Petter Næss
Known for directing · Born 14 March 1960 · 66 · Bærum, Norway
24 credits
Petter Næss is the director of Elling which was Oscar nominated in 2000. Otherwise he has primarily busied himself in the world of plays and revues, both as scriptwriter, director and actor. Since 1997 he has been employed as a director at Oslo New Theatre, and was, among other plays, responsible for the critically-acclaimed stage version of Elling and Kjell Bjarne.
Known for
Into the White
2012
Elling
2001
Mozart and the Whale
2005
Pernille
2021
State of Happiness
2018
Gone with the Woman
2007
Just Bea
2004
Love Me Tomorrow
2005
Nothing to Laugh About
2021
Shameless
2010
Absolute Hangover
1999
Leaps and Bounds
2007
Acting (6)
2021Nothing to Laugh AboutDoctor 3Film
2020For LifeGiertsSeries
2008Max Manus: Man of WarMartin LingeFilm
1995Dangerous WatersHolmsenFilm
1991RC IIFilm
1990Death at Oslo CentralFilm
Art (3)
2018State of HappinessCreative DirectorSeries
1984But The Olsen Gang Was Not Dead!PropsFilm
1982The Olsen Gang's Very Last CoupAssistant Property MasterFilm
Creator (1)
2014MeglerneCreatorSeries
Directing (13)
2027Ekte kjærlighetDirectorFilm
2025No CommentDirectorFilm
2021PernilleDirectorSeries
2021Nothing to Laugh AboutDirectorFilm
2010ShamelessDirectorFilm
2008HimmelblåDirectorSeries
2007Gone with the WomanDirector, WriterFilm
2007Leaps and BoundsDirectorFilm
2005Mozart and the WhaleDirectorFilm
2005Love Me TomorrowDirectorFilm
2004Just BeaDirectorFilm
2001EllingDirectorFilm
1999Absolute HangoverDirectorFilm
Writing (1)
2012Into the WhiteScreenplay, DirectorFilm