Pia Tjelta

Acting

Pia Tjelta

Born

1977-09-12 (49)

Place of birth

Stavanger, Norway

Known for

Acting

Credits

41 titles

Pia Merete Tjelta (born 12 September 1977 Stavanger ) is a Norwegian actress. Tjelta graduated from the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre in 2006, but had already appeared in many films. She made her film debut in 2001 in the film Mongoland. She entered the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre in 2000, but after taking a two-year maternity leave, she did not manage to graduate until 2006. In 2005, she also worked on the jury of the TV series Filmstjerne on TV 2. She made her stage debut in 2006 with the play Fyrverkerimakarens dotter at Det Norske Teatret. In 2007 she starred in the play "Få meg på, for faen" at Det Norske Teatret, where she played Maria. In February 2007 she receive…

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 3 titles

2010s · 13 titles

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

Beck 37 - Without Intent poster
5.2

The Beck group, with Alex Beijer as new group manager, is given a case where a 12-year-old girl found her mother dead below the stairs at home. Is it an accident or would someone have the single mother something bad? It turns out that the family lives with a protected identity and during the investigation, the case takes several surprising twists.

Beck 37 - Without Intent

2018

Beck 38 - The Devil's Advocate poster
5.7

The murder of a restaurant owner who is gunned down in front of a diner full of customers has unexpected repercussions for Alex, whose brother, Paul, represented two men expected of involvement in the killing. Meanwhile, Steinar, amidst tension with Alex and the breakdown of his marriage, accepts the offer of a transfer from Klas.

Beck 38 - The Devil's Advocate

2018

Beck 35 - Your Own Blood poster
5.1

A man is beaten to death in the Middle East. In Stockholm, a young woman disappears on her way home from work. These two events will prove to be related. Since Martin Beck has quit, Steinar Hovland leads the search for the missing girl. But Martin is drawn into the case when he decides to help the national Security Police investigate a suspected terrorist. They soon realize that they are in a race against time to stop a catastrophe.

Beck 35 - Your Own Blood

2018

Now It's Dark poster
7.0

When Lene seeks out her estranged husband in hope of reconciliation she finds him in bed with a new lover. Shocked, she flees the scene and embarks on a journey through the night that takes her on an existential rollercoaster ride of dreamlike encounters and into some very dark places.

Now It's Dark

2018

Beck 36 - The Thin Ice poster
4.5

Simon Lindström, the popular coach of a suburban junior hockey team is found stabbed to death. Does the murder have something to do with his side project: teaching unaccompanied refugee children to ice skate? This undertaking has certainly not been appreciated by everyone in their small, sheltered community. Martin Beck, who has returned in a more senior position, struggles to find a replacement for the temporary head of the group, Steinar Hovland. But the Norwegian is becoming more and more interested in keeping his new role. The question is whether Martin can trust him?

Beck 36 - The Thin Ice

2018

You Said What? poster
3.8

Glenn has been dumped by his girlfriend. He is lonely, and terribly difficult to deal with. To cheer him up, his buddies get a brilliant idea. How about organizing a fakte audtion for a non-existing feature film?

You Said What?

2011

Amnesia poster
5.4

The couple Thomas and Kathrine are both writers, but she is in a violent relationship with a psychopath. During a weekend at a remote island they have a fight, which leads to Thomas having amnesia after hitting his head. Kathrine sees this as an opportunity to get out of the forced relationship, and hides anything that can help him understand who he is. Or could they have a new start? Or will Thomas gradually find out what's the case?

Amnesia

2014

90 Minutes poster
5.8

Director Eva Sørhaug (Cold Lunch) reveals the rage and violence lurking beneath seemingly tranquil domesticity in her bold and uncompromising sophomore feature.

90 Minutes

2012

Blind Spot poster
7.3

Blind Spot is a story about the grey zones in mental illness; the blind spots hard to discover, as experienced by a mother realizing her daughter struggling with far worse issues than she realized.

Blind Spot

2018

Pax poster
4.2

PAX is a grand-scale drama. An intimate and powerful romantic film about seven people's encounter with themselves as life forces them into the raging storm. They all have someone waiting. PAX, the Latin word for peace, is also flight terminology for flight passengers. When flying in an airplane we are all "pax".

Pax

2010

Behind The Scenes - Captain Sabertooth and the Treasure of Lama Rama poster
NR

A behind the scenes of the Norwegian pirate movie "Kaptein Sabeltann og skatten i Lama Rama"

Behind The Scenes - Captain Sabertooth and the Treasure of Lama Rama

2014

Damn Graduation poster
NR

A group of 18 year-old girls are graduating, and the month of Russ is here. There's only one rule: Everyone's in. At all times. But will friendships really improve with vast amounts of alcohol and male interactions?

Damn Graduation

2017

2000s · 11 titles

Fallen Angels poster
6.3

Jakob Aasen has hired his old friend, private investigator Varg Veum, to spy on his wife Rebecca, whom he suspects of infidelity. Against his better judgement Varg accepts the job, and in an ironic twist he and Rebecca rekindle their former love. Meanwhile a serial killer is targeting members of Jacob's band and their families...

Fallen Angels

2008

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

Mongoland poster
6.2

Pia is coming home for Christmas after traveling in England for about 6 months. She wants to catch up with her boyfriend, Kristoffer, who was supposed to have joined her on the trip, but backed out at the last minute. Finding him, however, is turning out to be quite a task. While searching, she meets several more or less disgruntled and dissatisfied people. And when Santa turns up things start happening...

Mongoland

2001

Buddy poster
6.4

Kristoffer lives in Oslo with his friends Geir and Stig Inge. He works as a billboard installer, and in his spare time he makes a video diary with Geir and Stig, containing stunts of a Jackass-nature. When Kristoffer's girlfriend, Elisabeth, leaves him, his life seems to fall to pieces. Until his videos are featured on Norway's most popular talk show and Kristoffer becomes famous.

Buddy

2003

The Woman in My Life poster
4.8

Jakob is an immigration legislative. He changes girlfriends like he changes socks and is less than responsible when it comes to being there for his family. But all this changes when he meets the charming doctor Nina. Now he must decide if he will give up his carefree, superficial lifestyle to be with the woman he loves.

The Woman in My Life

2003

Cold Lunch poster
3.8

Bird droppings on a work shirt lead to extreme unintended consequences.

Cold Lunch

2008

Monster Thursday poster
5.1

A quirky romantic drama set in remote coastal Norway takes the viewer on a tumultuous ride through surfing aspirations, extreme weather and love.

Monster Thursday

2004

5 Lies poster
3.8

The supermarket clown Ulrik is dreaming of becoming a stand-up comedian, the handicapped Amnesty girl Kristin is in love with Alexander, but does not dare to tell him, and Maya is to be deported from the country because she is a "consumed" mail order bride.

5 Lies

2007

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

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

Tired men are everyday story of a young couple where man suddenly get heart problems. He must deal with his new situation, like working, as a young father and husband, and struggling to accept that lifestyle and stress has he sat back with a risk disease at a young age. The film is based on Ulla-Britt Lilleaas' research on men's terms of health, work and family.

Trette menn

2005

Series credits

Detective Hole poster
7.4

When a series of ritualistic murders hits Oslo, a gifted detective must navigate a puzzle of patterns, corruption and his own demons to catch the killer.

Detective Hole

2026

Detective Hole poster
7.4

When a series of ritualistic murders hits Oslo, a gifted detective must navigate a puzzle of patterns, corruption and his own demons to catch the killer.

Detective Hole

2026

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

Torsdag kveld fra Nydalen poster
3.5

No synopsis available yet.

Torsdag kveld fra Nydalen

2009

Neste sommer poster
7.5

Norwegians' quest for the perfect holiday in the summer house, the constant experience that the dream never becomes a reality and the belief that it certainly will be better next summer.

Neste sommer

2014

I kveld med Ylvis poster
7.4

No synopsis available yet.

I kveld med Ylvis

2011

State of Happiness poster
6.9

The night before Christmas 1969, the gas flare at the Ocean Viking is lit. Phillips has found the largest sub sea oil basin in history. And everything is about to change.

State of Happiness

2018

Hidden: First Born poster
5.9

Jonas's life is turned upside down after a difficult accident. He begins to explore his true self, unaware that someone, or something, is looking for him. Slowly he is drawn into a tangle of mystery and ritual murder against the captivating backdrop of modern day Stockholm.

Hidden: First Born

2019

The Fortress poster
5.8

2037, the inhabitants of Norway enjoy sheltered lives in a self-sufficient Nordic paradise. But when a deadly pandemic breaks out, they soon realize the wall supposed to protect them is now holding them prisoner.

The Fortress

2024

Torsdagsklubben poster
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

Torsdagsklubben

2002

Codename Hunter poster
6.7

Codename Hunter is a tense action drama set in the world of international organized crime. In Norway, the brutal hijacking of a prison transport leads to the creation of a multi-national team of operatives with extraordinary powers. Led by brilliant police analyst Dan Wester, the Hunter team also includes Bjørn Rønningen, whose brother was killed in the initial ambush, and Swedish deep cover operative Gisela Søderlund. Together, they fight organized crime on all levels, as well as their own personal demons.

Codename Hunter

2007

Uti vår hage poster
8.8

Uti vår hage was a Norwegian sketch comedy television program which had two different runs on TV in 2003 and 2008 on the Norwegian state channel NRK. The show starred the three well-known comedians: Atle Antonsen, Harald Eia and Bård Tufte Johansen. The format of the show was one main storyline that would gradually branch off into several separate minor storylines. Two series of the show have been produced, and the second series carries the title Uti vår hage 2. The show has introduced popular characters like "Lena" from Døden på Oslo S and "Oslolosen". The first season consisted of six episodes and was first broadcast in September and October 2003, while the second season was aired in January – March 2008, with seven ordinary episodes and one special. The first season was the first occasion where the three comedians worked together.

Uti vår hage

2003

Made in Oslo poster
7.1

At her Norwegian fertility clinic, doctor Elin offers patients a chance to become parents. Elin is always empathetic and professional - yet more than anything, she longs for the same opportunity herself. And as her frustration grows, Elin becomes prepared to risk her relationships and career in order to start a family of her own.

Made in Oslo

2022

Best in show poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Best in show

2025