Haakon Smestad
Overview
- Ethnicity
- White / European Descent
- Age Range
- 27 - 37
- Height
- 6' 4" (1m 93cm)
- Weight
- 15st. 10lb. (100kg)
- Hair Colour
- Brown
- Eye Colour
- Green
- Build
- Muscular
Video
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video fileHaakon Smestad´s Showreel (2018)
Credits
| Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
The Virgin
Film |
City of Tigers Jan Vardøen / Beacon Isle Films |
|
| 2021 |
Loke
Theatre |
Yggdrasil Thorunn Wikdahl / Yggdrasil Teater |
Storvika, Stjordal, Norway |
| 2021 |
Kal
Theatre |
Stoversdagen Elisabeth Matheson / Utkantteateret |
Osen Bygdetun |
| 2020 |
Filos
Theatre |
Fyr Morten Røsrud / Cirka Teater/ Trøndelag Teater |
Trøndelag Teater |
| 2019 |
(Director, Playwright)
Theatre |
Bygdekveld ved Svarholt skole Haakon M. A. Smestad / Svarholt skole |
Svarholt skole |
| 2019 |
Vakt
Television |
Side om Side (Side by Side) Arnstein Dybvik / NRK - Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation |
|
| 2019 |
Othello, Richard III, Banquo
Theatre |
The Serpent Under It Øyvind Osmo Eriksen / The Norwegian Shakespeare Company |
Sentralen in Oslo and touring other venues |
| 2018 |
Mosk
Theatre |
KuToppen Robin A. Eriksen / Dyreparken i Kristiansand |
Dyreparken i Kristiansand |
| 2018 |
Bamsefar, Mikkel Rev
Theatre |
Dyrene i Hakkebakkeskogen/ Klatremusturen Jostein Kirkeby-Garstad, Robin A. Eriksen / Dyreparken i Kristiansand |
Dyreparken i Kristiansand |
| 2018 |
Iago
Theatre |
Othello Ben Naylor / Pop-Up Globe |
Pop-Up Globe |
| 2018 |
Conrade
Theatre |
Much Ado About Nothing Miriama McDowell / Pop-Up Globe |
Pop-Up Globe |
| 2017 |
Mannen
Event |
Forholdet (The Relationship) Mari Sofie Andreassen / Teaterterminalen |
Various site specific locations |
| 2016 |
Simon (Director)
Theatre |
Natten før julaften (The Night Before Christmas) Haakon M. A. Smestad / Teaterterminalen |
Rådstua Teaterhus (in Tromsø), Haubitz (in Trondheim) |
| 2016 |
Cancer Patient(s)
Theatre |
Breaking Bad News N/A / Fredrik Johansen Improservice |
St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital |
| 2016 |
Director
Theatre |
A Dream Play Haakon M. A. Smestad / Kattateateret |
|
| 2015 |
Macbeth, Hamlet, Jaques et al.
Commercials & Industrials |
Shakespeare on Entertainment Computing/ ICEC 2015: 14th International Conference on Entertainment Computing Haakon M. A. Smestad / NTNU: Norwegian University of Science and Technology |
NTNU: Norwegian University of Science and Technology |
| 2015 |
Alex, Minister X, Commander, Medic, Protester 1, Adam
Theatre |
The Point of No Return Tommy Lexén / BeFrank Theatre Company |
New Diorama Theatre, London + touring Sweden and Ukraine |
| 2015 |
Director
Theatre |
Forbrytelse og Straff (Crime and Punishment) Haakon M. A. Smestad / Kattateateret |
Kattateateret in Oslo |
| 2015 |
Olav Rodsbakken
Television |
Alliert og Alene (Allied and Alone) Stian Trovik / Ekkofilm |
Norwegian and Swedish television |
| 2015 |
Ensemble (devised play)
Theatre |
§113 Nora Evensen / The National Archives/ The Cultural Rucksack |
Norwgian Tour |
| 2014 |
Polidor
Theatre |
Cymbeline Frank Lie / Thesbiteateret |
Thaulowhullet, Tonsberg |
| 2014 |
Fagin
Theatre |
Oliver! Kurt M. Herdlevaer / Musikalhuset |
Oseana, Os/ Ravnanger Grendahus, Askoey |
| 2014 |
Actor 1, The Doctor, The Politician, The Priest, The Prison Guard
Theatre |
De Selektive (The Selective) *won theatre production of the year Mari Sofie Andreassen / Teaterterminalen |
The National Theatre/ Touring production |
| 2012 |
Fixer
Film |
Blackhearts Christian Falch / Gammaglimt |
Istanbul |
| 2012 |
Gert Kazenki
Film |
Hvit Natt (White Night) Kristine Rande / Noroff |
|
| 2012 |
Isak Johansen
Film |
Neste Stopp (Next Stop) Katharina Dahl / Noroff |
|
| 2012 |
Captain Liberty Star, Hans the German Aspirant
Theatre |
The Super Show Heather Andersen / Square Peg |
The Space, Istanbul |
| 2012 |
Awawrath
Film |
The UnderWater Realm David M. Raynolds / Realm Pictures |
|
| 2012 |
H/ Ensemble
Theatre |
Drommebyen (Dream City) Nina Wester, Jon Tombre / The National Theatre in Bergen, Norway |
Lille Scene (The Small Stage) |
| 2012 |
Bjornen Bjornar (Bjornar The Bear)
Theatre |
UlveRock (Rock and Roll Wolf) Hilde Andersen / The National Theatre in Bergen, Norway |
Store Scene (The Main Stage) |
| 2011 |
Foreman, Sergeant, Wounded Rebel Soldier, Worker
Theatre |
Lear Martin Wylde, Sarah Davey-Hull / CSSD |
Embassy Theatre |
| 2011 |
Myself
Television |
UKA 2011 Haakon M. A. Smestad / Scenator Produksjoner |
Studentersamfundet, Trondheim |
| 2011 |
Lucifer
Commercials & Industrials |
SiT of Skjaersilden Haakon M. A. Smestad / Scenator Produksjoner |
Borggården, Trondheim |
| 2011 |
Sean, Vinnie Jones
Theatre |
Like Enemies of The State Tommy Lexén / BeFrank Theatre Company |
Pleasance Theatre, London |
| 2011 |
Mark Antony
Theatre |
Antony & Cleopatra Ben Naylor / Central School of Speech and Drama |
Webber Douglas Studio |
| 2010 |
Krigsherre Paris (eng. Paris/ Prince Escalus)
Theatre |
Romeo & Juliet Anders T. Andersen / Thesbiteatret/ Teater Ibsen |
Thaulowhullet, Tonsberg, Norway |
| 2010 |
Tusenkonstnaren
Theatre |
Jubili Jubilo Rolf Norsen / Tylldalen Bygdetun |
Tylldalen Bygdetun, Tynset, Norway |
| 2009 |
Mustafa
Theatre |
Sex, Drugs & Kalashnikov Irena Prskalo, Vilde Bentsen / UnderDogsInternational, Rent-a-Beat |
Oslo New Theatre, Dokkhuset, Dansens Hus, et al. |
| 2009 |
Baron von Otter
Theatre |
Kongens Gave (The Kings Gift) Ingrid L. Hunnestad / Scenator Produksjoner/ City Manager |
The Town Square Stage |
| 2008 |
Guest at Tivoli, Police Officer
Theatre |
Kasimir & Karoline Catrine Telle / Trondelag Theatre in Trondheim |
|
| 2008 |
Askil Hermansen, Audun Osbakk
Theatre |
Den Siste Viking (The Last Viking) Terje Mærli / Trondelag Theatre in Trondheim |
|
| 2007 |
El Duende
Theatre |
Maria de Buenos Aires Haakon M. A. Smestad / The Opera in Kristiansund |
Tahitibrygga |
Education
| Year | Qualification | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Post Graduate Acting | Central School of Speech and Drama |
| 2010 | 2 yr. Acting | Ophelia |
| 2005 | 2 yr. Acting | HiNT/ The Nord-Trondelag University College |
About me
I'm a half Norwegian half Turkish actor/ theatre director based in London. I´ve got five years of actor training, with a Master of Arts from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, London. I work internationally and have performed at The National Theatre in Bergen and The Opera in Kristiansund in Norway. I´ve also done shows at New Diorama Theatre, Pleasance Theatre, Embassy Theatre and Webber Douglas Studio in London, The Space in Istanbul, Turkey, Sifnos Theatre in Sifnos, Greece. In March 2018 I returned to Europe, after having completed a critically acclaimed season of "Othello" and "Much Ado About Nothing" in Auckland and a transfer to Melbourne, spanning 13 months of performing for over removed people at Pop-Up Globe, a full-scale working replica of Shakespeares´s globe.I am available for work in the UK and abroad.
Additional skills:
-Languages: Norwegian*, Swedish, Danish, English*, German, Turkish
-Accents: RP*, Standard American*, German*, French, Turkish, Scandinavian*
-Bronze Dance Certificate (Honours): Jive, Merengue, Schottische, Pavan.
-Taekwondo: Mid-Norwegian Silver Medal.
-Stage Combat Level 1 (Bronze): Rapier and Dagger, Hand to Hand.
-Other Stage Combat Experience: Staff, Basic Stunts, Basic Gun Handling, Basic Archery.
-Diving licence: PADI Open Water Diver.
-Driving Licence: Regular Car.
-Song: Baritone*.
Additional information:
Besides acting, I also have quite a lot of experience in writing/ adapting, directing and producing theatre as well. I am also the co-owner of Teaterterminalen, an award-winning theatre company (Bergensprisen for Performance of The Year in 2013)
All in all, I think I've participated in about 40 theatre- and about 15 tv/film/commercial productions since 2003.
License & Passport
| Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
| Languages Spoken | Danish, English, German, Norwegian, Swedish, Turkish |
|---|---|
| Accents/Dialects | American - General, Arabic, Danish, Eastern European, English - General, English - Received Pronunciation, French (Standard International), German, Icelandic, Middle Eastern, Norwegian, Russian, Scandinavian, Spanish (International Spanish) Acento Neutro, Swedish, Turkish |
| Dance Styles | Ballroom, Folk, Latin American, Swing Dance |
| Vocal Types | Baritone |
| Musical Skills | Guitar |
| Organisations / Memberships | Equity (UK) |