Director
Petter Næss
March 14, 1960 · Bærum, Norway
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Ingar Helge Gimle
4 titles together
Gone with the Woman, Absolute Hangover, For Life
Hallvard Holmen
4 titles together
Shameless, For Life, No Comment
Per Christian Ellefsen
3 titles together
Elling, Love Me Tomorrow, Absolute Hangover
Sven Nordin
3 titles together
Elling, Love Me Tomorrow, Shameless
Henrik Mestad
3 titles together
Pernille, Gone with the Woman, No Comment
Agnes Kittelsen
2 titles together
Max Manus: Man of War, Pernille
Full filmography · 18
No Comment
Director
2025
Nothing to Laugh About
as Doctor 3 and Director
2021
Into the White
Director
20126.9
Shameless
Director
2010
Max Manus: Man of War
as Martin Linge
20087.1
Gone with the Woman
Director and Writer
20076.3
Leaps and Bounds
Director
2007
Love Me Tomorrow
Director
2005
Mozart and the Whale
Director
20056.2
Just Bea
Director
20045.8
Elling
Director
20017.1
Absolute Hangover
Director
1999