Jo Nesbø

Writing

Jo Nesbø

Born

1960-03-29 (66)

Place of birth

Oslo, Norway

Known for

Writing

Credits

14 titles

Jo Nesbø is a Norwegian writer, musician, economist, and former soccer player and reporter. More than 3 million copies of his novels had been sold in Norway as of March 2014; his work has been translated into over 50 languages, and by 2021 had sold some 50 million copies worldwide, making him the most successful Norwegian author of all time.

Known for

Skavlan poster
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Skavlan is a Norwegian-Swedish television talk show hosted by Norwegian journalist Fredrik Skavlan. It premiered in Sweden on Sveriges Television in January 2009, and the first guests to appear on the show were former Prime Minister of Sweden Göran Persson and his wife Anitra Steen. On 8 May 2009, it was announced that Skavlan had been renewed for a second season. It was also announced that the show would no longer only be produced by SVT in Sweden; Skavlan would now be partly produced in Norway by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. The first twelve episodes of Skavlan's second season were produced by SVT in Sweden, and the remaining twelve by NRK in Norway. Skavlan speaks Norwegian and his dialog is therefore subtitled in Swedish in Sweden, even though the two languages are quite similar and mutually intelligible. If the persons being interviewed by Skavlan are Swedish, he often tells them to let him know if they do not understand what he is saying. Swedish novelist Jan Guillou has criticized SVT for subtitling the program, stating "there is no need for that. If the host had been Danish, subtitling would have been necessary, but with a Norwegian host it does not make any sense."

Skavlan

2009

Trygdekontoret talkshow poster
8.0

Trygdekontoret is a Norwegian themed talk show and debate program with Thomas Seltzer that aired on NRK 2009 - 2019.

Trygdekontoret talkshow

2009

Babel poster
9.5

Literature talkshow with Jessika Gedin.

Babel

2014

Punx poster
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A documentary following Norwegian punk, new wave, post punk and hardcore music from 1977 to 2015.

Punx

2015

The History of Norwegian Rock Music poster
7.5

«Norsk Rocks Historie» is a Norwegian documentary series about the history of rock'n'roll music in Norway.

The History of Norwegian Rock Music

2004

The Night House poster
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Recently orphaned, Richard has been sent to live with relatives in the remote US town of Ballantyne. One day, during an innocent prank in a phone booth, Richard shockingly witnesses his classmate getting sucked into the phone receiver – disappearing without a trace. The local police suspect Richard to be responsible, and no one believes his story. No one except Karen, a fellow teenage outsider. Together, Richard and Karen must embark on a quest to solve the mystery and prove his innocence, but soon realise evil forces and black magic are closing in on them.

The Night House

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Film credits

Series credits

Skavlan poster
5.0

Skavlan is a Norwegian-Swedish television talk show hosted by Norwegian journalist Fredrik Skavlan. It premiered in Sweden on Sveriges Television in January 2009, and the first guests to appear on the show were former Prime Minister of Sweden Göran Persson and his wife Anitra Steen. On 8 May 2009, it was announced that Skavlan had been renewed for a second season. It was also announced that the show would no longer only be produced by SVT in Sweden; Skavlan would now be partly produced in Norway by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. The first twelve episodes of Skavlan's second season were produced by SVT in Sweden, and the remaining twelve by NRK in Norway. Skavlan speaks Norwegian and his dialog is therefore subtitled in Swedish in Sweden, even though the two languages are quite similar and mutually intelligible. If the persons being interviewed by Skavlan are Swedish, he often tells them to let him know if they do not understand what he is saying. Swedish novelist Jan Guillou has criticized SVT for subtitling the program, stating "there is no need for that. If the host had been Danish, subtitling would have been necessary, but with a Norwegian host it does not make any sense."

Skavlan

2009

Trygdekontoret talkshow poster
8.0

Trygdekontoret is a Norwegian themed talk show and debate program with Thomas Seltzer that aired on NRK 2009 - 2019.

Trygdekontoret talkshow

2009

Babel poster
9.5

Literature talkshow with Jessika Gedin.

Babel

2014

The History of Norwegian Rock Music poster
7.5

«Norsk Rocks Historie» is a Norwegian documentary series about the history of rock'n'roll music in Norway.

The History of Norwegian Rock Music

2004

Behind the camera

The Night House poster
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Recently orphaned, Richard has been sent to live with relatives in the remote US town of Ballantyne. One day, during an innocent prank in a phone booth, Richard shockingly witnesses his classmate getting sucked into the phone receiver – disappearing without a trace. The local police suspect Richard to be responsible, and no one believes his story. No one except Karen, a fellow teenage outsider. Together, Richard and Karen must embark on a quest to solve the mystery and prove his innocence, but soon realise evil forces and black magic are closing in on them.

The Night House

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Helt Nils poster
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Nils Vogt with friends: Lars Andreas Larssen, Minken Fosheim, Kari-Ann Grønsund, Svein Tindberg, Guri Schanke, Tres Amigos with Jonas Fjeld. Choreography: Wayne McKnight. Director: Robert Williams.

Helt Nils

1990

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A hit man falls for his client's wife, who happens to be the target of the assassin's latest assignment.

Blood on Snow

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A hit man falls for his client's wife, who happens to be the target of the assassin's latest assignment.

Blood on Snow

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The Kingdom is the perfect blend of intense thriller and Shakespearean drama; Jo Nesbø’s version of Cain and Abel. It will challenge the viewer’s own perspectives on life choices, shame, inheritance, love, and destiny, in a way that forces you to realize that most people’s lives are different from what you might imagine. And as with all of life’s most difficult choices, there is no single right answer. The Kingdom is fundamentally about choices. What is right, what is wrong, what can you live with and how can you justify those choices to yourself. As the brothers’ father says at the beginning of the story: “The agony of choice, do you know what that is? When making the choice is what strangles you, not the choice itself. When you know that no matter what you choose, you’re going to lie awake at night torturing yourself over whether you made the right choice.”

The Kingdom

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Banking on My Guitar poster
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Jo turns 17 and the summer is on. When he opens a new bank account he meets Gudny Andersen. Jo falls in love, and he now uses every possible chance to go to the bank to deposit more money to meet Gudny and to impress her. He even gives up his big dream of buying himself a guitar to learn to play the finest song of all he knows, 'Independence Day' by Bruce Springsteen. When he invites Gudny for a date, he is to learn a lesson of love.

Banking on My Guitar

2010

Banking on My Guitar poster
6.0

Jo turns 17 and the summer is on. When he opens a new bank account he meets Gudny Andersen. Jo falls in love, and he now uses every possible chance to go to the bank to deposit more money to meet Gudny and to impress her. He even gives up his big dream of buying himself a guitar to learn to play the finest song of all he knows, 'Independence Day' by Bruce Springsteen. When he invites Gudny for a date, he is to learn a lesson of love.

Banking on My Guitar

2010