I am a stage fighting, circus and stunt specialist based in Tromsø, northern Norway, and work throughout Norway and internationally.
My mission is to make stunts and related action performance arts readily available for film and theatre productions in the arctic region.
I also work occasionally as an actor, director and producer.
I set things on fire and call it art, too.
What I offer:
◆ Stunt performance and stunt coordination for film, TV, theatre and other media.
◆ Stage fight instruction and choreography for any production or genre.
◆ Circus performances and instruction
◆ Workshops on stunt training, stage fighting, circus skills and related subjects, for any group, small or large
◆ Advice on the execution of stunts for film, TV and theatre, safety issues, the use of special effects etc.
◆ Action casting: Finding performers with the right action skills for a production
References:
◆ Trained in stunt work, stage fighting and martial arts in Scandinavia, USA and Japan.
◆ Stuntcoordinator/stunt performer on more than 30 film and TV productions, including international productions.
◆ Instructed and choreographed fight scenes in more than 100 theatre, film and TV productions.
◆ Has taught stage fighting professionally on all levels in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Estonia, Lithuania and Russia.
◆ Certified instructor and Head of Research and Education, Nordic Stage Fight Society.
◆ More than 250 live permances in stage fighting and period fighting techniques.
◆ Head of Circus Dept, KULTA Culture Centre, Tromsø.
◆ Professional acting/performing experience in feature and short films, TV, theatre, contemporary circus.
Stunts I have coordinated and performed for film and TV include:
◆ Falls
◆ Fight scenes
◆ Doubling for actors
◆ Wire flying effects/stunts
◆ Car hits
◆ Explosions
◆ Fire stunts, including partial burns (i.e. clothes on fire)
◆ Fire arms use - safety, coordination, special effects (squibbs)
◆ Stunts in water
◆ Hangings
◆ Use of breakaway props, artificial glass etc
◆ Rigging and securing actors and personel for heights, on moving vehicles etc
◆ Horse stunts
◆ Extreme exposure (i.e, naked in snow, cold water)
◆ Coordination and choreography of circus sequences
