. Truls stops taking the meds and tries to convince his old team mates that he is mentally stable enough to lead them to victory in the Norwegian Curling Championship. But, is it a good sign that he obsessively insists his teammates pull their zippers all the way up before they can play?

Curling King

2011

Chasing Berlusconi poster
3.9

The slightly chubby harness racer Bjarte doesn't get the good horses anymore, and is forced to enter the criminal path in order to keep menacing creditors at bay. A fatal choice of partners ends up in a failed doping attempt, and a consequent kidnapping of the top horse Berlusconi.

Chasing Berlusconi

2014

Neglect poster
NR

The story of Ellinor and how she deals with the relationship with her father, as she gets the news of him being severely wounded in a hospital in Paris.

Neglect

2010

2000s · 10 titles

Comrade Pedersen poster
5.5

A drama focused on Norwegian society in the 1970s, an era politically influenced by Marxism and Leninism.

Comrade Pedersen

2006

Guggen: The Big Cheese poster
5.7

Guggen is not like the other rat-children. He hates the sewers and loves the fresh air on the roof, where he has emigrated. His mom is worried. What will become of this fresh-air-loving, guitar playing son of hers? She forces her husband, Roger Rotten to take Guggen on a father-and-son trip down the sewers to hunt for cheese. On their adventure they must conquer sewercats, gigantic spiders and alligators. At the end of the day, Roger must admit that he has learned as much of his son as Guggen of him.

Guggen: The Big Cheese

2002

An Enemy of the People poster
6.2

In a modern version of Ibsen's stage play, we meet TV-celebrity Tomas Stockman returning to his native village to produce the world's purest bottled water. The plant will bring new life and hope to the village, but unexpected trouble occurs.

An Enemy of the People

2005

Kurt Turns Evil poster
5.5

One day Kurt discovers that society does not respect forklift operators very much. He quits his job, and starts climbing the social ladder. He wants to be somebody, but when he doesn't have success in any of his projects, Kurt turns – evil.

Kurt Turns Evil

2009

Rafiki poster
5.2

Three friends - Julie, Mette and Naisha - are enjoying the first snow in the village. They have snowball fights with the boys and look forward to Christmas. One day Naisha suddenly disappears. With a secret address written in invisible ink as their only clue, they sneak onto the night train to the city. They need to find Naisha before the police do.

Rafiki

2009

Get Ready to Be Boyzvoiced poster
5.6

Norwegian mockumentary following the trials and tribulations of boyband Boyzvoice, their fans and management.

Get Ready to Be Boyzvoiced

2000

37½ poster
5.0

A woman, Selma, almost 40 years old, figures that she has not achieved what she wanted in life and wonders "what now?"

37½

2005

Detector poster
5.3

Daniel Jor is a 28-year-old psychiatrist, still living with his mom. He and his friend Ronny have one thing in common, they like searching for metallic objects in the ground. One day they find a jewel with the name "Janne" imprinted. This is the beginning of something big for Daniel. His life will never be the same. He's about to discover a lot of hidden secrets, about himself and others.

Detector

2000

Mars & Venus poster
3.9

Ida and Mathias is a very "normal" couple. Her architect, he was a kind of production manager. They have two children, is still horny on each other. But life has set in: The kids interrupt the sex, she earns more than him, and the apartment is just too narrow and too unopposed. In short: It's time to dream. She wants to finish his life's prestige project. He would like to have a boat. Old sailboat even made of wood. One day, Mathias makes the fatal (or maybe the right thing :) He just buys the boat...

Mars & Venus

2007

No artwork available
NR

The film is based on the fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty. Here there is great love, pretty angry dads and - yes, Cherroxboots.

Det var en gang en Cherrox

2006

Series credits

The Rookie poster
8.5

Starting over isn't easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force's oldest rookie, he's met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis.

The Rookie

2018

Ripper Street poster
7.4

A drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders. The action centres around the notorious H Division – the police precinct from hell – which is charged with keeping order in the chaotic streets of Whitechapel. Ripper Street explores the lives of characters trying to recover from the Ripper's legacy, from crimes that have not only irretrievably altered their lives, but the very fabric of their city. At the drama's heart our detectives try to bring a little light into the dark world they inhabit.

Ripper Street

2012

Wisting poster
7.0

Empathetic, meticulous and relentless - the only thing to escape Larvik detective William Wisting in his hunt for Norway's most notorious criminals is a happy family life. And when two mysterious deaths interrupt Wisting's Christmas, it is the beginning of a showdown with the deadliest killer of them all.

Wisting

2019

Exit poster
7.4

Exit is based on the true stories of four men in their mid-30s, who all became multi-millionaires before the age of thirty. Attempting to escape from their obligations, expectations and families, they employ drugs, prostitutes, and their very own set of morals.

Exit

2019

Norsemen poster
7.2

Norsemen is an epic and humorous drama series set in the Viking Age. The residents of an 8th-century Viking village experience political rivalry, social change and innovations that upend their culture and way of life.

Norsemen

2016

Furia poster
7.1

Policeman Asgeir moves to an idyllic town in the west part of Norway. After a local conflict, he meets a mysterious woman named Ragna, and soon they are both trapped in a network of right-wing radical forces that threaten Europe.

Furia

2021

I kveld med Ylvis poster
7.4

No synopsis available yet.

I kveld med Ylvis

2011

Helt perfekt poster
7.3

Fictional, close and humorous look into Thomas Giertsens life.

Helt perfekt

2011

A-Laget poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

A-Laget

2024

Dag poster
8.3

Meet Dag, a couple's therapist who holds a 90% divorce rate. His philosophy in life is that people should live alone and he's happy to share that with his patients. Dag leads a quiet life and the only thing he loves more than his solitude is prescription drugs. However, Dag's peaceful existence is about to change radically when Eva enters his life.

Dag

2010

Mammon poster
7.1

Peter Verås is an uncompromising journalist in the most respected newspaper in Norway. He makes his life’s biggest mistake when he gets hold of evidence of a financial fraud from an anonymous source. It turns out the evidence points to his own brother. As he still pursues and the story breaks, the brother commits suicide. Peter tries to track down the anonymous source, only to discover that the source was the brother himself. A search for the truth has commenced that involves media, high – ranked politicians as well as the financial elite. The closer he gets to the truth, the more dangerous it becomes for him and his brother’s family.

Mammon

2014

Mammon poster
7.1

Peter Verås is an uncompromising journalist in the most respected newspaper in Norway. He makes his life’s biggest mistake when he gets hold of evidence of a financial fraud from an anonymous source. It turns out the evidence points to his own brother. As he still pursues and the story breaks, the brother commits suicide. Peter tries to track down the anonymous source, only to discover that the source was the brother himself. A search for the truth has commenced that involves media, high – ranked politicians as well as the financial elite. The closer he gets to the truth, the more dangerous it becomes for him and his brother’s family.

Mammon

2014

A Storm for Christmas poster
6.7

A group of people arrive at Oslo airport. Some to welcome their loved ones, some to fly home to their families, and some who want to fly away and escape Christmas. But in one way or another, their Christmas mission goes awry. They are all stranded at the airport and the clock is ticking… only 24 hours till Christmas – so what do they do?

A Storm for Christmas

2022

For Life poster
6.1

A tough police investigator and her team are currently solving murder cases. 15 years later she's at a completely different and more dangerous place.

For Life

2020

Christmas on Blood Mountain poster
6.1

A family gathering doesn't go as planned, as one by one is being killed by a mysterious murderer.

Christmas on Blood Mountain

2017

Dette er humor poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Dette er humor

2024

LOL: Last One Laughing Norway poster
6.5

Sigrid Bonde Tusvik gathers ten of Norway's funniest people in the same room, with the following challenge: Don't laugh for six hours, while you do whatever it takes to make the others laugh. The winner of LOL: Den som ler sist leaves the house with NOK 100,000 for their chosen charity.

LOL: Last One Laughing Norway

2023

Berlinerpoplene poster
2.7

When Anna Neshov suffers a stroke a week before Christmas Eve and is left dying, her three sons must take stock of their own lives and each other's. For various reasons, they have not been in contact for many years. The youngest brother, Erlend, works as a window dresser in Copenhagen. Margido owns a small funeral home in Trondheim, and the eldest brother, Tor, runs the family farm on the Byneset peninsula outside Trondheim. Now they meet at their mother's sickbed.

Berlinerpoplene

2007

Den unge Fleksnes poster
6.7

Day’O! Marve Fleksnes is back. A bit clumsy and just as charming - but this time in a younger version. The young Fleksnes is the only new, Norwegian-produced Christmas calendar on television in years.

Den unge Fleksnes

2010

Nissene i bingen poster
7.7

Norwegian Christmas calendar where 24 santas compete to be the last man standing.

Nissene i bingen

2021

Over Atlanteren poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Over Atlanteren

2021

Dirty Money, White Lies poster
NR

Sverre Fjeld is a young police officer caught between the law and his own conscience. Sverre is fresh out of the police academy and about to get married to his longtime girlfriend. As he takes his first job in Olso, a chance meeting with a young single mother leads to a larger web of dirty money, white lies, drugs, corruption and clandestine liaisons.

Dirty Money, White Lies

2004

Lyckliga gatan poster
5.4

No synopsis available yet.

Lyckliga gatan

1999

I kveld med Thomas Giertsen poster
9.0

I kveld med Thomas Giertsen was a Norwegian talkshow hosted by Thomas Giertsen, that aired on TVNorge. The show premiered on 13 September 1999 and aired every Monday and Thursday.

I kveld med Thomas Giertsen

1999

Requiem for Selina poster
5.5

In the early 2000s, 17-year-old Selina, a controversial beauty blogger, gained popularity and influence, becoming Norway's top blogger and top icon.

Requiem for Selina

2025

Top Gear Norge poster
7.0

TV veteran Petter Schjerven, musician and host Esben "Dansken" Selvig and super driver and drifting-star Fredric Aasbø will travel around the Nordics to test and compete with new and old vehicles, slow and fast, ugly and beautiful - in short, everything that can roll and crash.

Top Gear Norge

2020