Tarjei Sandvik Moe

Tarjei Sandvik Moe (born 24 May 1999)[1] is a Norwegian actor. He rose to fame with his portrayal of Isak Valtersen, the main character in the third season of Norwegian teen drama series Skam. His acting, and the third season of the series as a whole, received widespread critical acclaim for a non-stereotypical display of homosexuality, and resulted in him and co-star Henrik Holm winning two prestigious Norwegian awards. Despite its Norwegian origins, the season attracted a global audience primarily through social media, with fans spreading unofficial translations.

Tarjei Sandvik Moe
Tarjei on the premiere of En affære, Oslo 2018.
Born	(1999-05-24) May 24, 1999 Oslo, Norway
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2015–present
Home town	Oslo
Awards	Gullruten Audience Award (2017)
Website	agentfirman.com/client/tarjei-sandvik-moe/

Following the conclusion of Skam, Sandvik Moe has had several jobs in film and theater in Norway, including a theater performance of Grease and an erotic thriller film titled An affair.

Career

Tarjei Sandvik Moe portrayed Isak Valtersen in the Norwegian teen drama series Skam (2015-2017), appearing in all four seasons of the series, but receiving prominence as the main character in the third season.[2] The season, as well as his character, received widespread acclaim for showing homosexual love without resorting to stereotypical presentations of storylines or personalities,[3][4][5][6] and caused the series to become a global phenomenon, with international viewers following the series through unofficial translations on social media.[7][8]

For his portrayal of the character, Sandvik Moe was nominated for "Best Actor" at the 2017 Gullruten awards, an annual Norwegian awards ceremony for the country's TV industry.[9] Although he lost in that category, he nevertheless won two other major awards; the "Audience Award", shared along with co-star Henrik Holm, and "TV Moment of the Year", for the final scene in the penultimate episode of the third season.[10] At the awards ceremony, the two men also made headlines in Norway for a spontaneous kiss on live television during a "kisscam" moment,[10] despite the fact that the event was not coordinated with the actors beforehand. The producer of the awards ceremony did not intend to force the actors to kiss, planning instead of making the award hosts humorously say that "we've seen it before" and make the camera pan out. Sandvik Moe and Holm told Norwegian press afterwards that they did not expect it, but described the scenario as "we're used to it", with reference to kissing as a frequently requested activity between them at parties they'd both attended in the past.[11]

Sandvik Moe also appeared at Oslo Pride on 1 July 2017, with Skam co-star Carl Martin Eggesbø and producer Marianne Furevold-Boland, to accept the "Fryd" award for persons or organizations that break the norms in gender and sexuality in a positive manner.[12] In February 2018, Moe, together with Iman Meskini, another co-star from the series, were invited to the Royal Palace for dinner, and had the honor of meeting the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Duchess Kate. Prince William and Duchess Kate visited the school where Skam was filmed, where they discussed the impact of the TV show for people around the world with more members of the series' cast.[13]

In June 2017, Sandvik Moe was announced as playing the character Doody in a Norwegian theater adaptation of Grease, which premiered in January 2018.[14] The following month, he was hired for the feature film An affair, an erotic thriller centering on a teacher having an affair with a student.[15] Also in August, Moe was the presenter for the Best Actress award at Norway's annual film awards, Amandaprisen,[16] and was presenter of the announcement of nominees for the 2017 Nordic Council Film Prize.[17]

Personal life

Sandvik Moe attended the Norwegian school Hartvig Nissen.[18]

Guesting the Norwegian talk show Senkveld at the end of September 2018 to promote and discuss his then-upcoming film En affære, Sandvik Moe received questions from one of the hosts regarding his decision not to disclose his sexual orientation to the public. He called sexuality a "private matter" and further elaborated: "A human is much more than their sexual orientation. I don't want there to be any big headlines that "he's hetero" or "he's gay" or anything like that. I am an actor, that's what I am. So that's what I'm trying to focus on, and that's why it's not important for me to put any focus on whether I like boys or girls". The studio audience responded with applause and cheers.[19] On 21/12/2018, in Norway studio talk (NRK2′s “Studio 2″), He says he used to listen to Finnes det en kvinne and wanting a girlfriend, but he didn’t, but he says that now he has one.[20]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015-2017	SKAM	Isak Valtersen	TV series
2017	Melk	Tinder guy	TV series
	The emoji movie	Alex	Norwegian dubbing
2018	En Affære	Markus
2019	Strømmeland		Comedy TV series
	On/Off		Short film. Alternative title: The boyfriend experience
	Skitten Snø	Nicolas	TV series
2020	Vi Burde Ha Vært På Film	Alvin	Short film. Script written by Tarjei
	Gledelig Jul	Petter	Planned premiere December 2020

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	What Would Jesus Do		Antiteateret
2017	Det Går Bra
2018	Grease	Doody	Chateau Neuf
	Nyanser Av Gris	Milan	Antiteateret
	Fru Guri av Edøy	Halvard	Smøla
	Snøfall	Håkon	Oslo Nye Teater
2019	En sporvogn til begjær
	Min briljante venninne	Alfonso, Peppe, Dario
	Snøfall	Håkon
2020	Til Ungdommen
	20. November	Sebastian	Oslo Nye Teater. Premiere April 23rd (postponed due to Covid-19)

References

1. Sofie Braseth (15 December 2016). "Tarjei (17) hylles for "Skam"-rollen. Men kan han vinne Gullruten?". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-01-21.
2. Korsvol, Kaja. "Nå er Skam på lufta". Aftenposten. Schibsted. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
3. Malm, Mari Sand; Nilsen, Ruth Einervoll. ""Skam" hylles for å vise ekte homofil kjærlighet". NRK. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
4. Taylor, Trey. "How Skam's Isak and Even revolutionized teen TV". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
5. Kickham, Dylan. "'Skam' Is The Viral Norwegian Teen Show You Need To Watch". Elite Daily. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
6. McDermott, Patrick D. "Why The Whole Planet Is Obsessed With This Norwegian Teen Drama". The Fader. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
7. Donadio, Rachel. "Will 'Skam,' a Norwegian Hit, Translate?". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
8. McHenry, Jackson. "A Beginner's Guide to Skam, Your New Teen-Drama Obsession". Vulture. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
9. "Nobel, Valkyrien, Leo Ajkic, Anne Lindmo, Petter Uteligger og Lothepus nominert til Gullruten". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-04-08.
10. Carlsen, Marianne Rustad; Revheim, Hanna Huglen. "Skam vant årets TV-øyeblikk og publikumsprisen". NRK. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
11. Braseth, Sofie. ""Skam"-stjernene kysset på direkten. Men egentlig skulle de slippe". Dagbladet. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
12. Revheim, Hanna Huglen; Botheim, Sørumgård; Tolfsen, Caroline; Hjermundrud, Gunhild. "Frydprisen til "Skam"". NRK. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
13. "William og Kate på "Skam"-skolen".
14. Dahl, Ingvill Dybfest. ""Skam"-Tarjei i ny rolle: Nå synger han". VG. Schibsted. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
15. Pham, Annika. "'Skam' Actor Tarjei Sandvik Moe to Star in Erotic Thriller 'An Affair' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
16. "Viste frem kjæresten før den store festen". seher.no (in Norwegian). 2017-08-19. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
17. Jensen, Jorn Rossing (2017-07-19). "Joachim Trier's 'Thelma' Opens Nordic Encounter in Haugesund". Variety. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
18. Braseth, Sofie. ""Skam"-Tarjei (18): - Hvis alle tror du har kjæreste, er det et veldig dårlig utgangspunkt for å skaffe seg kjæreste". Dagbladet. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
19. "Senkveld Tarjei Sandvik Moe". YouTube. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
20. https://radio.nrk.no/serie/studio-2-p2/MKRV20025418/21-12-2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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