Herman Tømmeraas

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Herman Tømmeraas
Born (1997-04-02) 2 April 1997 (age 27)
Solbergelva, Norway
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present

Herman Tømmeraas (born 2 April 1997) is a Norwegian actor and dancer known for his recurring character in the TV teen drama series Skam.

Early life[edit]

Tømmeraas was born in Solbergelva, a suburb in the city of Drammen.[1] He grew up with his parents, Bjorn Olav and Runi Tømmeraas, in the town of Drammen.[2][3] He has a younger brother, Teodor. He attended Killingrud Ungdomsskole, a private arts school.[4] In 2017, Tømmeraas started serving Norway's compulsory military service for a year, finishing at the age of 20.[5]

Career[edit]

Tømmeraas began his acting career at the age of seven in the short film Arkitektene[6] in 2008. When he turned 13, he appeared in Stikk as part of a Norwegian TV production. Tømmeraas also danced with his group, We are 1[7][8][9]

He almost gave up on acting as he had no roles till the age of 18, when he landed the role of Christoffer Schistad in the Norwegian teen drama web series Skam. He saw an ad and auditioned for the role of William but ended up with Chris's role,[10] for which he is now best known for worldwide.[11]

In 2017, Tømmeraas also starred and co-produced Semester, the first Scandinavian drama on Snapchat Shows, with Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen.[12] He also starred in a music video with Astrid S[13] for the song "Such a Boy". He voiced the character of Walter Beckett in the Norwegian-dubbed version of the American animated series Spies in Disguise (his character was voiced over by Tom Holland in the English version) in 2018. He also voiced the baby in Yngvild Sve Flikke's comedy Ninjababy.[14]

Tømmeraas starred as the giant Fjor in Netflix's Ragnarok (2020-2023).

Personal life[edit]

Tømmeraas dated football player Amalie Snolos in 2018.[15][16]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2022 Leave Stian Norheim
2022 Nightmare Robbie/Demon
2021 Ninjababy Ninjababy Narration
2008 Arkitektene Kristian Short Film

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Stikk Himself 6 episodes
2015-2017 Skam Christoffer Schistad 22 episodes
2018 Null Erling
2018-2019 Semester Erling 10 episodes
2020–2023 Ragnarok Fjor 18 episodes

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Back to School with Herman TØmmeraas". Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Penetrator-Chris fra SKAM: "Hvis en pige er smuk og snakker dansk, så er det 'dangerous game'"". Penetrator-Chris fra SKAM: "Hvis en pige er smuk og snakker dansk, så er det 'dangerous game'" (in Danish). 11 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Nine Potret Herman Tommeraas, Aktor Serial 'Ragnarok' yang Memesona". Indonesia News Feed (in Indonesian). 9 October 2020. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. ^ Times, I. D. N.; Purnama, Regi. "9 Potret Herman Tommeraas, Aktor Serial 'Ragnarok' yang Memesona". IDN Times (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. ^ Pedersen, Ruben (25 January 2018). "- Føler at jeg har vokst veldig". Se og Hør (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Arkitektene (Short 2008) - IMDb". www.imdb.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  7. ^ Herman Tømmeraas and Cengiz Al dance (We Are 1), archived from the original on 2 June 2021, retrieved 31 May 2021
  8. ^ Herman Tømmeraas & Cengiz Al - We Are One dance rehearsal (full version), archived from the original on 8 October 2020, retrieved 31 May 2021
  9. ^ Herman Tømmeraas dance (Weare1), archived from the original on 2 June 2021, retrieved 31 May 2021
  10. ^ "Penetrator-Chris fra SKAM: "Hvis en pige er smuk og snakker dansk, så er det 'dangerous game'"". Penetrator-Chris fra SKAM: "Hvis en pige er smuk og snakker dansk, så er det 'dangerous game'" (in Danish). 11 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  11. ^ "'Penetrator-Chris' sigter mod Hollywood: Jeg gad godt spille ham fyren fra Titanic". DR (in Danish). 27 November 2018. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  12. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (19 September 2019). "Gersh Signs Norwegian-Pakistani Filmmaker Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen, Director Of First Scandi Snapchat Show 'Semester' & BBC Drama 'In The Dark'". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Astrid S And SKAM Star Herman Tømmeraas Twist Up Relationship Clichés In Her New Video". The FADER. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  14. ^ Erbland, Kate (3 March 2021). "'Ninjababy' Review: A Raunchy and Warm-Hearted Gender-Swapped Spin on 'Knocked Up'". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  15. ^ Voss. "Herman Tømmeraas Girlfriend 2021 - Ragnarok Star's Relationship Timeline!". Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  16. ^ AS, TV 2. "Skam-Herman (22) bekrefter brudd med Amalie Snøløs (23): - Vil helst ikke snakke om det". TV 2 (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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