Director biography:
Aksel Hennie (born 1975) graduated as an actor in 2001 from Teaterhøgskolen (1998-2001). He was employed at “Teatret Vårt” in Molde from 2001-2002. He had the main role in Flammefjes, and one of the two main roles in Stones in his Pockets (Lomman full av stein). Aksel Hennie was employed at “Oslo Nye Teater” from autumn 2002. He was selected “Theater Talent of the Year 2001” by Dagbladet. He had the lead rolet in the short film Fast Forward, directed by Morten Tyldum, played in the short fiction Cash directed by Jens Lien, and had the main character in Anolit, a short fiction film directed by Stefan Faldbakken.

In 2003 he participated in not less than three Norwegian feature films, Jonny Vang (Jens Lien), Wolf Summer (by Peder Norlund) and Buddy (by Morten Tyldum). In 2004 he appeared in Hawaii, Oslo (by Erik Poppe), A Cry in the Wood (by Erich Hörtnagel) and he directed and acted in his first feature film Uno.

Filmography:
Uno (Aksel Hennie, co-director Jon Andreas Andersen, first assistent director Nicolai Cleve Broch) 2004, screenplay, actor, director
Hawaii Oslo (by Erik Poppe) 2004, actor
A Cry in the Wood (by Erich Hörtnagel) 2004, actor
Buddy (Morten Tyldum) 2003, actor
Ulvesommer (Peder Nordlund), 2003, actor
Jonny Vang (Jens Lien) 2003, actor
Anolit (Stefan Faldbakken), 2003, actor, short
Cash (Jens Lien), 2001, actor, short
Fast Forward (Morten Tyldum), 2000, actor, short
1732 Høtten (Karin Julsrud), 1998, actor
One Night With You (Georg Rødsten) 1998, actor, short