Personal Info
Birth date
1980-11-06 (44 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Stavanger, Norway
Also known as
Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen
Pål Sverre Hagen
Biography
Pål Sverre Hagen (born 6 November 1980) is a Norwegian stage and screen actor. He appeared in the hit Norwegian film Max Manus and played Thor Heyerdahl in the Oscar-nominated 2012 film Kon-Tiki.
Filmography
Beforeigners
7.563
Overview:
In the near future a new phenomenon starts happening all over the world with powerful flashes of light occurring in the ocean and people from the past mysteriously reappearing. Called "beforeigners," these people come from three separate time periods: the Stone Age, the Viking era and late 19th century. A couple of years later, Alfhildr – who comes from the Viking Age – has to partner up with a burned-out police officer, Lars Haaland, to investigate the murder of a beforeigner. The pair begins to unravel a larger conspiracy behind the origin of the mysterious mass arrivals.Exit
7.475
Overview:
Exit is based on the true stories of four men in their mid-30s, who all became multi-millionaires before the age of thirty. Attempting to escape from their obligations, expectations and families, they employ drugs, prostitutes, and their very own set of morals.War Sailor
7.8
Overview:
When WWII erupts, two sailors on a Norwegian merchant ship face brutal conditions as they fight to survive a conflict they were never asked to join. Based on true stories of Norwegian merchant sailors and their families during and after World War II.Buzz Aldrin, What Happened to You in All the Confusion?
7
Overview:
A man which is almost obsessed by being anonymous, and never the best in anything. Being second means that you are not noticed, forgotten, but still important as a human.The Shift
NYR
Overview:
Midwife Ella runs the best maternity ward in Denmark. The close-knit team goes about their work with conviction and fine ideals, but all too often the mental and physical strain pushes them to their personal limits.Furia
7.1
Overview:
Policeman Asgeir moves to an idyllic town in the west part of Norway. After a local conflict, he meets a mysterious woman named Ragna, and soon they are both trapped in a network of right-wing radical forces that threaten Europe.Blind Spot
NYR
Overview:
A heavy snowstorm, a train collides with an avalanche forcing passengers to shelter in an isolated mountain hotel. A suspended police officer finds herself investigating mysterious murders occurring there.What Happened to Monday
7.158
Overview:
In a world where families are limited to one child due to overpopulation, a set of identical septuplets must avoid being put to a long sleep by the government and dangerous infighting while investigating the disappearance of one of their own.Requiem for Selina
7
Overview:
In the early 2000s, 17-year-old Selina, a controversial beauty blogger, gained popularity and influence, becoming Norway's top blogger and top icon.Let Go
7.854
Overview:
A jaded mother makes a last-ditch effort to keep her family together by taking them on a trip to their teenage daughter’s pole dancing competition.Valkyrien
6.6
Overview:
In an illegal hospital, hidden in an Oslo underground station, a physician is desperately trying to find a cure for his wife's terminal illness.The Girl in the Spider's Web
6.145
Overview:
After being enlisted to recover a dangerous computer program, hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials.A Conspiracy of Faith
6.973
Overview:
Denmark, 2016. A blurred note is found in a bottle that has traveled across the ocean for a long time. After deciphering the cryptic note, Department Q follow a sinister trail that leads them to investigate a case that occurred in 2008. At the same time, new tragic events take place that test their faith and deepest beliefs.Ragnarok
5.679
Overview:
Archaeologist Sigurd Svendsen discovers that the Oseberg ship hides a secret from the Viking Age. Along with his two children put Sigurd out on a quest to find the truth. The mystery leads them into "No Man's Land" between Norway and Russia where no man traveling in modern times. Old runes take on new meaning when the secret they uncover is more frightening than anyone could have imagined.Kon-Tiki
6.908
Overview:
The true story about legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his epic crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.Amundsen
6.124
Overview:
The story of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, the leader of the first expedition to reach the South Pole in 1911, and the first person to reach both the North and South Poles in 1926. Follows his all-consuming drive as a polar explorer and the tragedy he brought on himself and others by sacrificing everything in the icy wastelands to achieve his dream.In Order of Disappearance
6.9
Overview:
Upstanding community leader Nils has just won an award for "Citizen of the Year" when he learns the news that his son has died of a heroin overdose. Suspecting foul play, Nils begins to investigate, and soon finds himself at the center of an escalating underworld gang war between Serbian drug dealers and a sociopathic criminal mastermind known only as “The Count.”The Last King
5.7
Overview:
Norway, 1204. A civil war between the birkebeiners —the king's men— and the baglers —supporters of the Norwegian aristocracy and the Church— ravages the country. Two men must protect a baby, the illegitimate son of King Håkon, who will be the future king and peacemaker, from those who want to kill him.Max Manus: Man of War
7.1
Overview:
Max Manus is a Norwegian 2008 biographic war film based on the real events of the life of resistance fighter Max Manus (1914–96), after his contribution in the Winter War against the Soviet Union. The story follows Manus through the outbreak of World War II in Norway until peacetime in 1945.Everybody Hates Johan
5.8
Overview:
Johan, a loner with horses and explosives, is never accepted by the local community. We follow his struggle for belonging in the village and the lifelong, unrequited love for the girl next door, which he accidentally blew up in his youth.Sonja: The White Swan
6.8
Overview:
The true story of Sonja Henie, one of the world's greatest athletes and the inventor of modern figure skating, who decides to go to Hollywood in 1936 to become a movie star.The Middle Man
5.967
Overview:
Frank Farrelli takes on the job as a middle man in the God-forsaken town of Karmack, USA, a community in a depression so deep that they need a middle man to professionally communicate more of the bad news.Out Stealing Horses
6.5
Overview:
November 1999. 67-year-old Trond lives in new-found solitude and looks forward to spending New Year's Eve 2000 alone. As winter arrives he discovers he has a neighbor, a man Trond knew back in 1948, the summer he turned 15 and the summer Trond's father prepared him to carry the burden of his forthcoming betrayal and disappearance.Maybe Elephants
6
Overview:
Three rebellious teenage daughters, a restless mother, a father struggling with potatoes, and maybe some elephants, find themselves in Nairobi. What could possibly go wrong?Troubled Water
7.118
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A man with a troubled past is released on parole. He finds work as a church organist and develops a rewarding relationship with a priest and her young son. However, his past soon catches up with him.I Travel Alone
6
Overview:
Jarle Klepp is a 25-year-old student of literature with a passion for Adorno, Proust and grown-up women - and definitely not Tamagotchis, Lady Di and small kids. The news that he is the father of a seven year old girl - and that she will come visiting next week - enters his life like a nuclear bomb. Jarle Klepp has to become an adult.Must Have Been Love
6
Overview:
A Finnish-Norwegian love story with an unexpected shape and development. Shot in Oslo, Helsinki, Istanbul and Berlin. The film focuses on showing the actual moments that lead to getting to know one another, building a relationship and to breaking up. The film takes part in Kaisa’s attempt of getting involved with two different men that look almost exactly the same, questioning where the thin line is between someone potentially being the love of your life or not. Shooting the film with the approach of a workshop and closely involving the actors allows the film to take shape as a unique, unpredictable cinematic expression touching the basis and complexity of human behavior.Acting
TBAHalo of Stars as The Man
TBAX as Simen
TBAThe End of It as Unknown
2025Requiem for Selina (6 Episodes) as Nikolaj
2025Blind Spot (4 Episodes) as Magnus Lyng
2024Let Go as Gustav
2024Maybe Elephants as Dad (voice)
2023War Sailor (3 Episodes) as Sigbjørn
2022War Sailor as Sigbjørn
2022The Shift (8 Episodes) as Jerry
2022Everybody Hates Johan as Johan
2021Furia (14 Episodes) as Asgeir
2021The Middle Man as Frank
2020Diana's Wedding as Terje
2019Operation Mummy as Onkel Fred
2019Exit (24 Episodes) as William Bergvik
2019Beforeigners (1, 1 Episode) as The Doctorand, The Doktorand
2019Out Stealing Horses as Jon's father
2019Amundsen as Roald Amundsen
2018Sonja: The White Swan as Niels Onstad
2018The Girl in the Spider's Web as Ove Levin
2018Lifeboat as Thomas
2018Operation Shadowman as Onkel
2017What Happened to Monday as Jerry
2017Valkyrien (8 Episodes) as Leif
2016A Conspiracy of Faith as Johannes
2016The Last King as Gisle
2016Beyond Sleep as Arne
2014In Order of Disappearance as Greven
2013Ragnarok as Sigurd Svendsen
2012Must Have Been Love as Unknown
2012Kon-Tiki as Thor Heyerdahl
2011Buzz Aldrin, What Happened to You in All the Confusion? (4 Episodes) as Mattias
2011I Travel Alone as Hasse Ognatun
2009Amor as Thomas
2009The Storm in My Heart as Kris
2008Max Manus: Man of War as Roy Nilsen
2008Troubled Water as Jan Thomas
2008House of Fools as Tussi
2008Cold Lunch as Janitor
2006Miracle as Unknown
2006Roswell Enterprises as William
2006Black Seconds as Tom Erik "Tomme" Rix
2006Mine as Lars
2004Cry in the Woods as Police Guard