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Jakob Oftebro

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Jakob Oftebro
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Stenbeck (2025– )
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Jakob Oftebro (Born 1986, Oslo, Norway) is a charismatic Scandinavian Actor.

Oftebro started his education in acting at the reputable Norwegian Academy of Performing Arts in 2008. While studying, he also played a small role in Max Manus: Man of War (2008). He later worked with the same directors of Max Manus in the Oscar-nominated epic Kon-Tiki. (2012).

Oftebro received even bigger parts after Kon-Tiki, playing the Lead of Johannes in the Knut Hamsun adaptation Victoria (2013). He later played the Leading role in the Swedish film The Hidden Child (2013). This too was an adaptation based on the works of a best-selling author.

In 2014, Oftebro stars in the Danish epic war series, 1864. The TV series has one of the biggest budgets in Danish television history.
BornJanuary 12, 1986
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BornJanuary 12, 1986
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    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 3 nominations total

    Photos42

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    Known for

    Jakob Oftebro in Agent Hamilton (2020)
    Agent Hamilton
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Carl Hamilton
    • Hamilton
    Jakob Oftebro in Stenbeck (2025)
    Stenbeck
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Jan Stenbeck
    Kon-Tiki (2012)
    Kon-Tiki
    7.1
    • Torstein Raaby
    • 2012
    1864 (2014)
    1864
    6.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Laust Jensen

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Flukten fra Bolivia
      • Joakim
      • In Production
      • TV Series
    • The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford
      • Post-production



    • Jakob Oftebro in Stenbeck (2025)
      Stenbeck
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Jan Stenbeck
      • 2025
    • Captain Sabertooth and the Countess of Grel (2025)
      Captain Sabertooth and the Countess of Grel
      6.1
      • Gusto
      • Rik Mann
      • Gammel Mann
      • 2025
    • Lea Myren and Jakob Oftebro in Kids in Crime (2022)
      Kids in Crime
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Freddy Hell
      • Freddy Hælvette
      • 2022–2024
    • In the Name of Love (2024)
      In the Name of Love
      7.9
      TV Series
      • 2024
    • Stockholm Bloodbath (2023)
      Stockholm Bloodbath
      4.7
      • Gustave Trolle
      • 2023
    • Mille Lehfeldt, Marie Reuther, Marie Bach Hansen, Nanna Koppel, Coco Hjardemaal, Olivia Joof Lewerissa, Andrea Heick Gadeberg, and Rebecca Rønde Kiilerich in Dansegarderoben (2023)
      Dansegarderoben
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Robert
      • 2023
    • Ulrich Thomsen in Face to Face (2019)
      Face to Face
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Rupert Lang
      • 2023
    • Last: jøder (2022)
      Last: jøder
      9.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Fortellerstemme (voice)
      • 2022
    • Jakob Oftebro in Agent Hamilton (2020)
      Agent Hamilton
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Carl Hamilton
      • Hamilton
      • 2020–2022
    • Pia Tjelta in Made in Oslo (2022)
      Made in Oslo
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Einar
      • 2022
    • Noomi Rapace in Black Crab (2022)
      Black Crab
      5.7
      • Nylund
      • 2022
    • Trine Dyrholm in Margrete: Queen of the North (2021)
      Margrete: Queen of the North
      6.6
      • Man from Graudenz
      • 2021
    • Betrayed (2020)
      Betrayed
      7.1
      • Charles Braude
      • 2020
    • Thaddea Graham and Amir Wilson in The Letter for the King (2020)
      The Letter for the King
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Prince Iridian
      • 2020
    • Lars Brygmann, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Albert Arthur Amiryan, and Adam Buschard in The Day We Died (2020)
      The Day We Died
      5.6
      • Jan
      • 2020

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    Videos13

    Kon-Tiki
    Clip 0:56
    Kon-Tiki
    Kon-Tiki
    Clip 1:01
    Kon-Tiki
    Kon-Tiki
    Clip 1:01
    Kon-Tiki
    Trailer Season 1 [OV]
    Trailer 1:29
    Trailer Season 1 [OV]
    Tráiler [ES]
    Trailer 1:38
    Tráiler [ES]
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:54
    Official Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:12
    Official Trailer

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Jacob Oftebro
    • Height
      • 5′ 11½″ (1.82 m)
    • Born
      • January 12, 1986
      • Oslo, Norway
    • Parents
      • Nils Ole Oftebro

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    • Trivia
      Born and raised in Norway, Jakob has taught himself Danish by watching old classic movies from Denmark as well as moving to the capital Copenhagen. As a result, he is an actor in both countries.
    • Quotes
      Everybody's different and it's okay to be different, and it's okay not to be accepted by the coolest guys.
    • Trademark
        Bold green eyes

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