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Thursday
May172018

Beauty Break: Gorgeous Norwegians for "Syttende Mai"

by Nathaniel R

The iconic Liv Ullman photographed by Sam Levin

Today is a big Norwegian holiday (the equivalent of their 4th of July) so let's celebrate stunning Norsk men and women from the movies, shall we? The gallery is after the jump...

Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones, Force Majeure)

Tobias Santelmann (Kon-Tiki, The Last Kingdom, Point Break)

Kaya Wilkins (Thelma)
30s superstar figure skater turned movie star Sonja HenieIna Marie Willman (Homesick, ZombieLars, and the upcoming Sonja Henie biopic)Ellen Dorrit Petersen (Blind, Thelma, King of Devil's Island)

Maria Bonnevie (technically half Swedish but raised in Norway -- Reconstruction, I Am Dina, 13th Warrior, Becoming Astrid)

Ane Dahl Torp (The Wave, 1001 Grams)
Viktoria Winge (Reprise, Cold Prey, Lilyhammer) photographed by Mads Tegler

Jakob Oftebro (Kon-Tiki, The Snowman, Tom of Finland) Espen Klouman Høiner (Reprise, The Saboteurs)George Løkkeborg (Master and Servants, Autumn Sonata)

AND ONE GENERATION REMOVED FROM NORWAY

Renée Zellweger's mother is Norwegian

Dominic Purcell (Legends of Tomorrow). His father is NorwegianRichard Ayoade (The IT Crowd, The Double). His mother is Norwegian

Chris Pratt's mother is Norwegian.

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Reader Comments (4)

Frida from Abba had a Norwegian mother and was born in Norway

May 17, 2018 | Unregistered CommenterBede NZ

Was Ansel Elgort too far removed? I know he's Norwegian on his mother's side

May 17, 2018 | Unregistered Commenterken s.

KEN -- oh, i just forgot him. Meant to include!

May 17, 2018 | Registered CommenterNATHANIEL R

I’d add a young Roald Dahl to the list. Also, although she’s a fictional character, Rose Nylund nevertheless is perhaps the most quintessentially Norwegian to many and quite foxy when she acrobatically won that dance contest.

May 17, 2018 | Unregistered CommenterMareko
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